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National                                                                        
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USDA                                                                            
Washington, D.C.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Released September 30,1997 by the National Agricultural Statistics Service      
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
information on "Grain Stocks" call (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:30 a.m. to    
4:00 p.m. ET.                                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                      Corn Stocks Up Sharply                                    
                  Soybean Stocks Down 28 Percent                                
                                                                                
Old crop corn stored in all positions on September 1, 1997, is estimated at     
884 million bushels, up 108 percent from September 1, 1996, but still           
43 percent below the September 1, 1995 level.  On-farm stocks, at 475 million   
bushels, are up 142 percent from September 1, 1996.  Off-farm stocks, at        
409 million, are up 78 percent from last year.  The indicated disappearance     
from all positions for the June-August quarter is 1.61 billion bushels,         
25 percent above the disappearance for the same quarter a year earlier.         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Old crop sorghum in all positions September 1, 1997, totaled 47.0 million       
bushels, up 156 percent from a year ago.  Off-farm stocks , at 31.6 million     
bushels, are up 145 percent from last year and account for 67 percent of total  
stocks.  On-farm stocks, at 15.5 million bushels, are up 182 percent from last  
year.  The June-August 1997 disappearance from all positions is 70.3 million    
bushels, up 35 percent from last year.                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Old crop soybeans stored in all positions on September 1, 1997 totaled          
132 million bushels, down 28 percent from September 1, 1996. This is the        
lowest ending stocks since the 1976 crop year. On-farm stocks, estimated        
at 44 million bushels, were down 27 percent from the same period last year.     
Off-farm stocks totaled 88 million bushels, down 29 percent from 1996.          
                                                                                
Indicated disappearance during the September 1996-August 1997 marketing year    
totaled 2.43 billion bushels compared to 2.33 billion bushels during the same   
period one year ago.                                                            
                                                                                
The 1996 soybean production remains unchanged at 2.38 billion bushels. Planted  
and harvested acres are also unchanged from the previous 1996 estimate. The     
1996 yield per acre remains at 37.6 bushels. Please see the state table on      
page 17 of this report.                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Gr Lg 11-1 (9-97)                                                               
Barley stocks in all positions on September 1, 1997 are estimated at 326 million
bushels, 3 percent above the stocks of September 1, 1996.  Of the total barley  
stocks on hand, 196 million bushels are stored on farms, 1 percent above a year 
ago.  September 1, 1997 off-farm stocks are 7 percent above last year at        
131 million bushels.  Indicated disappearance during the June-August quarter    
totaled 158 million bushels, 12 percent below the same period a year earlier.   
                                                                                
                                                                                
All wheat stocks in all storage positions September 1, 1997 is estimated at     
2.07 billion bushels, up 20 percent from September 1, 1996. Farm stocks total   
794 million bushels, and off-farm stocks are 1.28 billion bushels. The on-farm  
total is down 4 percent from a year ago, but the off-farm level is up           
42 percent. All wheat disappearance for the first quarter of the 1997-98        
marketing year totals 897 million bushels, down 4 percent from the same period  
a year ago.                                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
Durum wheat stored in all positions on September 1, 1997 totaled 87.8 million   
bushels, down 14 percent from last September. On farm stocks, at 51.0 million   
bushels, are down 36 percent from last year.  Disappearance from all positions  
is 29.1 million bushels, down 26 percent from June-August 1996.                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Oats stored in all positions on September 1, 1997 totaled 155 million bushels,  
16 percent above the stocks on September 1, 1996. Of the total stocks on hand,  
106 million bushels were stored on farm, 13 percent above this time last year.  
Off-farm stocks totaled 49 million bushels, 24 percent above a year earlier.    
Indicated disappearance during the June-August quarter totaled 88 million       
bushels, fractionally below the same period a year ago.                         
                                                                                
______________________________________________________________________________  
                                                                                
This report was approved on September 30, 1997.                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Richard E. Rominger                           Rich Allen                  
-----------------------------------   ----------------------------------------  
      Acting Secretary of                  Agricultural Statistics Board        
         Agriculture                                Chairperson                 
      Richard E. Rominger                           Rich Allen                  
                                                                                
