HDR1012000110040110970830Grain Stocks                                           
                                                                                
Released January 10, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service      
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
information on "Grain Stocks" call at (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:30 a.m.    
to 4:00 p.m. ET.  For assistance with general agricultural statistics,          
information about NASS, its products or services, contact the Agricultural      
Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV.  The        
"Grain Stocks" U.S. Summary is available on Autofax, (202) 720-2000, report     
1600.  See page 33.  Index and report features are located at the end of this   
report.                                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
Corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 1996, totaled 6.91 billion          
bushels, up 13 percent from December 1, 1995.  Of the total stocks, 4.80        
billion bushels are stored on farms, 21 percent more than a year earlier.       
Off-farm stocks, at 2.11 billion bushels, are down 2 percent from the previous  
year.                                                                           
                                                                                
The September-November 1996 indicated disappearance based on September 1,       
stocks, 1996 production, and December 1, 1996 stocks is 2.81 billion bushels,   
less than 1 percent below the disappearance of 2.83 billion bushels during the  
same period in 1995.                                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
All wheat stocks in all positions on December 1, 1996, totaled 1.22 billion     
bushels, down 9 percent from a year ago to the lowest December 1 total since    
the reference date was changed in the 1986-87 marketing year. On farm stocks    
amounted to 584 million bushels, up 22 percent from last December.  Stocks off  
farm, at 635 million, are down 26 percent from last year.  Indicated second     
quarter disappearance totaled 505 million bushels, down 7 percent from          
September-November, 1995.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Soybeans stored in all position on December 1, 1996, totaled 1.82 billion       
bushels, down 1 percent from December 1, 1995.  On farm stocks estimated at     
935 million bushels, were up 9 percent from the same period last year and       
accounted for 51 percent of total stocks. Off farm stocks at 888 million        
bushels, were down 9 percent from last year.                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Gr Lg 11-1 (1-97)                                                               
                                                                                
Durum wheat stored in all positions on December 1, 1996 was placed at           
86.1 million bushels, up 21 percent from last December 1. The increase is due   
to a much larger on-farm stocks total than last year; off-farm stocks are down  
16 percent.  Disappearance for the period September-November, 1996 was          
16.3 million bushels, down 38 percent from a year earlier.                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Barley stored in all positions on December 1, 1996, is estimated at 248         
million bushels, up 2 percent from the stocks December 1, 1995.  Of the total   
barley stocks on hand, 138 million bushels are stored on farms, 13 percent      
above a year earlier.  Off-farm stocks, at 111 million bushels, are down 9      
percent from last year.  Indicated disappearance during the September-November  
quarter totaled 67.6 million bushels, 4 percent below the disappearance for     
the same period in 1995.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
Grain sorghum in all positions totaled 460 million bushels, up 53 percent from  
December 1, 1995.  Of the total sorghum stocks on hand, 145 million bushels     
are stored on farm, 83 percent above a year earlier.  Off-farm stocks, at       
316 million bushels, are 42 percent above the previous year.  Disappearance     
for the September-November quarter is 361 million bushels, up 57 percent from   
the same quarter in 1995.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Oats stored in all positions on December 1, 1996, is estimated at 129 million   
bushels, down 16 percent from the stocks of December 1, 1995.  Of the total     
stocks on hand, 80.7 million bushels were stored on farm, 8 percent below this  
time last year.  Off-farm stocks totaled 47.9 million bushels, 27 percent       
below a year earlier.  Indicated disappearance during the September-November    
quarter totaled 4.4 million bushels, compared to 27.2 for the same period a     
year earlier.                                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
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This report was approved on January 10, 1997, by the Secretary of Agriculture   
and the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural Statistics      
Board.                                                                          
                                                                                
             Dan Glickman                            Rich Allen                 
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             Secretary of                    Agricultural Statistics Board      
             Agriculture                             Chairperson                
             Dan Glickman                            Rich Allen                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
           Grain Stocks:  By Position, Month, United States, 1995-96            
                                (Domestic Units)                                
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      :                1995                :                1996                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 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 : 3,502,000   2,089,693    5,591,693  2,000,200   1,799,341    3,799,541  
Jun 1 : 2,072,000   1,342,896    3,414,896    780,100     937,794    1,717,894  
Sep 1 :   740,900     816,940    1,557,840    196,600     229,342      425,942  
Dec 1 : 3,960,000   2,145,774    6,105,774  4,800,000   2,105,532    6,905,532  
      :                                                                         
      :                                 Sorghum                                 
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :    74,620     206,312      280,932     33,000     129,566      162,566  
