Employees with the Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service will contact local producers in person between May 30 and June 14. The information will be used to make reliable state and national estimates of crop acreage, grain stocks and livestock inventories. This survey is particularly vital because it will provide the first indications of the potential production of major commodities in 2001. The answers to these and other questions help reduce uncertainty in the agricultural marketplace. The information gathered is widely used, Mohler said.
Producers rely on the data to reach valid production, marketing and investment decisions.
Industry analysts, extension agents, and farm organizations use the information in a variety of ways that benefit farmers. Information from individual operations is combined with other responses to provide meaningful, accurate and objective statistics that help inform those involved with agriculture.