          Grain Stocks:  By Position and Month, United States, 1996-97          
                                (Domestic Units)                                
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        :                1996               :               1997                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Date  :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
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        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
        :                                 Corn                                  
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   : 2,000,200   1,799,341   3,799,541  2,870,000   1,624,128   4,494,128  
Jun 1   :   780,100     937,794   1,717,894  1,501,000     995,550   2,496,550  
Sep 1   :   196,600     229,342     425,942    475,000     408,997     883,997  
Dec 1   : 4,800,000   2,103,711   6,903,711                                     
        :                                                                       
        :                                Sorghum                                
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :    33,000     129,566     162,566     76,980     197,294     274,274  
Jun 1   :    13,955      56,433      70,388     38,815      80,329     119,144  
Sep 1   :     5,500      12,871      18,371     15,487      31,552      47,039  
Dec 1   :   144,590     322,767     467,357                                     
        :                                                                       
        :                                 Oats                                  
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :    57,350      55,268     112,618     56,200      39,362      95,562  
Jun 1   :    32,600      33,708      66,308     33,100      33,576      66,676  
Sep 1   :    93,400      39,532     132,932    105,500      49,051     154,551  
Dec 1   :    80,650      47,934     128,584                                     
        :                                                                       
        :                                Barley                                 
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :    58,825     119,107     177,932     82,060      90,840     172,900  
Jun 1   :    25,600      73,993      99,593     43,715      66,235     109,950  
Sep 1   :   193,700     122,078     315,778    195,500     130,975     326,475  
Dec 1   :   137,700     110,522     248,222                                     
        :                                                                       
        :                               All Wheat                               
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :   220,550     602,914     823,464    320,750     501,069     821,819  
Jun 1   :    74,610     301,410     376,020    154,560     289,047     443,607  
Sep 1   :   824,500     899,696   1,724,196    794,350   1,279,099   2,073,449  
Dec 1   :   584,150     634,660   1,218,810                                     
        :                                                                       
        :                             Durum Wheat 2/                            
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :    27,250      21,381      48,631     33,100      21,956      55,056  
Jun 1   :    12,470      13,275      25,745     17,800      12,938      30,738  
Sep 1   :    79,700      22,687     102,387     51,000      36,812      87,812  
Dec 1   :    66,100      20,011      86,111                                     
        :                                                                       
        :                                Soybeans                               
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :   512,000     678,356   1,190,356    514,000     541,912   1,055,912  
Jun 1   :   234,100     388,701     622,801    216,000     283,890     499,890  
Sep 1   :    59,523     123,935     183,458     43,600      88,064     131,664  
Dec 1   :   935,100     887,773   1,822,873                                     
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1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
2/  Included in all wheat.                                                      
          Grain Stocks:  By Position and Month, United States, 1996-97          
                                 (Metric Units)                                 
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        :                1996               :               1997                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Date  :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                              Metric Tons                              
        :                                                                       
        :                                  Corn                                 
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   : 50,807,420 45,705,370   96,512,790 72,901,360 41,254,750  114,156,110 
Jun 1   : 19,815,450 23,821,060   43,636,520 38,127,160 25,288,130   63,415,290 
Sep 1   :  4,993,870  5,825,560   10,819,430 12,065,560 10,389,000   22,454,560 
Dec 1   :121,925,620 53,436,720  175,362,340                                    
        :                                                                       
        :                                 Sorghum                               
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :    838,240  3,291,130    4,129,370  1,955,380  5,011,500    6,966,880 
Jun 1   :    354,470  1,433,460    1,787,940    985,950  2,040,450    3,026,400 
Sep 1   :    139,710    326,940      466,640    393,390    801,460    1,194,850 
Dec 1   :  3,672,760  8,198,660   11,871,410                                    
        :                                                                       
        :                                  Oats                                 
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :    832,430    802,210    1,634,650    815,740    571,340    1,387,080 
Jun 1   :    473,190    489,270      962,460    480,450    487,350      967,800 
Sep 1   :  1,355,700    573,810    1,929,500  1,531,330    711,970    2,243,300 
Dec 1   :  1,170,630    695,760    1,866,390                                    
        :                                                                       
        :                                 Barley                                
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :  1,280,760  2,593,250    3,874,010  1,786,650  1,977,810    3,764,450 
Jun 1   :    557,370  1,611,010    2,168,380    951,780  1,442,100    2,393,880 
Sep 1   :  4,217,320  2,657,930    6,875,250  4,256,510  2,851,640    7,108,150 
Dec 1   :  2,998,060  2,406,330    5,404,400                                    
        :                                                                       
        :                                All Wheat                              
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :  6,002,390 16,408,630   22,411,020  8,729,380 13,636,860   22,366,250 
Jun 1   :  2,030,550  8,203,040   10,233,590  4,206,430  7,866,570   12,073,000 
Sep 1   : 22,439,210 24,485,710   46,924,930 21,618,660 34,811,370   56,430,030 
Dec 1   : 15,897,960 17,272,610   33,170,570                                    
        :                                                                       
        :                              Durum Wheat 2/                           
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :    741,620    581,900    1,323,520    900,830    597,540    1,498,380 
Jun 1   :    339,380    361,290      700,660    484,440    352,110      836,550 
Sep 1   :  2,169,080    617,440    2,786,520  1,387,990  1,001,860    2,389,850 
Dec 1   :  1,798,950    544,610    2,343,560                                    
        :                                                                       
        :                                Soybeans                               
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   : 13,934,360 18,461,820   32,396,180 13,988,790 14,748,430   28,737,220 
Jun 1   :  6,371,160 10,578,710   16,949,870  5,878,560  7,726,220   13,604,780 
Sep 1   :  1,619,950  3,372,960    4,992,910  1,186,600  2,396,710    3,583,310 
Dec 1   : 25,449,250 24,161,220   49,610,470                                    
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1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
2/  Included in all wheat.                                                      
              Corn:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,              
                              September 1, 1996-97                              
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        :                1996               :               1997                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
AL      :        *       1,187           *          *       1,787           *   
AZ      :        *         155           *          *          84           *   
AR      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
CA      :        *         791           *          *       1,527           *   
CO      :    2,500       1,360       3,860      5,000       2,070       7,070   
DE      :        *       1,071           *          *       2,043           *   
FL      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
GA      :        *       1,311           *          *       1,357           *   
ID      :        *           *           *          *         159           *   
IL      :   20,000      43,035      63,035     41,000      50,435      91,435   
IN      :   13,000      26,674      39,674     20,000      19,360      39,360   
IA      :   32,000      50,717      82,717    105,000     111,556     216,556   
KS      :    4,000       4,463       8,463      9,500      10,831      20,331   
KY      :    2,500       1,937       4,437      6,000       3,603       9,603   
LA      :        *           *           *          *       2,595           *   
MD      :        *       1,152           *          *       1,611           *   
MI      :    7,000       4,352      11,352     11,000       5,445      16,445   
MN      :   25,000      19,204      44,204     55,000      43,454      98,454   
MS      :        *         415           *          *           *           *   
MO      :    5,000       3,538       8,538     20,500      14,356      34,856   
MT      :        *          85           *          *           *           *   
NE      :   10,000      32,056      42,056     68,000      74,842     142,842   
NV      :                                                                       
NH      :                  589         589                    601         601   
NJ      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
NM      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
NY      :        *         366           *          *         696           *   
NC      :      800       2,394       3,194      2,700       4,794       7,494   
ND      :    1,500         450       1,950      3,000       3,650       6,650   
OH      :   11,000      11,421      22,421     14,000      15,310      29,310   
OK      :        *         514           *          *         666           *   
OR      :        *         227           *          *          85           *   
PA      :    5,500       1,370       6,870     13,000       2,630      15,630   
SC      :        *          82           *          *          93           *   
SD      :    9,000       3,108      12,108     36,000      13,415      49,415   
TN      :        *       1,290           *          *       1,707           *   
