1998 RELEASE DATES FOR USDA'S SUPPLY AND DEMAND ESTIMATES REPORT Release No. 0431.97 Media Advisory Raymond L. Bridge (202) 720-5447 rbridge@oce.usda.gov Maria Bynum (202) 720-5192, maria.bynum@usda.gov 1998 RELEASE DATES FOR USDA'S SUPPLY AND DEMAND ESTIMATES REPORT WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 1997--The Agriculture Department's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report will be released 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the following dates in 1998: Jan. 13, Feb. 11, Mar. 12, Apr. 9, May 12, June 12, July 10, Aug. 12, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 10, and Dec. 11. Release dates coincide with release of the Crop Production report, except in January. The January Crop Production report will be issued on Jan. 9. The WASDE report will be released Jan. 13, at the same time as the Crop Production Annual, Winter Wheat and Rye Seedings, and Grain Stocks reports. The WASDE report, which forecasts U.S. and world supply and use for major commodities, is issued by the World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) of USDA's Office of the Chief Economist. The report is posted on the Internet shortly after release on the WAOB home page at http://www.usda.gov/oce and on the USDA Economics and Statistics System at http://www.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda. Free delivery by electronic mail delivery is also available. For more information call 202-720-5447. To subscribe to the WASDE report in print, call 1-800-999-6779, or write ERS-NASS, 5285 Port Royal road, Springfield, VA 22161. Subscriptions are $40 per year. # NOTE: USDA news releases and media advisories are available on the Internet. Access the USDA Home Page on the World Wide Web at http://www.usda.gov