Date fruit trade begins with variety, moisture condition, product form and intended use—not a generic fruit label. Whole or pitted dates, dry dates for processing, pieces, macerated dates, paste and prepared products are separate commercial forms. Comparable offers require variety, crop and packing date, whole or pitted form, grade and inspection basis, moisture or dry designation, size, color, defects, pack, origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and information vintage.
The figures below are USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates for the 2025 United States date crop, published in May 2026. They separate utilized production into fresh-market and processing use. They are dated domestic crop measures—not global trade totals, a current physical offer or a live delivered price; the annual crop value is not presented as a current lot price.
Medjool, Deglet Noor and other varieties can differ in size, texture, moisture, handling and intended use. Whole or pitted fruit, dry dates for processing, pieces, macerated dates, paste and prepared or preserved products are not interchangeable. Atlas keeps the named variety, whole or pitted form, moisture condition, processing state and intended use explicit before comparing lots or evidence.
USDA AMS date grades distinguish whole or pitted dates, whole dry dates for processing, pieces and macerated fruit. Grade A, B and C scoring considers color, size uniformity where applicable, defects and character. A physical record therefore preserves the exact standard and grade, variety, moisture or dry designation, size and count, color, defects, character, pit status, packaging, inspection point and arrival condition.
USDA NASS estimated 61,970 short tons of utilized U.S. date production in 2025, including 36,810 tons for the fresh market and 25,790 tons for processing, from 16,200 bearing acres. These dated measures describe domestic crop scale and use. A delivered price still needs the exact variety, product form, grade, size, pack, origin, destination, Incoterm, delivery window and current physical evidence.
No. Varieties can differ in size, moisture, texture, color, packing conventions and end use. A comparable offer must identify the variety and the relevant product specification.
It is USDA NASS's estimate of utilized United States date production for the 2025 crop year. It is a dated domestic crop measure, not global production and not a current physical price.
The processed-fruit standard covers whole or pitted dates, whole dry dates for processing, pieces and macerated dates. Grades use scoring for color, size uniformity where applicable, defects and character, with different thresholds for Fancy, Choice and Standard designations.
Variety, crop and packing date, whole or pitted form, moisture or dry designation, intended use, grade and inspection basis, size or count, color, defects and character, packaging and net weight, origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.
Figures retain their source, period and review date. Corroboration is not promoted to primary evidence.