USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today released the Congressional District Profiles and Rankings from the 2022 Census of Agriculture. This summary presents data by congressional district from the 118th Congress that includes land, farms, market value of agricultural products sold, rankings and producer characteristics.
U.S. farmers are expected to produce 1.28 billion bushels of winter wheat this year, according to the Crop Production report released today by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). In NASS’s first winter wheat production forecast for 2024, production is expected to increase 2% from 2023. As of May 1, the U.S. yield is expected to average 50.7 bushels per acre, up 0.1 bushel from last year’s average of 50.6 bushels per acre.
At 1 p.m. EDT on May 8, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will host a free, public Agricultural Data Webinar to spotlight available data for recently discontinued programs. Speakers at the event include Lance Honig, Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) chair, and Troy Joshua, ASB executive director and director of NASS’s Statistics Division. Data from other NASS products as well as from USDA’s Farm Service Agency and Risk Management Agency will be discussed. Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions during the Q and A section. Register to attend at www.nass.usda.gov/Education_and_Outreach/Meeting/index.php.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 5 Percent. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 5 Percent...
NASS releases Crop Progress and Condition Estimates...
Corn Production Down 3 Percent from August Forecast. Soybean Production Down 3 Percent. Cotton Production Up 10 Percent...
Peanut Price Highlights. Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 25.3 cents per pound for the week ending September 3, down 0.6...
Peanut Price Highlights. Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 27.0 cents per pound for the week ending September 10, up 1.6...
September 1 Hop Stocks Up 9 Percent from a Year Ago...
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS) Administrator, Hubert Hamer, retired March 31, after more than 44 years of service at the agency.