TX      :      800       3,812       4,612        800       6,032       6,832   
UT      :        *         476           *          *           *           *   
VA      :        *         729           *          *       1,110           *   
WA      :        *       1,789           *          *       1,244           *   
WV      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
WI      :   31,000       6,084      37,084     42,000       8,816      50,816   
WY      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :   16,000       1,138      28,778     22,500       1,033      40,297   
        :                                                                       
US      :  196,600     229,342     425,942    475,000     408,997     883,997   
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*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
            Sorghum:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,             
                              September 1, 1996-97                              
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        :                1996               :               1997                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
AL      :       *           *           *           *          *           *    
AZ      :                  56          56                      *           *    
AR      :      20           *           *          40          *           *    
CA      :                 112         112                    255         255    
CO      :      60          65         125         270        225         495    
DE      :                   *           *                      *           *    
FL      :                   *           *                      *           *    
GA      :       *           *           *           *          *           *    
ID      :                                                                       
IL      :      50         317         367         400        234         634    
IN      :                  32          32                     23          23    
IA      :                   *           *                      *           *    
KS      :   3,000       6,205       9,205       8,000     14,100      22,100    
KY      :       *           *           *           *          *           *    
LA      :                   *           *                      *           *    
MD      :                   *           *                      *           *    
MI      :                                                                       
MN      :                   *           *                      *           *    
MS      :                   *           *           2          *           *    
MO      :     600         453       1,053       1,600        995       2,595    
MT      :                                                                       
NE      :   1,000       1,778       2,778       4,000      6,628      10,628    
NV      :                                                                       
NH      :                   *           *                      *           *    
NJ      :                                                                       
NM      :      30         174         204          75          *           *    
NY      :                   *           *                      *           *    
NC      :       *           *           *           *          *           *    
ND      :                                                      *           *    
OH      :                  36          36                      *           *    
OK      :     200         578         778         300      1,138       1,438    
OR      :                   *           *                                       
PA      :                   *           *                     37          37    
SC      :       *           *           *           *          *           *    
SD      :     300         158         458         400        231         631    
TN      :       *           1           *           *          *           *    
TX      :     100       2,156       2,256         200      4,028       4,228    
UT      :                   *           *                      *           *    
VA      :                   *           *                      *           *    
WA      :                   *           *                      *           *    
WV      :                   *           *                      *           *    
WI      :                   *           *                      *           *    
WY      :                   *           *                      *           *    
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :     140         750         911         200      3,658       3,975    
        :                                                                       
US      :   5,500      12,871      18,371      15,487     31,552      47,039    
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*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
           All Wheat:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,            
                              September 1, 1996-97                              
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        :                1996               :               1997                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
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        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
AL      :        *       1,937            *         *        2,435           *  
AZ      :        *       3,180            *         *        5,187           *  
AR      :      700      13,937       14,637       550       12,529      13,079  
CA      :    4,000      15,030       19,030     1,800       21,360      23,160  
CO      :   33,000      30,935       63,935    36,000       40,890      76,890  
DE      :        *       1,588            *         *        3,404           *  
FL      :        *           *            *         *            *           *  
GA      :        *       6,033            *         *        5,687           *  
ID      :   37,000      49,425       86,425    42,000       55,373      97,373  
IL      :    4,000      12,423       16,423     9,700       29,440      39,140  
IN      :    1,600      12,009       13,609     3,000       21,110      24,110  
IA      :        *           *            *         *            *           *  
KS      :   33,000     146,327      179,327    58,000      293,810     351,810  
KY      :        *       5,055            *         *        6,907           *  
LA      :        *      13,840            *         *       16,989           *  
MD      :        *       4,500            *         *        6,412           *  
MI      :    2,300      12,963       15,263     2,700       18,750      21,450  
MN      :   90,000      30,228      120,228    65,000       31,969      96,969  
MS      :        *         350            *         *        1,673           *  
MO      :    4,400      19,513       23,913     7,800       30,155      37,955  
MT      :  150,000      20,300      170,300   161,000       29,200     190,200  
NE      :   17,000      45,013       62,013    18,000       46,899      64,899  
NV      :        *           *            *         *            *           *  
NH      :                    *            *                      *           *  
NJ      :        *           *            *         *          713           *  
NM      :        *           *            *         *            *           *  
NY      :        *       3,993            *         *        7,546           *  
NC      :    2,000       6,650        8,650     2,500       12,016      14,516  
ND      :  276,000      70,000      346,000   210,000       73,200     283,200  
OH      :    3,000      34,103       37,103     7,200       61,727      68,927  
OK      :   14,000      49,074       63,074    16,000      109,620     125,620  
OR      :   19,000      38,930       57,930    17,000       37,793      54,793  
PA      :        *       6,300            *         *        7,633           *  
SC      :        *       1,939            *         *        2,804           *  
SD      :   75,000      35,406      110,406    65,000       28,465      93,465  
TN      :        *       4,586            *         *        9,356           *  
TX      :    3,500      59,246       62,746     5,100       87,881      92,981  
UT      :        *       2,998            *         *        4,401           *  
VA      :        *       6,147            *         *            *           *  
WA      :   28,000     120,006      148,006    31,000      120,366     151,366  
WV      :        *           *            *         *            *           *  
WI      :        *       7,828            *         *       13,275           *  
WY      :        *       1,627            *         *        2,223           *  
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :   27,000       6,277      105,178    35,000       19,901     151,546  
        :                                                                       
US      :  824,500     899,696    1,724,196   794,350    1,279,099   2,073,449  
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*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
         Durum Wheat:  Stocks by Position, North Dakota, Other States,          
                   and United States, September 1, 1996-97 1/                   
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        :                1996               :               1997                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 2/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 2/ : Positions  
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        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
ND      :   71,000     11,200       82,200     45,000     13,000      58,000    
        :                                                                       
Oth Sts :    8,700     11,487       20,187      6,000     23,812      29,812    
        :                                                                       
US      :   79,700     22,687      102,387     51,000     36,812      87,812    
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1/  Included in all wheat.                                                      
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
         Durum Wheat:  Stocks by Position, North Dakota, Other States,          
                       and United States, June 1, 1997 1/                       
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         :           On          :          Off          :      Total All       
  State  :         Farms         :      Farms 2/ 3/      :      Positions       
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         :                            1,000 Bushels                             
         :                                                                      
ND       :         15,000                  6,600                 21,600         
         :                                                                      
Oth Sts  :          2,800                  6,338                  9,138         
         :                                                                      
US       :         17,800                 12,938                 30,738         
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1/ Included in all wheat.                                                       
2/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.  
3/ Revised.                                                                     
                                                                                