Jun 1 :    44,570     114,212      158,782     13,955      56,433       70,388  
Sep 1 :    17,842      53,772       71,614      5,500      12,871       18,371  
Dec 1 :    79,090     222,186      301,276    144,590     315,685      460,275  
      :                                                                         
      :                                  Oats                                   
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :    78,400      70,575      148,975     57,350      55,268      112,618  
Jun 1 :    46,750      53,848      100,598     32,600      33,708       66,308  
Sep 1 :   107,200      72,967      180,167     93,400      39,532      132,932  
Dec 1 :    87,200      65,804      153,004     80,650      47,872      128,522  
      :                                                                         
      :                                 Barley                                  
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :    86,800     106,156      192,956     58,825     119,107      177,932  
Jun 1 :    37,905      74,688      112,593     25,600      73,993       99,593  
Sep 1 :   198,900     113,624      312,524    193,700     122,078      315,778  
Dec 1 :   121,400     121,110      242,510    137,700     110,524      248,224  
      :                                                                         
      :                                All Wheat                                
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :   335,250     633,823      969,073    220,550     602,914      823,464  
Jun 1 :   163,410     343,175      506,585     74,610     301,410      376,020  
Sep 1 :   743,600   1,137,499    1,881,099    824,500     899,696    1,724,196  
Dec 1 :   477,000     861,267    1,338,267    584,150     635,244    1,219,394  
      :                                                                         
      :                              Durum Wheat                                
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :    26,060      16,675       42,735     27,250      21,381       48,631  
Jun 1 :    12,240      13,752       25,992     12,470      13,275       25,745  
Sep 1 :    72,560      24,655       97,215     79,700      22,687      102,387  
Dec 1 :    47,220      23,886       71,106     66,100      20,011       86,111  
      :                                                                         
      :                                Soybeans                                 
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :   635,300     734,898    1,370,198    512,000     678,356    1,190,356  
Jun 1 :   348,800     443,072      791,872    234,100     388,701      622,801  
Sep 1 :   105,130     229,684      334,814     59,523     123,935      183,458  
Dec 1 :   861,500     971,929    1,833,429    935,100     887,563    1,822,663  
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1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
2/  Included in All Wheat.                                                      
                                                                                
           Grain Stocks:  By Position, Month, United States, 1995-96            
                                 (Metric Units)                                 
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      :                1995                :                1996                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Date :     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On     :     Off   : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
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      :                               Metric Tons                               
      :                                                                         
      :                                  Corn                                   
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 : 88,954,900  53,080,650  142,035,540  50,807,420 45,705,370   96,512,790 
Jun 1 : 52,631,220  34,111,130   86,742,350  19,815,450 23,821,060   43,636,520 
Sep 1 : 18,819,730  20,751,230   39,570,960   4,993,870  5,825,560   10,819,430 
Dec 1 :100,588,630  54,505,170  155,093,800 121,925,620 53,482,980  175,408,590 
      :                                                                         
      :                                 Sorghum                                 
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :  1,895,440   5,240,570    7,136,000     838,240  3,291,130    4,129,370 
Jun 1 :  1,132,130   2,901,120    4,033,250     354,470  1,433,460    1,787,940 
Sep 1 :    453,210   1,365,870    1,819,080     139,710    326,940      466,640 
Dec 1 :  2,008,980   5,643,780    7,652,760   3,672,760  8,018,770   11,691,520 
      :                                                                         
      :                                   Oats                                  
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :  1,137,970   1,024,390    2,162,370     832,430    802,210    1,634,650 
Jun 1 :    678,570     781,600    1,460,180     473,190    489,270      962,460 
Sep 1 :  1,556,000   1,059,110    2,615,120   1,355,700    573,810    1,929,500 
Dec 1 :  1,265,700     955,140    2,220,850   1,170,630    694,860    1,865,490 
      :                                                                         
      :                                 Barley                                  
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :  1,889,850   2,311,270    4,201,120   1,280,760  2,593,250    3,874,010 
Jun 1 :    825,280   1,626,140    2,451,420     557,370  1,611,010    2,168,380 
Sep 1 :  4,330,540   2,473,870    6,804,410   4,217,320  2,657,930    6,875,250 
Dec 1 :  2,643,170   2,636,860    5,280,030   2,998,060  2,406,380    5,404,440 
      :                                                                         
      :                                All Wheat                                
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :  9,124,010  17,249,840   26,373,840   6,002,390 16,408,630   22,411,020 
Jun 1 :  4,447,290   9,339,690   13,786,980   2,030,550  8,203,040   10,233,590 
Sep 1 : 20,237,480  30,957,650   51,195,130  22,439,210 24,485,710   46,924,930 
Dec 1 : 12,981,810  23,439,850   36,421,660  15,897,960 17,288,510   33,186,470 
      :                                                                         
      :                               Durum Wheat                               
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :    709,240     453,820    1,163,060     741,620    581,900    1,323,520 
Jun 1 :    333,120     374,270      707,390     339,380    361,290      700,660 
