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  "slug": "us-spray-drone-sales-2025",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-spray-drone-sales-2025/",
  "topic": "agriculture",
  "claim": "New US spray drone sales fell an estimated 59% in 2025, from about 8,950 units to about 3,711, according to the ASDC.",
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    "display": "~3,711",
    "unit": "units (approx., estimate)"
  },
  "scope": {
    "geography": "United States",
    "period": "2025"
  },
  "measure": "industry estimate",
  "confidence": "low",
  "source_type": "primary",
  "source": {
    "type": "primary",
    "kind": "Industry association survey",
    "name": "American Spray Drone Coalition (ASDC)",
    "title": "2025 ASDC Impact Survey Results",
    "publisher": "American Spray Drone Coalition",
    "published": null,
    "date_note": "PDF undated (posted January 2026)",
    "url": "https://americanspraydronecoalition.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-ASDC-Impact-Survey-Results.pdf",
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    "primary_note": null
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  "accessed": "2026-10-25",
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  "quote": {
    "text": "estimated 59% reduction in new spray drone sales in 2025 (from ~8,950 units sold in 2024 to ~3,711 in 2025)",
    "lang": "en"
  },
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  "caveats": [
    "Estimate by the association; the ASDC links the drop to customs holds on imports."
  ],
  "verification": "Figure found in the source text on the access date (automated match, then editorial review).",
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  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). New US spray drone sales fell an estimated 59% in 2025, from about 8,950 units to about 3,711, according to the ASDC [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-spray-drone-sales-2025/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “New US spray drone sales fell an estimated 59% in 2025, from about 8,950 units to about 3,711, according to the ASDC.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-spray-drone-sales-2025/.",
    "mla": "“New US spray drone sales fell an estimated 59% in 2025, from about 8,950 units to about 3,711, according to the ASDC.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-spray-drone-sales-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_us_spray_drone_sales_2025,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{New US spray drone sales fell an estimated 59\\% in 2025, from about 8,950 units to about 3,711, according to the ASDC}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-spray-drone-sales-2025/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: American Spray Drone Coalition, 2025 ASDC Impact Survey Results. Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "American Spray Drone Coalition. (n.d.). 2025 ASDC Impact Survey Results. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://americanspraydronecoalition.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-ASDC-Impact-Survey-Results.pdf"
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