Source: Rhonda Garrison, SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 8/1/17

The farmer survey aspect of the data collection for the August crop report is underway.  Lance Honig, Chief of the Crops Branch of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service:“For the August report, we survey about 22,000 producers, we’re calling producers, we’re mailing them questionnaires, but the bottom line is, we’re asking those producers to tell us what do you expect the yield will be for various crops that you’re growing this season.”

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