2009 Fruit Chemical Usage Data Issued July 28, 2010 by the Agricultural Statistics Board of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. For more information, contact Doug Farmer at (202) 720-7492. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today released data on fertilizers, pesticides and pest management practices used on fruit crop acres planted for the 2009 crop year. The data are available online at: http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Chemical_Use/.