Sep 1 :  1,974,760     671,000    2,645,760   2,169,080    617,440    2,786,520 
Dec 1 :  1,285,120     650,070    1,935,190   1,798,950    544,610    2,343,560 
      :                                                                         
      :                                Soybeans                                 
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 : 17,290,030  20,000,650   37,290,680  13,934,360 18,461,820   32,396,180 
Jun 1 :  9,492,780  12,058,440   21,551,220   6,371,160 10,578,710   16,949,870 
Sep 1 :  2,861,170   6,250,970    9,112,140   1,619,950  3,372,960    4,992,910 
Dec 1 : 23,446,190  26,451,570   49,897,760  25,449,250 24,155,510   49,604,760 
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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,              
                              December 1, 1995-96                               
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      :                1995                :                1996                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 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    :         *       4,584            *          *       4,090            *  
AZ    :         *         581            *          *       1,377            *  
AR    :         *       2,264            *          *       2,021            *  
CA    :         *       9,442            *          *      11,233            *  
CO    :    38,000      21,355       59,355     50,000      28,445       78,445  
DE    :         *       8,108            *          *      11,312            *  
FL    :         *           *            *          *           *            *  
GA    :         *       6,708            *          *       6,353            *  
ID    :         *       1,181            *          *       1,046            *  
IL    :   650,000     422,380    1,072,380    730,000     453,252    1,183,252  
IN    :   320,000     143,618      463,618    380,000     119,753      499,753  
IA    :   820,000     466,814    1,286,814    980,000     415,018    1,395,018  
KS    :    48,000      96,529      144,529     90,000     135,307      225,307  
KY    :    60,000      14,111       74,111     69,000      16,433       85,433  
LA    :         *       9,857            *          *       7,755            *  
MD    :         *      16,668            *          *      20,496            *  
MI    :   130,000      63,494      193,494    125,000      50,619      175,619  
MN    :   500,000     170,212      670,212    555,000     134,934      689,934  
MS    :         *       5,247            *          *       5,190            *  
MO    :    89,000      31,340      120,340    165,000      49,990      214,990  
MT    :         *          45            *          *          45            *  
NE    :   460,000     276,233      736,233    710,000     297,779    1,007,779  
NV    :                                                                         
NH    :                 1,461        1,461                    681          681  
NJ    :         *         505            *          *         603            *  
NM    :         *       1,604            *          *           *            *  
NY    :         *           *            *          *       1,617            *  
NC    :    25,000      16,458       41,458     26,000      18,132       44,132  
ND    :    27,000       6,900       33,900     39,000       9,405       48,405  
OH    :   180,000     111,375      291,375    185,000      80,473      265,473  
OK    :         *       6,057            *          *       6,215            *  
OR    :         *         694            *          *           *            *  
PA    :    65,000       8,000       73,000     81,000      10,810       91,810  
SC    :         *       4,067            *          *       3,324            *  
SD    :   145,000      30,382      175,382    225,000      38,449      263,449  
TN    :         *      11,448            *          *       8,977            *  
TX    :    23,000      88,824      111,824     10,000      87,502       97,502  
UT    :         *         543            *          *         865            *  
VA    :         *       7,166            *          *       8,462            *  
WA    :         *      10,731            *          *       9,157            *  
WV    :         *           *            *          *           *            *  
WI    :   220,000      60,569      280,569    210,000      45,237      255,237  
WY    :         *         151            *          *          41            *  
      :                                                                         
Unall*:   160,000       8,068      275,719    170,000       3,134      283,313  
      :                                                                         
US    : 3,960,000   2,145,774    6,105,774  4,800,000   2,105,532    6,905,532  
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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,            
                              December 1, 1995-96                               
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      :                1995                :                1996                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 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    :        *       1,386             *         *           *             *  
AZ    :        *       2,088             *         *       2,422             *  
AR    :      150      11,668        11,818       300       9,992        10,292  
CA    :    1,000      10,190        11,190     1,700       8,190         9,890  
CO    :   17,000      30,090        47,090    19,000      21,140        40,140  
DE    :        *       1,553             *         *         616             *  
FL    :        *           *             *         *           *             *  
GA    :        *       2,888             *         *       2,859             *  
ID    :   22,000      32,960        54,960    25,000      43,721        68,721  
IL    :    2,100      26,162        28,262     2,100       9,643        11,743  
IN    :    1,100      16,218        17,318       650       8,200         8,850  
IA    :        *           *             *         *           *             *  
KS    :   18,000     149,201       167,201    17,000      92,012       109,012  
KY    :        *       3,196             *         *       2,379             *  
LA    :        *       7,913             *         *       4,936             *  
MD    :        *       5,986             *         *       2,928             *  
MI    :    1,300      16,380        17,680     1,300       9,952        11,252  
MN    :   42,000      34,419        76,419    60,000      24,769        84,769  
