ASB Notice

NASS reinstates select data collection programs and reports

Issued March 19, 2025, by the Agricultural Statistics Board of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. For more information, contact Troy Joshua at Troy.Joshua@usda.gov or (202) 690-3222.


The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reinstating the July Cattle report, as well as County Estimates for Crops and Livestock. The county estimate reinstatement is effective for the 2024 crop season for the row crops (corn, cotton, peanuts, rice, sorghum, soybeans) and for the 2025 crop season for the small grain crops (barley, oats, wheat).

Following are scheduled release dates:

  • County Estimates – corn, sorghum, soybeans: May 6
  • County Estimates – cotton: May 12
  • County Estimates – cattle: May 13
  • County Estimates – rice, peanuts: May 23
  • July Cattle: July 25

The full calendar of NASS reports is available at nass.usda.gov/Publications.

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