---
title: "Get the WASDE report the moment USDA releases it"
slug: "wasde-report-release-alerts"
type: "apify-task-example"
url: "https://automationbyexperts.com/apify/examples/wasde-report-release-alerts"
actor: "USDA Report Watcher: New WASDE & ERS Data File Alerts"
actor_url: "https://automationbyexperts.com/apify/usda-report-watcher"
apify_url: "https://apify.com/fayoussef/usda-report-watcher/examples/wasde-report-release-alerts?fpr=youssef&fp_sid=abe_ex_wasde-report-release-alerts"
price: "$0.01"
price_unit: "per new or updated file"
---

# Get the WASDE report the moment USDA releases it

Watch the USDA WASDE report page and get the new monthly WASDE files (Excel, PDF, XML, text) as soon as they are published, with the Excel tables already read into JSON. Links USDA posts before the release are flagged as pending, not downloaded. Schedule it hourly on release day.

**Run it:** [Get the WASDE report the moment USDA releases it on Apify](https://apify.com/fayoussef/usda-report-watcher/examples/wasde-report-release-alerts?fpr=youssef&fp_sid=abe_ex_wasde-report-release-alerts)  
**Actor:** [USDA Report Watcher: New WASDE & ERS Data File Alerts](https://automationbyexperts.com/apify/usda-report-watcher)  
**Pricing:** $0.01 per new or updated file

## The input this task runs with

```json
{
  "pages": [
    "https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/general-information/staff-offices/office-chief-economist/commodity-markets/wasde-report",
    "https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/3t945q76s"
  ],
  "fileTypes": [
    "xls",
    "pdf",
    "xml",
    "txt"
  ],
  "extractTables": true,
  "saveFiles": true,
  "reportExistingAsNew": false
}
```

## How to run it

1. Open the task on Apify. New accounts get $5 of free credit.
2. Check the pre-filled input above and change anything you need.
3. Click Run. Pagination, proxies and anti-bot handling are automatic.
4. Export CSV, JSON or Excel, or save it as your own task and schedule it.

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