In the coming months, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the Vegetable Grower Inquiry Survey. The agency plans to collect data from vegetable growers across the United States, including over 3,000 in the Northeastern Region.

NASS conducts this vegetable survey once per year to obtain the final acreage, production, and value of sales for fresh and processed vegetables.

“When growers respond to these surveys, they provide essential information that helps us determine the production and supply of these commodities in the United States for the 2022 crop year. Everyone who relies on agriculture for their livelihoods is interested in the results,” explained King Whetstone, director of NASS Northeastern Regional Field Office.

NASS gathers the data for these surveys online and by phone interviews. Growers provide information on crop acreage, production, and value of sales. NASS will compile and analyze the survey data and publish the results in a series of USDA reports, including the Annual Vegetable Release, scheduled for Feb. 16.

All reports are available on the NASS website: https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/

For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the Northeastern Regional Field Office at 800-498-1518.