Actual crop plantings and prospective plantings may or may not coincide, depending on what producers decide to do. Planted Acreage Agricultural Statistics Board NASS, USDA Washington, D.C. 20250. Published in late June, it includes data on planted acreages of corn, wheat, grain sorghum, soybeans, barley, oats, dry beans, sugarbeets and other grains based on state and USDA surveys. Grain Stocks Agricultural Statistics Board NASS, USDA Washington, D.C. 20250. Quarterly issues in late March, June, September and December.
Information is gathered from farmer and commercial elevator surveys.
Grain and Feed Market News USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service Livestock, Meat, Grain and Seed Division Washington, D.C. 20250. A weekly summary of important cash and futures grain and feed prices at various U.S. markets. It includes information on exports, outstanding export sales and useful price information with comparisons to the previous week and past year. New York Ave. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005-4789.