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：本报告汇总了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，这些会议旨在研讨美国农业部（United States Department of Agriculture, USDA）的经济统计项目。本报告同时收录了会议参会者或因故未能参会的人员提交的书面发言材料。自1978年起，经济事务助理部长所辖的各部门几乎每年都会举办此类意见征集会议，此类会议已发掘出多项改进方案，并已纳入当前的报告与研究项目之中。1991年的会议重点围绕美国农业部国家农业统计服务中心（National Agricultural Statistics Service, NASS）的田间作物产量预测、产量与库存报告，经济研究服务局（Economic Research Service, ERS）的形势与展望报告，以及世界农业展望局（World Agricultural Outlook Board, WAOB）的供需估算展开。本报告收录的材料为各场次会议的核心要点汇总，并未试图完整记录逐字发言。所有基于特定发言者的答复及后续讨论，均通过缩进格式予以呈现。