Lance Honig

Currently, hundreds of USDA crop evaluators are inspecting corn, soy beans, wheat and cotton fields around the country.  Lance Honig with the USDA Statistics Services said they are gathering data for the August Crop Report, the first report of the year based partly on field evaluations. ...

Who doesn't like cherry pie with their 4th of July celebrations.  And it looks like tart cherries, the main ingredient, will be in full supply this summer.  NASS' Lance Honig says from a production perspective, when it comes to the 2018 crop, and in particular the far and away largest cherry-producing state, Michigan.   ...

If you're looking for cherries for your upcoming 4th of July picnic, the USDA has some good news for you.  Lance Honig with NASS says there will be enough cherries to enjoy this summer.  However,  "We're expected our sweet cherry crop to be a little bit down from last year, actually, 320,000 tons or 26% below what was produced last year, but, last year was a really big crop."   He a... R