       Sunflower:  Stocks by Position, Type, North Dakota, Other States,        
                    and United States, September 1, 1996-97                     
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         :               1996               :               1997                
         :--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State  :    On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
         : Farms 1/ :  Farms 2/ : Positions : Farms 1/ :  Farms 2/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         :                             1,000 Pounds                             
         :                                                                      
Oil      :                                                                      
 ND      :  23,500     113,200     136,700     87,500     147,900     235,400   
                                                                                
                                                                                
         :                                                                      
 Oth Sts :  35,426     180,470     215,896     29,578      65,340      94,918   
         :                                                                      
 US      :  58,926     293,670     352,596    117,078     213,240     330,318   
         :                                                                      
Non-oil  :                                                                      
 ND      :   5,000      43,600      48,600     12,500      42,100      54,600   
         :                                                                      
 Oth Sts :   1,365      50,392      51,757      6,810      41,277      48,087   
         :                                                                      
 US      :   6,365      93,992     100,357     19,310      83,377     102,687   
         :                                                                      
All      :                                                                      
 ND      :  28,500     156,800     185,300    100,000     190,000     290,000   
         :                                                                      
 Oth Sts :  36,791     230,862     267,653     36,388     106,617     143,005   
         :                                                                      
 US      :  65,291     387,662     452,953    136,388     296,617     433,005   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
             Barley:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,             
                              September 1, 1996-97                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                1996               :               1997                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
AL      :                    *           *                      *           *   
AZ      :        *       1,054           *          *       1,517           *   
AR      :                    *           *                      *           *   
CA      :      800       2,571       3,371        800       2,249       3,049   
CO      :    5,200       5,025      10,225      4,500           *           *   
DE      :        *           *           *          *         540           *   
FL      :                    *           *                      *           *   
GA      :                   71          71                      *           *   
ID      :   16,000      16,455      32,455     31,000      14,995      45,995   
IL      :                    *           *                      *           *   
IN      :                    *           *                      *           *   
IA      :                    *           *                      *           *   
KS      :        *           *           *          *          55           *   
KY      :        *         123           *          *          91           *   
LA      :                    *           *                      *           *   
MD      :        *         327           *          *         744           *   
MI      :        *           *           *          *         139           *   
MN      :   21,000      22,375      43,375     17,000      21,831      38,831   
MS      :                                                       *           *   
MO      :                    *           *                      *           *   
MT      :   42,000       7,000      49,000     47,000       7,500      54,500   
NE      :        *          89           *          *          82           *   
NV      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
NH      :                    *           *                     43          43   
NJ      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
NM      :                    *           *                                      
NY      :                  113         113                     67          67   
NC      :        *         217           *          *         290           *   
ND      :   79,000      30,400     109,400     66,000      30,600      96,600   
OH      :                   37          37                      *           *   
OK      :        *          34           *          *          66           *   
OR      :    6,000       3,000       9,000      2,000       4,832       6,832   
PA      :        *         590           *          *         808           *   
SC      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
SD      :    5,000         927       5,927      4,500         536       5,036   
TN      :                   12          12                      *           *   
TX      :        *         122           *          *          56           *   
UT      :    3,500       1,915       5,415      3,500       2,058       5,558   
VA      :        *           *           *          *         128           *   
WA      :    4,000      13,198      17,198      6,500      22,728      29,228   
WV      :                    *           *                      *           *   
WI      :        *      10,130           *          *       9,510           *   
WY      :    2,200           *           *      2,700           *           *   
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :    9,000       6,293      30,179     10,000       9,510      40,736   
        :                                                                       
US      :  193,700     122,078     315,778    195,500     130,975     326,475   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
            Soybeans:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,            
                              September 1, 1996-97                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                1996               :               1997                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
AL      :        *           *           *          *          *            *   
AZ      :                    *           *                     *            *   
AR      :      100       3,130       3,230        100      2,204        2,304   
CA      :                                                                       
CO      :                    *           *                     *            *   
DE      :        *           *           *          *          *            *   
FL      :        *           *           *          *          *            *   
GA      :        *       2,064           *         20          *            *   
ID      :                                                                       
IL      :   11,000      21,422      32,422      8,000     15,886       23,886   
IN      :    3,000       5,024       8,024      2,000      3,898        5,898   
IA      :   15,000      30,137      45,137     11,300     23,289       34,589   
KS      :    1,000       5,435       6,435      1,200      3,286        4,486   
KY      :      350           *           *        300          *            *   
LA      :       20       4,902       4,922         10      2,324        2,334   
MD      :        *           *           *          *          *            *   
MI      :      900       1,186       2,086        700        865        1,565   
MN      :   11,000      11,171      22,171      6,300      7,588       13,888   
MS      :      100           *           *        100          *            *   
MO      :    4,100       7,657      11,757      2,200      4,811        7,011   
MT      :                                                                       
NE      :    4,000       7,629      11,629      3,900      7,162       11,062   
NV      :                                                                       
NH      :                    *           *                     *            *   
NJ      :        *           *           *          *          *            *   
NM      :                                                                       
NY      :                   80          80                    87           87   
NC      :      223       3,101       3,324        180      1,694        1,874   
ND      :      500         485         985        300        190          490   
OH      :    2,800       6,869       9,669      1,500      4,388        5,888   
OK      :        *         123           *          *        261            *   
OR      :                    *           *                     *            *   
PA      :        *         215           *          *        205            *   
SC      :      100           *           *         40          *            *   
SD      :    2,500       1,779       4,279      3,300      1,873        5,173   
TN      :      200         213         413        250        151          401   
TX      :        *           *           *          *         75            *   
UT      :                    *           *                     *            *   
VA      :        *           *           *          *         17            *   
WA      :                    *           *                     *            *   
WV      :                    *           *                     *            *   
WI      :    1,000       1,092       2,092        600        710        1,310   
WY      :                    *           *                     *            *   
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :    1,630      10,221      14,803      1,300      7,100        9,418   
        :                                                                       
US      :   59,523     123,935     183,458     43,600     88,064      131,664   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
              Oats:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,              
                              September 1, 1996-97                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                1996               :               1997                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
AL      :        *          *            *          *        342            *   
AZ      :                  33           33                    20           20   
AR      :        *        225            *          *        143            *   
CA      :        *        539            *          *        208            *   
CO      :        *        200            *          *         90            *   
DE      :                   *            *                     *            *   
FL      :                   *            *                     *            *   
GA      :        *        165            *          *        166            *   
ID      :        *          *            *          *          *            *   
IL      :    2,600      1,214        3,814      3,100      1,221        4,321   
IN      :        *        246            *          *        384            *   
IA      :    6,500      6,390       12,890      7,700      9,093       16,793   
KS      :    1,600      1,940        3,540      1,900      1,768        3,668   
KY      :                 150          150                   153          153   
LA      :                  27           27                     *            *   
MD      :        *         17            *          *         22            *   
MI      :    1,500        717        2,217      2,500      1,661        4,161   
MN      :   11,000      9,123       20,123      9,500     10,037       19,537   
MS      :                  23           23                     *            *   
MO      :      700          *            *        600      1,799        2,399   
MT      :    2,400        150        2,550      3,600        380        3,980   
NE      :    3,800      2,641        6,441      2,400      3,003        5,403   
NV      :                                                                       
NH      :                   *            *                     *            *   
NJ      :                   *            *                     *            *   
NM      :                   *            *                                      
NY      :    2,600      1,046        3,646      5,300        369        5,669   
NC      :        *        145            *          *        269            *   
ND      :   17,500      1,615       19,115     17,000      1,650       18,650   
OH      :    2,000      1,496        3,496      4,500      3,715        8,215   
OK      :        *        193            *          *        535            *   
OR      :      700        632        1,332        400        689        1,089   
PA      :    4,000        610        4,610      5,400        910        6,310   
SC      :        *        144            *          *        154            *   
SD      :   14,000      3,339       17,339     16,000      2,514       18,514   
TN      :                  89           89                    94           94   
TX      :    1,000        494        1,494      1,600      1,728        3,328   
UT      :        *         76            *          *          *            *   
VA      :                 287          287                    28           28   
WA      :        *        206            *          *        244            *   
WV      :        *          *            *          *          *            *   
WI      :   13,500      2,598       16,098     14,000      3,629       17,629   
WY      :        *         11            *          *         28            *   
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :    8,000      2,751       13,618     10,000      2,005       14,590   
        :                                                                       
US      :   93,400     39,532      132,932    105,500     49,051      154,551   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
               Mustard Seed:  Stocks by Position, United States,                
                              September 1, 1996-97                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                1996                :                1997                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Pounds                               
      :                                                                         
US    :     *          *           13,916        *         *           12,458   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                 Safflower:  Stocks by Position, United States,                 
                              September 1, 1996-97                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                1996 2/             :                1997                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Pounds                               
      :                                                                         
US    :     *          *           11,924        *         *           14,244   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
2/  Revised.                                                                    
                                                                                