MS    :        *       1,186             *         *           *             *  
MO    :    1,800      21,429        23,229     3,100      11,493        14,593  
MT    :  105,000      24,000       129,000   110,000      16,800       126,800  
NE    :   16,000      47,223        63,223     9,000      32,140        41,140  
NV    :        *           *             *         *           *             *  
NH    :                    *             *                     *             *  
NJ    :        *           *             *         *           *             *  
NM    :        *           *             *         *           *             *  
NY    :        *      10,644             *         *       6,278             *  
NC    :    1,400       6,859         8,259       900       5,109         6,009  
ND    :  160,000      72,200       232,200   220,000      53,800       273,800  
OH    :    1,850      43,057        44,907     1,600      25,466        27,066  
OK    :    4,500      43,706        48,206     5,500      35,731        41,231  
OR    :    9,000      22,736        31,736    11,000      25,287        36,287  
PA    :        *       6,000             *         *       5,530             *  
SC    :        *       1,607             *         *       1,026             *  
SD    :   40,000      20,432        60,432    58,000      21,607        79,607  
TN    :        *       5,887             *         *       3,826             *  
TX    :    2,000      63,502        65,502     2,000      36,149        38,149  
UT    :        *       5,807             *         *       3,248             *  
VA    :        *       5,924             *         *       5,058             *  
WA    :   16,000      86,612       102,612    21,000      88,458       109,458  
WV    :        *           *             *         *           *             *  
WI    :        *      12,103             *         *       5,602             *  
WY    :        *           *             *         *           *             *  
      :                                                                         
Unall*:   14,800       8,055        97,023    15,000       8,877        70,585  
      :                                                                         
US    :  477,000     861,267     1,338,267   584,150     635,244     1,219,394  
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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. 
            Soybeans:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,            
                              December 1, 1995-96                               
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      :                1995                :                1996                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 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    :        *       7,993             *         *       5,966             *  
AZ    :                    *             *                     *             *  
AR    :    5,500      53,147        58,647    12,000      50,500        62,500  
CA    :                                                                         
CO    :                    *             *                     *             *  
DE    :        *           *             *         *           *             *  
FL    :        *           *             *         *           *             *  
GA    :    2,000       7,712         9,712     1,500      10,059        11,559  
ID    :                                                                         
IL    :  185,000     185,681       370,681   198,000     166,652       364,652  
IN    :   84,000      58,435       142,435    95,000      59,428       154,428  
IA    :  166,000     202,562       368,562   177,000     176,627       353,627  
KS    :   12,000      39,330        51,330    16,000      46,266        62,266  
KY    :   19,000      13,037        32,037    21,000      13,868        34,868  
LA    :    2,000      16,121        18,121     2,000      13,603        15,603  
MD    :        *       7,968             *         *      11,864             *  
MI    :   14,000      18,888        32,888    12,000      12,857        24,857  
MN    :  125,000      80,592       205,592   120,000      62,877       182,877  
MS    :    6,000      21,093        27,093     7,000      18,427        25,427  
MO    :   54,000      51,406       105,406    60,000      49,930       109,930  
MT    :                                                                         
NE    :   35,000      61,428        96,428    40,000      57,581        97,581  
NV    :                                                                         
NH    :                                                        *             *  
NJ    :        *           *             *         *           *             *  
NM    :                                                                         
NY    :                  261           261                     *             *  
NC    :   11,500      10,352        21,852    14,000      11,520        25,520  
ND    :    8,500       6,400        14,900     7,600       3,460        11,060  
OH    :   59,000      55,773       114,773    66,000      47,747       113,747  
OK    :        *           *             *         *       1,858             *  
OR    :                    *             *                     *             *  
PA    :        *       2,500             *         *       3,040             *  
SC    :    5,000       5,094        10,094     4,000       6,503        10,503  
SD    :   29,000      20,686        49,686    36,000      17,743        53,743  
TN    :    8,000       9,621        17,621     8,000       9,330        17,330  
TX    :        *       7,088             *         *           *             *  
UT    :                    *             *                     *             *  
VA    :        *       5,950             *         *       6,501             *  
WA    :                    *             *                     *             *  
WV    :                                                        *             *  
WI    :   13,500      13,331        26,831    11,000      10,144        21,144  
WY    :                                                                         
      :                                                                         
Unall*:   17,500       9,480        58,479    27,000      13,212        69,441  
      :                                                                         
US    :  861,500     971,929     1,833,429   935,100     887,563     1,822,663  
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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. 
