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USDA Report Schedule for February 2003

Order the 2003 Grain Trader's Almanac and learn the how often and by what amount the USDA has under or over estimated Production, Domestic Use, Exports, and Ending Stocks.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
     

3
4
diamond Dairy Products (N)

Weather and Crop
     Summary (N)
5
diamond Broiler Hatchery (N)
6
diamond 2002 Ag Resource
    Management Study (N)
square US Export Sales (F)
7
square Dairy Prod. Prices (N)
square Poultry Slaughter (N)
diamond Catfish Production (N)
10
diamond Egg Products (N)
11
square WASDE (W)
square Cotton Ginnings (N)
square Crop Production (N)

circle Cotton: World
   Markets/Trade (F)
    (early release)

circle World Agricultural
    Production (F)
    (internet only)

Weather and Crop
     Summary (N)
12
triangle Rice Outlook (E)
triangle Oil Crops Outlook (E)
triangle Cotton and Wool
    Outlook

diamond Broiler Hatchery (N)
diamond Turkey Hatchery (N)
diamond Cotton: World
   Markets/Trade (F)

diamond Grains: World
   Markets/Trade (F)

diamond Oilseeds: World
   Markets/Trade (F)
13
circle Wheat Outlook (E)
circle Feed Outlook (E)
diamond Crop Values (N)

square US Export Sales (F)
14
square Dairy Prod. Prices (N)
diamond Milk Production (N)
diamond Cattle on Feed (N)
diamond Potato Stocks (N)
17
HOLIDAY
18
triangle Livestock, Dairy, &
    Poultry Outlook (E)
19
US and Canadian
    Cattle (E)

diamond Broiler Hatchery (N)

Weather and Crop
     Summary (N)
20
triangle Retail Scanner
    Prices for Meat (E)

triangle Outlook for U.S.
    Ag. Trade (E)

diamond Cold Storage (N)
diamond Cold Storage (N)
   — Annual (N)
21
square Dairy Prod. Prices (N)
square Livestock Slaughter (N)
diamond Catfish Processing (N)
square US Export Sales (F)
diamond Farm Labor (N)
24
triangle U.S. Agricultural
    Trade Update (E)

diamond Chickens & Eggs (N)

Monthly Agnews (N)
25
triangle Vegetables and
    Melons Outlook(E)

Weather and Crop
    Summary (N)
26
diamond Broiler Hatchery (N)
27
square US Export Sales (F)
28
diamond Peanut Stocks
   and Processing (N)

diamond Monthly Hogs
    and Pigs (N)

square Dairy Prod. Prices (N)
diamond Honey
diamond Farms and Land in
    Farms (N)

diamond Agricultural Prices (N)
diamond Tobacco: World
    Markets/Trade (F)
     (internet only)
 

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Economic Research Service = (E) | Foreign Agricultural Service = (F) | National Agricultural Statistics Service = (N) | World Agricultural Outlook Board = (W)
square = 8:30 a.m. ET | circle = 9 a.m. ET | star = Noon ET | diamond = 3 p.m. ET | triangle = 4 p.m. ET

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THE DATA CONTAINED HERE IN ARE BELIEVED TO BE RELIABLE BUT CANNOT BE GUARANTEED AS TO RELIABILITY, ACCURACY, OR COMPLETENESS; AND, AS SUCH ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.  CFEA WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM RELIANCE ON THIS DATA OR THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED HERE IN.

DISCLOSURE OF RISK: THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL; THEREFORE, ONLY GENUINE RISK FUNDS SHOULD BE USED. FUTURES AND OPTIONS MAY NOT BE SUITABLE INVESTMENTS FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS, AND INDIVIDUALS SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THEIR FINANCIAL CONDITION IN DECIDING WHETHER TO TRADE. OPTION TRADERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE EXERCISE OF A LONG OPTION WOULD RESULT IN A FUTURES POSITION.

HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. 

NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL, OR IS LIKELY TO, ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM. 

ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM, IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES, ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS, IN GENERAL, OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.