                 Corn and Sorghum:  Stocks by Position, State,                  
                        and United States, June 1, 1997                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :              Corn 1/              :            Sorghum 1/             
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 2/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 2/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
AL      :         *      4,067            *         *          *            *   
AZ      :         *        221            *                  317          317   
AR      :         *      1,249            *       100          *            *   
CA      :         *      3,846            *                  403          403   
CO      :    16,000     10,200       26,200       600        600        1,200   
DE      :         *      6,890            *                    *            *   
FL      :         *          *            *                    *            *   
GA      :         *      4,606            *         *          *            *   
ID      :         *        696            *                                     
IL      :   175,000    175,394      350,394       700      1,212        1,912   
IN      :    70,000     64,055      134,055                   43           43   
IA      :   340,000    231,936      571,936                    *            *   
KS      :    31,000     42,550       73,550    17,000     32,840       49,840   
KY      :    15,500      9,326       24,826         *          *            *   
LA      :         *      4,898            *                  511          511   
MD      :         *      9,533            *                    *            *   
MI      :    36,000     16,748       52,748                                     
MN      :   210,000     78,486      288,486                    *            *   
MS      :         *      2,489            *         5          *            *   
MO      :    53,000     23,431       76,431     3,500      1,996        5,496   
MT      :         *         60            *                                     
NE      :   205,000    144,020      349,020    13,000     14,557       27,557   
NV      :                                                                       
NH      :                    *            *                    *            *   
NJ      :         *         70            *                    *            *   
NM      :         *          *            *       210          *            *   
NY      :         *      1,845            *                    *            *   
NC      :     7,000      8,748       15,748         *          *            *   
ND      :     9,000      4,920       13,920                                     
OH      :    40,000     44,486       84,486                    *            *   
OK      :         *      1,252            *       800      2,832        3,632   
OR      :         *        366            *                    *            *   
PA      :    39,000      6,570       45,570                  105          105   
SC      :         *      1,507            *         *          *            *   
SD      :    90,000     19,316      109,316     1,200        375        1,575   
TN      :         *      4,819            *         *        196            *   
TX      :     4,500     32,579       37,079     1,200     22,093       23,293   
UT      :         *        261            *                    *            *   
VA      :         *      2,555            *                    *            *   
WA      :         *      5,409            *                    *            *   
WV      :         *          *            *                    *            *   
WI      :    99,000     23,045      122,045                    *            *   
WY      :         *         35            *                    *            *   
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :    61,000      3,066      120,740       500      2,249        3,260   
        :                                                                       
US      : 1,501,000    995,550    2,496,550    38,815     80,329      119,144   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Revised.                                                                    
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
              All Wheat and Soybeans:  Stocks by Position, State,               
                        and United States, June 1, 1997                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :            All Wheat 1/           :            Soybeans 1/            
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 2/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 2/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
AL      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
AZ      :        *         739           *                      *           *   
AR      :       20         394         414      1,000       9,282      10,282   
CA      :      150       4,620       4,770                                      
CO      :    3,500       8,970      12,470                      *           *   
DE      :        *          15           *          *           *           *   
FL      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
GA      :        *           *           *         50       2,962       3,012   
ID      :    4,500      11,963      16,463                                      
IL      :      300       6,175       6,475     46,000      49,555      95,555   
IN      :       40       2,954       2,994     13,000      13,987      26,987   
IA      :        *           *           *     54,000      62,598     116,598   
KS      :    2,500      31,333      33,833      3,500      11,840      15,340   
KY      :        *           *           *      1,500       5,607       7,107   
LA      :        *       2,027           *         50       5,074       5,124   
MD      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
MI      :      400       5,235       5,635      3,000       2,767       5,767   
MN      :   20,000      16,725      36,725     37,000      25,567      62,567   
MS      :        *           *           *        500           *           *   
MO      :      700       6,231       6,931     11,500      12,166      23,666   
MT      :   26,500      10,700      37,200                                      
NE      :    1,400      13,402      14,802     14,000      17,572      31,572   
NV      :                                                                       
NH      :                    *           *                      *           *   
NJ      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
NM      :        *       1,186           *                                      
NY      :        *       6,437           *                    159         159   
NC      :      150       1,010       1,160      1,200       5,812       7,012   
ND      :   67,000      36,900     103,900      1,100       1,080       2,180   
OH      :      300      14,162      14,462      7,500      20,049      27,549   
OK      :    1,000      11,348      12,348          *           *           *   
OR      :    1,000      14,279      15,279                      *           *   
PA      :        *       2,280           *          *         850           *   
SC      :        *          67           *        500           *           *   
SD      :   21,000       9,792      30,792     12,000       6,232      18,232   
TN      :        *       1,756           *        700       1,162       1,862   
TX      :      600      15,992      16,592          *           *           *   
UT      :        *       3,398           *                      *           *   
VA      :        *       1,717           *          *       1,509           *   
WA      :    1,200      36,387      37,587                      *           *   
WV      :        *           *           *                      *           *   
WI      :        *           *           *      2,900       2,912       5,812   
WY      :        *         251           *                      *           *   