             Barley:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,             
                              December 1, 1995-96                               
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                1995                :                1996                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 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    :                    *            *                      *            *   
AZ    :        *         130            *          *         223            *   
AR    :                    *            *                      *            *   
CA    :      600       2,942        3,542        700       1,612        2,312   
CO    :    1,300       4,365        5,665      1,700       8,145        9,845   
DE    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
FL    :                    *            *                      *            *   
GA    :                   53           53                     29           29   
ID    :   14,000      14,360       28,360     12,000      14,528       26,528   
IL    :                    *            *                      *            *   
IN    :                    *            *                      *            *   
IA    :                    *            *                      *            *   
KS    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
KY    :        *           *            *          *          53            *   
LA    :                    *            *                      *            *   
MD    :        *         683            *          *         137            *   
MI    :        *          25            *          *           9            *   
MN    :   13,500      26,505       40,005     16,500      23,162       39,662   
MS    :                    *            *                                       
MO    :                    *            *                      *            *   
MT    :   26,000       9,000       35,000     28,000       5,000       33,000   
NE    :        *          15            *          *           *            *   
NV    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
NH    :                    *            *                      *            *   
NJ    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
NM    :                    *            *                                       
NY    :                    *            *                     62           62   
NC    :        *         321            *          *         205            *   
ND    :   47,000      26,000       73,000     60,000      24,650       84,650   
OH    :                    *            *                      *            *   
OK    :        *          60            *          *          54            *   
OR    :    2,000       5,235        7,235      3,000       2,885        5,885   
PA    :        *         600            *          *         270            *   
SC    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
SD    :    4,400       1,725        6,125      4,000         501        4,501   
TN    :                    *            *                      8            8   
TX    :        *          77            *          *           *            *   
UT    :    2,300       1,937        4,237      2,400       1,499        3,899   
VA    :        *           *            *          *         296            *   
WA    :    2,000       8,552       10,552      3,500      10,230       13,730   
WV    :                                                        *            *   
WI    :        *      12,773            *          *      10,259            *   
WY    :      600           *            *        600           *            *   
      :                                                                         
Unall*:    7,700       5,752       28,736      5,300       6,707       24,113   
      :                                                                         
US    :  121,400     121,110      242,510    137,700     110,524      248,224   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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,              
                              December 1, 1995-96                               
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                1995                :                1996                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :        *         417            *          *          95            *   
AZ    :                   42           42                     17           17   
AR    :        *          28            *          *          49            *   
CA    :        *         211            *          *         123            *   
CO    :        *         155            *          *          90            *   
DE    :                    *            *                      *            *   
FL    :                    *            *                      *            *   
GA    :        *           *            *          *         107            *   
ID    :        *         322            *          *         318            *   
IL    :    1,600         748        2,348      1,800         984        2,784   
IN    :        *         316            *          *         189            *   
IA    :    7,000       7,807       14,807      5,800       6,354       12,154   
KS    :    1,500       1,315        2,815      1,300       1,418        2,718   
KY    :                   87           87                    125          125   
LA    :                  565          565                      *            *   
MD    :        *          37            *          *          11            *   
MI    :    1,700       1,338        3,038      1,300           *            *   
MN    :   11,000      20,282       31,282      9,000      15,826       24,826   
MS    :                    *            *                     21           21   
MO    :      600           *            *        550           *            *   
MT    :    4,300         220        4,520      2,300         250        2,550   
NE    :    2,100           *            *      3,100           *            *   
NV    :                                                                         
NH    :                    *            *                      *            *   
NJ    :                    *            *                      *            *   
NM    :                    *            *                                       
NY    :    3,000         501        3,501      2,300         249        2,549   
NC    :        *         149            *          *         112            *   
ND    :   17,000       1,380       18,380     16,000       1,335       17,335   
OH    :    2,900       2,764        5,664      1,700       1,817        3,517   
OK    :        *         457            *          *         195            *   
OR    :      800         594        1,394        600         725        1,325   
PA    :    4,800         675        5,475      3,600         550        4,150   
SC    :        *          58            *          *         160            *   
SD    :   11,000       1,586       12,586     12,000       1,849       13,849   
TN    :                  349          349                     95           95   
TX    :    1,000       3,078        4,078        800         788        1,588   
UT    :        *         115            *          *           *            *   
VA    :                   29           29                     46           46   
WA    :        *         235            *          *         172            *   
WV    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
WI    :   11,700           *            *     12,500       4,171       16,671   
WY    :        *          31            *          *           *            *   
      :                                                                         
Unall*:    5,200      19,913       42,044      6,000       9,631       22,202   
      :                                                                         
US    :   87,200      65,804      153,004     80,650      47,872      128,522   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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,             
