Source: FARM DOC DAILY, UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, 1/19/17


USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts a series of surveys throughout the year to assess farmer planting decisions and production conditions. Among other things, those surveys use farmer responses to estimate crop acreage and yields and provide early information on likely production outcomes for various crops in the current crop year. 

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