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :    2,300      10,602      32,775      5,000      25,148      33,507   
        :                                                                       
US      :  154,560     289,047     443,607    216,000     283,890     499,890   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Revised.                                                                    
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                  Oats and Barley:  Stocks by Position, State,                  
                        and United States, June 1, 1997                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :              Oats 1/              :             Barley                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 2/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 2/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
AL      :        *          *           *                      *            *   
AZ      :                   *           *           *          *            *   
AR      :        *         31           *                      *            *   
CA      :        *        123           *         100      1,158        1,258   
CO      :        *         75           *         215      4,920        5,135   
DE      :                   *           *           *          *            *   
FL      :                   *           *                      *            *   
GA      :        *         53           *                      *            *   
ID      :        *        125           *       2,900      6,483        9,383   
IL      :      900        526       1,426                      *            *   
IN      :        *        170           *                      *            *   
IA      :    3,500      7,311      10,811                      *            *   
KS      :      800        835       1,635           *         50            *   
KY      :                  81          81           *          7            *   
LA      :                   *           *                      *            *   
MD      :        *          8           *           *         41            *   
MI      :      500        463         963           *         31            *   
MN      :    3,000      7,881      10,881       5,500     22,154       27,654   
MS      :                   *           *                      *            *   
MO      :      100      2,641       2,741                      *            *   
MT      :      600        500       1,100       5,000      2,300        7,300   
NE      :      800          *           *           *          *            *   
NV      :                                                                       
NH      :                   *           *                      *            *   
NJ      :                   *           *           *          *            *   
NM      :                                                      *            *   
NY      :      600        190         790                      *            *   
NC      :        *        100           *           *         60            *   
ND      :    5,100        770       5,870      24,000     14,500       38,500   
OH      :      800      1,493       2,293                      *            *   
OK      :        *        403           *           *         38            *   
OR      :      200        534         734         600      1,503        2,103   
PA      :    1,500        470       1,970           *        215            *   
SC      :        *         49           *           *          *            *   
SD      :    7,500        827       8,327       1,600        194        1,794   
TN      :                 120         120                      9            9   
TX      :      300      2,292       2,592           *          *            *   
UT      :        *         37           *       1,000        440        1,440   
VA      :                  36          36           *         57            *   
WA      :        *        100           *         600      3,222        3,822   
WV      :        *          *           *                      *            *   
WI      :    5,000      1,816       6,816           *      5,293            *   
WY      :        *          6           *         200          *            *   
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :    1,900      3,510       7,490       2,000      3,560       11,552   
        :                                                                       
US      :   33,100     33,576      66,676      43,715     66,235      109,950   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Revised.                                                                    
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
          Soybeans:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production          
                    by State and United States, 1996.                           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :              Area              :           :                          
  State :--------------------------------:   Yield   :        Production        
        :    Planted    :    Harvested   :           :                          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :       --- 1,000 Acres ---         Bushels         1,000 Bushels       
        :                                                                       
AL      :        330             315         34.0                10,710         
AR      :      3,550           3,500         32.0               112,000         
DE      :        220             217         35.0                 7,595         
FL      :         35              33         32.0                 1,056         
GA      :        400             390         26.0                10,140         
IL      :      9,900           9,850         40.5               398,925         
IN      :      5,400           5,360         38.0               203,680         
IA      :      9,500           9,450         44.0               415,800         
KS      :      2,050           2,000         37.0                74,000         
KY      :      1,200           1,180         38.0                44,840         
LA      :      1,100           1,080         33.0                35,640         
MD      :        490             480         37.0                17,760         
MI      :      1,650           1,640         28.5                46,740         
MN      :      5,950           5,900         38.0               224,200         
MS      :      1,800           1,750         31.0                54,250         
MO      :      4,100           4,050         37.0               149,850         
NE      :      3,050           3,010         45.0               135,450         
NJ      :        120             119         37.0                 4,403         
NC      :      1,250           1,200         29.0                34,800         
ND      :        850             845         29.0                24,505         
OH      :      4,500           4,490         35.0               157,150         
OK      :        300             285         26.0                 7,410         
PA      :        290             285         40.0                11,400         
SC      :        560             540         25.0                13,500         
SD      :      2,700           2,670         34.0                90,780         
TN      :      1,200           1,150         35.0                40,250         
TX      :        290             270         26.0                 7,020         
VA      :        500             480         34.0                16,320         
WI      :        920             870         37.0                32,190         
        :                                                                       
US      :     64,205          63,409         37.6             2,382,364         
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       Reliability of September 1, 1997, Grain Stocks Estimates                 
                                                                                