                              December 1, 1995-96                               
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                1995                :                1996                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
AZ    :                    *            *                  2,300        2,300   
AR    :      500           *            *        600           *            *   
CA    :                  460          460                    600          600   
CO    :      900       1,590        2,490      3,500       3,415        6,915   
DE    :                    *            *                      *            *   
FL    :                    *            *                      *            *   
GA    :        *         120            *          *          54            *   
ID    :                                                                         
IL    :    1,900       2,423        4,323      3,300       3,855        7,155   
IN    :                  127          127                     29           29   
IA    :                    *            *                      *            *   
KS    :   32,000     104,400      136,400     70,000     168,905      238,905   
KY    :        *         344            *          *           *            *   
LA    :       60       2,439        2,499        100       2,664        2,764   
MD    :                   17           17                      *            *   
MI    :                                                                         
MN    :                                                        *            *   
MS    :      130           *            *         80         748          828   
MO    :   17,000       5,653       22,653     13,000       6,973       19,973   
MT    :                                                                         
NE    :   17,000      40,091       57,091     34,000      45,885       79,885   
NV    :                                                                         
NH    :                                                        *            *   
NJ    :                                                                         
NM    :      300       1,388        1,688        610           *            *   
NY    :                    *            *                      *            *   
NC    :        *           9            *          *           *            *   
ND    :                                                                         
OH    :                    *            *                      6            6   
OK    :    1,800       6,259        8,059      5,500      11,127       16,627   
OR    :                    *            *                      *            *   
PA    :                    *            *                     79           79   
SC    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
SD    :    2,500         667        3,167      4,200         793        4,993   
TN    :        *         155            *          *         223            *   
TX    :    3,800      52,377       56,177      8,000      63,549       71,549   
UT    :                    *            *                      *            *   
VA    :                   87           87                      *            *   
WA    :                    *            *                      *            *   
WV    :                                                        *            *   
WI    :                    *            *                      *            *   
WY    :                                                        *            *   
      :                                                                         
Unall*:    1,200       3,580        6,038      1,700       4,480        7,667   
      :                                                                         
US    :   79,090     222,186      301,276    144,590     315,685      460,275   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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. 
                                                                                
              Corn:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,              
                               September 1, 1996 1/                             
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       :           On           :           Off          :      Total All       
 State :          Farms         :        Farms 2/        :      Positions       
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       :                             1,000 Bushels                              
       :                                                                        
AL     :               *                   1,187                       *        
AZ     :               *                     155                       *        
AR     :               *                       *                       *        
CA     :               *                     791                       *        
CO     :           2,500                   1,360                   3,860        
DE     :               *                   1,071                       *        
FL     :               *                       *                       *        
GA     :               *                   1,311                       *        
ID     :               *                       *                       *        
IL     :          20,000                  43,035                  63,035        
IN     :          13,000                  26,674                  39,674        
IA     :          32,000                  50,717                  82,717        
KS     :           4,000                   4,463                   8,463        
KY     :           2,500                   1,937                   4,437        
LA     :               *                       *                       *        
MD     :               *                   1,152                       *        
MI     :           7,000                   4,352                  11,352        
MN     :          25,000                  19,204                  44,204        
MS     :               *                     415                       *        
MO     :           5,000                   3,538                   8,538        
MT     :               *                      85                       *        
NE     :          10,000                  32,056                  42,056        
NV     :                                                                        
NH     :               *                     589                     589        
NJ     :               *                       *                       *        
NM     :               *                       *                       *        
NY     :               *                     366                       *        
NC     :             800                   2,394                   3,194        
ND     :           1,500                     450                   1,950        
OH     :          11,000                  11,421                  22,421        
OK     :               *                     514                       *        
OR     :               *                     227                       *        
PA     :           5,500                   1,370                   6,870        
SC     :               *                      82                       *        
SD     :           9,000                   3,108                  12,108        
TN     :               *                   1,290                       *        
TX     :             800                   3,812                   4,612        
UT     :               *                     476                       *        
VA     :               *                     729                       *        
WA     :               *                   1,789                       *        
WV     :               *                       *                       *        
WI     :          31,000                   6,084                  37,084        
WY     :               *                       *                       *        
       :                                                                        
Unall* :          16,000                   1,138                  28,778        
