USDA to change report release time

Beginning in January 2013, USDA will release several major statistical reports at 11 a.m. Central Time. (Logo courtesy USDA)

WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Beginning in January 2013, USDA will release several major statistical reports at 11 a.m. Central Time, including the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, Acreage, Crop Production, Grain Stocks, Prospective Plantings, and Small Grains Summary. These reports are currently released at 7:30 a.m. CT.

The release time for livestock reports will not change from its current 3 p.m. CT.