Survey Procedures:  The grain stocks estimates in this report are based on      
                    surveys conducted during the first 2 weeks of September.    
Separate surveys were conducted to obtain the on-farm and off-farm estimates.   
The on-farm stocks survey is a probability survey that included about           
52,000 operators selected from a list of producers which ensures that all       
operations in the U.S. have a chance to be selected.  These producers were asked
to provide the total quantities of grain on their operations as of September 1, 
1997.  This included all whole grains and oilseeds stored whether for feed,     
seed, or sale as well as any stored under a Government program.                 
                                                                                
The off-farm stocks survey is an enumeration of all known commercial grain      
storage facilities.  This includes approximately 10,700 facilities with         
about 8.1 billion bushels of storage capacity.  An effort is made to            
obtain a report from all facilities.  Reports of stock holdings are             
normally received from operations covering about 90 percent of the              
capacity.  Estimates are made for missing facilities to make the                
survey complete.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Estimation Procedures:  On-farm and off-farm survey data are reviewed at the    
                        State and national levels for reasonableness,           
consistency with historical estimates, and current crop size.  After estimates  
are made for on-farm and off-farm, the total of these two are combined and      
evaluated using the balance sheet approach.  This method utilizes other sources 
of data to check the reasonableness of the stocks estimates.  Estimates of      
production, imports, exports, crushings, milling, and all other recorded uses of
grain and oilseeds are reviewed to make sure beginning stocks, production,      
utilization, and ending stocks are within reasonable balance and present the    
best possible estimate of stocks.                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
Revision Policy:  On-farm and off-farm stocks are subject to revision the       
                  quarter following initial publication and again in the        
following December 1 Grain Stocks report published in January each year.        
Revisions can be made when late reports are received, errors are detected in    
reporting and calculating, and production estimates are revised.  Estimates will
also be reviewed after data for the 5-year Census of Agriculture are available. 
No revisions will be made after that date.                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Reliability:  Reliability of the on-farm and off-farm stocks must be treated    
              separately because the survey designs for the two surveys are     
drastically different.  The on-farm stocks estimates are subject to sampling    
variability because all operations holding on-farm stocks are not included in   
the sample.  This variability, as measured by the relative standard error at the
U.S. level, is approximately 2.8 percent for corn, 8.0 percent for soybeans, and
1.9 percent for all wheat.  This means that chances are approximately 95 out of 
100 that survey estimates for stocks will be within plus or minus 5.6 percent   
for corn, 16.0 percent for soybeans, and 3.8 percent for all wheat of the value 
that could be developed by averaging the estimates produced from all possible   
samples selected from the same population and surveyed using the same           
procedures.  The relative standard errors for sorghum, barley, and oats are     
11.3, 4.1, and 3.3, respectively.  Sampling errors cannot be applied directly to
the on-farm stocks published in this report to determine confidence intervals   
since the Agricultural Statistics Board estimates represent a composite of      
information from more than a single source.                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
Survey estimates are also subject to non sampling errors such as omission,      
duplication, imputation for missing data, and mistakes in reporting, recording, 
and processing the data.  Off-farm, as well as on-farm stocks, are subject to   
these types or errors.  These errors cannot be measured directly, but they are  
minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a   
careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.         
                                                                                