       :                                                                        
US     :         196,600                 229,342                 425,942        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,              
                              September 1, 1995-96                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                1995               :               1996                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
AL      :        *        225            *          *          *            *   
AZ      :                  32           32                    33           33   
AR      :        *        268            *          *        225            *   
CA      :        *        188            *          *        539            *   
CO      :        *        125            *          *        200            *   
DE      :                   *            *                     *            *   
FL      :                   *            *                     *            *   
GA      :        *        132            *          *        165            *   
ID      :        *        199            *          *          *            *   
IL      :    2,200      1,252        3,452      2,600      1,214        3,814   
IN      :        *        352            *          *        246            *   
IA      :    8,000      8,093       16,093      6,500      6,390       12,890   
KS      :    1,900      1,372        3,272      1,600      1,940        3,540   
KY      :                  90           90                   150          150   
LA      :                 643          643                    27           27   
MD      :        *        214            *          *         17            *   
MI      :    2,000      1,708        3,708      1,500        717        2,217   
MN      :   13,000     19,182       32,182     11,000      9,123       20,123   
MS      :                  51           51                    23           23   
MO      :      800      1,691        2,491        700          *            *   
MT      :    4,500        160        4,660      2,400        150        2,550   
NE      :    2,400          *            *      3,800      2,641        6,441   
NV      :                                                                       
NH      :                   *            *                     *            *   
NJ      :                   *            *                     *            *   
NM      :                   *            *                     *            *   
NY      :    3,800        675        4,475      2,600      1,046        3,646   
NC      :        *        189            *          *        145            *   
ND      :   20,000      2,250       22,250     17,500      1,615       19,115   
OH      :    3,800      3,061        6,861      2,000      1,496        3,496   
OK      :        *        515            *          *        193            *   
OR      :    1,400        721        2,121        700        632        1,332   
PA      :    5,600      1,100        6,700      4,000        610        4,610   
SC      :        *         98            *          *        144            *   
SD      :   14,000      2,763       16,763     14,000      3,339       17,339   
TN      :                 273          273                    89           89   
TX      :    2,000      3,397        5,397      1,000        494        1,494   
UT      :        *        142            *          *         76            *   
VA      :                  31           31                   287          287   
WA      :        *        161            *          *        206            *   
WV      :        *          *            *          *          *            *   
WI      :   15,000          *            *     13,500      2,598       16,098   
WY      :        *         29            *          *         11            *   
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :    6,800     21,585       48,622      8,000      2,751       13,618   
        :                                                                       
US      :  107,200     72,967      180,167     93,400     39,532      132,932   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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 and Soybeans:  Stocks by Position, State,                
                      and United States, September 1, 1996                      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :             Sorghum 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    :                   56          56                       *            *   
AR    :      20            *           *         100       3,130        3,230   
CA    :                  112         112                                        
CO    :      60           65         125                       *            *   
DE    :                    *           *           *           *            *   
FL    :                    *           *           *           *            *   
GA    :       *            *           *           *       2,064            *   
ID    :                                                                         
IL    :      50          317         367      11,000      21,422       32,422   
IN    :                   32          32       3,000       5,024        8,024   
IA    :                    *           *      15,000      30,137       45,137   
KS    :   3,000        6,205       9,205       1,000       5,435        6,435   
KY    :       *            *           *         350           *            *   
LA    :                    *           *          20       4,902        4,922   
MD    :                    *           *           *           *            *   
MI    :                                          900       1,186        2,086   
MN    :                    *           *      11,000      11,171       22,171   
MS    :                    *           *         100           *            *   
MO    :     600          453       1,053       4,100       7,657       11,757   
MT    :                                                                         
NE    :   1,000        1,778       2,778       4,000       7,629       11,629   
NV    :                                                                         
NH    :                    *           *                       *            *   
NJ    :                                            *           *            *   
NM    :      30          174         204                                        
NY    :                    *           *                      80           80   
NC    :       *            *           *         223       3,101        3,324   
ND    :                                          500         485          985   
OH    :                   36          36       2,800       6,869        9,669   
OK    :     200          578         778           *         123            *   
OR    :                    *           *                       *            *   
PA    :                    *           *           *         215            *   
SC    :       *            *           *         100           *            *   
SD    :     300          158         458       2,500       1,779        4,279   
TN    :       *            1           *         200         213          413   
TX    :     100        2,156       2,256           *           *            *   
UT    :                    *           *                       *            *   
VA    :                    *           *           *           *            *   
WA    :                    *           *                       *            *   
WV    :                    *           *                       *            *   
WI    :                    *           *       1,000       1,092        2,092   
WY    :                    *           *                       *            *   
      :                                                                         
Unall*:     140          750         911       1,630      10,221       14,803   
      :                                                                         
US    :   5,500       12,871      18,371      59,523     123,935      183,458   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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. 
