USDA Surveying Sheep Operations

Starting later this month, the Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will measure sheep inventories and wool production during a nationwide survey. The American Sheep Industry Association is encouraging all sheep producers selected as survey participants to submit information to USDA. Operators surveyed will be asked to provide information about their sheep inventories, counts of lambs born during 2016 and production and prices received for wool. The association says accurate data on sheep inventory and production is a significant decision-making tool for USDA and the industry regarding domestic and international markets and consumer needs. NASS will publish the survey results January 31, 2017, in the Sheep and Goats report.