                               Index                                            
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Barley                                                                          
  September 1, 1997...............................................       10     
  June 1, 1997....................................................       16     
                                                                                
Corn                                                                            
  September 1, 1997...............................................        5     
  June 1, 1997....................................................       14     
                                                                                
Mustard Seed                                                                    
  September 1, 1997...............................................       13     
                                                                                
Oats                                                                            
  September 1, 1997...............................................       12     
  June 1, 1997....................................................       16     
                                                                                
Safflower                                                                       
  September 1, 1997...............................................       13     
                                                                                
Sorghum                                                                         
  September 1, 1997...............................................        6     
  June 1, 1997....................................................       14     
                                                                                
Soybeans                                                                        
  September 1, 1997................................................      11     
  June 1, 1997.....................................................      15     
                                                                                
Sunflower                                                                       
  September 1, 1997...............................................        9     
                                                                                
Wheat, All                                                                      
  September 1, 1997...............................................        7     
  June 1, 1997....................................................       15     
                                                                                
Wheat, Durum                                                                    
  September 1, 1997...............................................        8     
  June 1, 1997....................................................        8     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National  
Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information.          
                                                                                
                                                                                
C. Ray Halley, Chief                                              (202) 720-2127
                                                                                
  Field Crops Section                                                           
    Bill Dowdy, Head                                              (202) 720-3843
      Kevin Barnes - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds                     (202) 720-7369
      Rhonda Brandt - Sugar Crops, Weekly Crop Weather, Oats      (202) 720-7621
      Dan Kerestes - Corn                                         (202) 720-9526
      Roger Latham - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings                      (202) 720-5944
      Joel Moore - Barley, Hay, Sorghum                           (202) 690-3234
      Barbara Rater - Peanuts, Rice,                              (202) 720-7688
      Vaughn Siegenthaler - Wheat, Rye                            (202) 720-8068
                                                                                
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1998.                                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
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