USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced it will suspend a number of statistical surveys and reports for the remainder of this fiscal year due to reduced funding caused by sequestration.  The reports and surveys affected are:

P. Scott Shearer, Vice President

March 18, 2013

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USDA Surveys and Reports to be Suspended

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced it will suspend a number of statistical surveys and reports for the remainder of this fiscal year due to reduced funding caused by sequestration.  The reports and surveys affected are: 

  • All catfish and trout reports, including  catfish feed deliveries and catfish processing.

  • July cattle report.

  • Potato stocks reports.

  • All non-citrus fruit, nut and vegetable forecasts and estimates.

  • June rice stocks report.

  • All hops and hops stocks estimates.

  • Mink report.

  • Milk production reports, including production, disposition and income.

  • June on- and off-farm stocks for Austrian winter peas, chickpeas, dry peas and lentils

  • July acreage forecasts for Austrian winter peas, dry edible peas and lentils.

 

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About the Author(s)

P. Scott Shearer

Vice President, Bockorny Group, Inc.

Scott Shearer is vice president of the Bockorny Group Inc., a leading bipartisan government affairs consulting firm in Washington, D.C. With more than 30 years experience in government and corporate relations in state and national arenas, he is recognized as a leader in agricultural trade issues, having served as co-chairman of the Agricultural Coalition for U.S.-China Trade and co-chairman of the Agricultural Coalition for Trade Promotion Authority. Scott was instrumental in the passage of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations and TPA. He is past chairman of the USDA-USTR Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Animals and Animal Products and was a member of the USAID Food Security Advisory Committee. Prior to joining the Bockorny Group, Scott served as director of national relations for Farmland Industries Inc., as well as USDA’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs (1993-96), serving as liaison for the Secretary of Agriculture and the USDA to Congress.

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