The Agriculture Department’s National Agricultural Statistics Service announced today it is suspending a number of statistical surveys and reports for the remainder of the fiscal year due to reduced funding caused by sequestration.

“The decision to suspend these reports was not made lightly, but it was nevertheless necessary, given the funding situation,” NASS said in a news release.

The following reports have been suspended:

• All catfish and trout reports including catfish feed deliveries and catfish processing
• July cattle report
• Potato stocks reports
• All non-citrus fruit, nut and vegetable forecasts and estimates
• June rice stocks report
• All hops and hops stocks estimates
• Mink report
• Milk production reports including production, disposition and income
• June on- and off-farm stocks for Austrian winter peas, chickpeas, dry peas and lentils
• July acreage forecasts for Austrian winter peas, dry edible peas and lentils