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Additional Information Regarding September Crop Production Notice Issued October 24, 2026, by the Agricultural Statistics Board of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. For more information, contact Bryan Combs at (202) 720-5084 or Bryan.Combs@usda.gov. NASS is providing additional information about yesterday’s correction. Following concerns raised after the October 9, 2026, Crop Production report, NASS conducted a comprehensive review of its September and October corn estimation procedures. The review identified a September processing error involving incorrect acreage weights used to combine irrigated and non-irrigated objective yield observations for Kansas and Nebraska. Specifically, the error affected September corn plant populations and ear counts for both states and the 10-state averages, as well as yield forecasts for both states and the U.S. The corrected September yield forecasts are 118 bushels per acre for Kansas (down 3), 182 for N...
Peanut Price Highlights. Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 22.8 cents per pound for the week ending October 17, down 0.9...
Total natural cheese stocks in refrigerated warehouses on September 30, 2026 were down 1 percent from the previous month but up 2 percent from a year ago....
NASS Corrects September 2026 Corn Data; October 2026 Forecasts Unchanged Issued October 23, 2026, by the Agricultural Statistics Board of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. For more information, contact Bryan Combs at (202) 720-5084 or Bryan.Combs@usda.gov. After concerns were raised following the October 9, 2026, Crop Production report, NASS found a processing error that affected September corn plant populations, ear counts, yields, and production for Kansas and Nebraska. The error also affected the September 10-state averages for plant populations and ear counts, along with U.S. corn yield and production forecasts. NASS has corrected the affected September data and forecasts in the Crop Production reports and Quick Stats. The October forecasts published on October 9 were reviewed, validated, and have not changed. All NASS reports will be available at www.nass.usda.gov/Publications
September Milk Production up 2.7 Percent. Milk production in the 24 major States during September totaled 18.7 billion pounds, up 2.7 percent from...