Government shutdown would delay USDA data

Government shutdown would delay USDA data

An analyst with USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says if the government shuts down this weekend, a lot of reports and survey work will be put on hold.

Greg Bussler compiles data for USDA in Madison, Wisconsin. He tells Brownfield, “Midnight on Saturday night is when the deadline expires and then it comes down to how long will the shutdown occur? It can be a couple of days or it can be several weeks.