USDA Visiting Farms for Its Annual Vegetable Survey
October 14, 2020 The annual Vegetable Grower Inquiry Survey is getting underway, The Daily News reports. The survey will include visits to thousands of vegetable operations across the country.
The survey is one of the most comprehensive reports USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts for the vegetable industry. It reports the acres planted and harvested, yield, and prices. Compared to the robust reports USDA conducts for row crops, vegetable crop surveys are few.
NASS will publish the results on February 1, 2021.
A Look at Last Year’s Report
Here are a few of the key takeaways from the report released in February 2020.
The data collecting for the 2020 report took place in the fall of 2019, prior to any impact from COVID-19.
- Yields dropped 3% in 2019 from 2018. Collectively, the 26 vegetable and melon crops totaled 739 million cwt.
- The top three 2019 crops in terms of total production account for 50% of all vegetable production. Be aware that potatoes are not included in this report. They were:
- Tomatoes
- Onions
- Sweet Corn
- The most valuable crops in 2019 were head lettuce, tomatoes, and onions. Combined, they accounted for 32% of the utilized value of production.
- USDA stopped reporting on lima beans with this report, but added sweet potato estimates.
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USDA Visiting Farms for Its Annual Vegetable Survey
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