Summary of 1991 USDA Data Users Meetings

Report Foreword: This report summarizes discussions at five Data Users Meetings held in March, April, and May 1991 to discuss USDA economic Statistics programs. Also included are written statements which were provided by meeting participants or by individuals who were unable to attend. Listening meetings have been held nearly every year since 1978 by agencies under the Assistant Secretary for Economics. These meetings have identified a number of improvements which have been incorporated into the ongoing reports and research program. The 1991 meetings focused on the NASS field crop production forecasts and production and stock reports, ERS situation and outlook reports, and WAOB supply and demand estimates. The material presented in this report is a summary of the major points presented at each session. No attempt was made to capture verbatim comments. All answers and subsequent discussion based on remarks by a particular speaker are shown by indentations.

报告前言：本报告总结了1991年3月、4月及5月召开的五次数据用户会议的讨论内容，会议主题为美国农业部（USDA）经济统计项目。报告还收录了参会者或未能出席会议人士提交的书面陈述。自1978年起，经济助理部长下属机构几乎每年都会举办倾听会议，这些会议已明确多项改进措施，并融入当前的报告与研究项目中。1991年的会议重点聚焦于国家农业统计局（NASS）的大田作物产量预测及产存报告、经济研究局（ERS）的形势与展望报告，以及世界农业展望委员会（WAOB）的供需估算。本报告内容为各场次会议主要观点的摘要，未尝试记录逐字评论。所有基于特定发言者言论的回答及后续讨论均以缩进形式呈现。