Reported about 2 months ago
Analysts expressed worries about the integrity of U.S. Department of Agriculture reports following the agency's delay and redaction of a quarterly agricultural trade report, which excluded key findings linking tariffs to an increasing agricultural trade deficit. Despite assurances from the USDA that the data remains accurate, the unusual exclusion of explanatory text has raised questions about the objectivity of their reports and the impact of personnel changes within the agency during the Trump administration.
Source: YAHOO