ASB Notice

Reminder: NASS to Release Reports at 12 Noon on Friday, May 22

Issued May 21, 2015 by the Agricultural Statistics Board of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. For more information contact sue.king@nass.usda.gov, 202-690-8122.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is issuing this reminder that it will release reports tomorrow, Friday, May 22 at 12:00 noon ET, rather than at 3:00 p.m. ET. The noon release time is normal practice on a Friday before a holiday weekend and is published in advance on the official calendar. The reports to be released on Friday are Cattle on Feed, Chicken and Eggs, Cold Storage, and Peanut Prices.

Also as part of normal holiday weekend protocol, NASS will release next week’s Crop Progress report on Tuesday, May 26 at 4:00 p.m. instead of Monday at 4:00 p.m. and the Broiler Hatchery report will be released on Thursday, May 28 at 3:00 p.m. instead of Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. All NASS reports and the publication calendar are available at www.nass.usda.gov.

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