             Barley:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,             
                              September 1, 1995-96                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                1995                :             1996 1/                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 2/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 2/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :                    *            *                      *            *   
AZ    :        *         205            *          *       1,054            *   
AR    :                    *            *                      *            *   
CA    :    1,200       4,394        5,594        800       2,571        3,371   
CO    :    6,000       4,420       10,420      5,200       5,025       10,225   
DE    :        *       1,387            *          *           *            *   
FL    :                    *            *                      *            *   
GA    :                   36           36                     71           71   
ID    :   35,000      12,794       47,794     16,000      16,455       32,455   
IL    :                    *            *                      *            *   
IN    :                    *            *                      *            *   
IA    :                    *            *                      *            *   
KS    :        *         185            *          *           *            *   
KY    :        *           *            *          *         123            *   
LA    :                    *            *                      *            *   
MD    :        *       1,800            *          *         327            *   
MI    :        *          69            *          *           *            *   
MN    :   18,000      26,110       44,110     21,000      22,375       43,375   
MS    :                    *            *                                       
MO    :                    *            *                      *            *   
MT    :   47,000       6,500       53,500     42,000       7,000       49,000   
NE    :        *          32            *          *          89            *   
NV    :        *                        *          *           *            *   
NH    :                    *            *                      *            *   
NJ    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
NM    :                    *            *                      *            *   
NY    :                   73           73                    113          113   
NC    :        *         437            *          *         217            *   
ND    :   64,000      23,550       87,550     79,000      30,400      109,400   
OH    :                    *            *                     37           37   
OK    :        *         103            *          *          34            *   
OR    :    4,500       1,918        6,418      6,000       3,000        9,000   
PA    :        *       1,100            *          *         590            *   
SC    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
SD    :    5,000       2,211        7,211      5,000         927        5,927   
TN    :                    *            *                     12           12   
TX    :        *          86            *          *         122            *   
UT    :    4,000       1,823        5,823      3,500       1,915        5,415   
VA    :        *       1,460            *          *           *            *   
WA    :    4,000      10,523       14,523      4,000      13,198       17,198   
WV    :                    *            *                      *            *   
WI    :        *       8,704            *          *      10,130            *   
WY    :    1,500           *            *      2,200           *            *   
      :                                                                         
Unall*:    8,700       3,704       29,472      9,000       6,293       30,179   
      :                                                                         
US    :  198,900     113,624      312,524    193,700     122,078      315,778   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,            
                              September 1, 1995-96                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                1995                :              1996 1/               
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 2/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 2/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :        *        2,250            *         *       1,937             *  
AZ    :        *        4,175            *         *       3,180             *  
AR    :      600       13,902       14,502       700      13,937        14,637  
CA    :    2,000       13,936       15,936     4,000      15,030        19,030  
CO    :   30,000       46,150       76,150    33,000      30,935        63,935  
DE    :        *        2,857            *         *       1,588             *  
FL    :        *            *            *         *           *             *  
GA    :        *        5,705            *         *       6,033             *  
ID    :   34,000       41,317       75,317    37,000      49,425        86,425  
IL    :    5,200       34,491       39,691     4,000      12,423        16,423  
IN    :    1,700       23,324       25,024     1,600      12,009        13,609  
IA    :        *            *            *         *           *             *  
KS    :   30,000      206,431      236,431    33,000     146,327       179,327  
KY    :        *        5,923            *         *       5,055             *  
LA    :        *       13,426            *         *      13,840             *  
MD    :        *        7,727            *         *       4,500             *  
MI    :    1,800       23,892       25,692     2,300      12,963        15,263  
MN    :   60,000       37,934       97,934    90,000      30,228       120,228  
MS    :        *        1,485            *         *         350             *  
MO    :    5,200       26,022       31,222     4,400      19,513        23,913  
MT    :  170,000       25,500      195,500   150,000      20,300       170,300  
NE    :   26,000       67,452       93,452    17,000      45,013        62,013  
NV    :        *          211            *         *           *             *  
NH    :                     *            *                     *             *  
NJ    :        *          715            *         *           *             *  
NM    :        *        2,468            *         *           *             *  
NY    :        *        8,089            *         *       3,993             *  
NC    :    2,500       12,367       14,867     2,000       6,650         8,650  
ND    :  240,000       68,800      308,800   276,000      70,000       346,000  
OH    :    3,500       68,863       72,363     3,000      34,103        37,103  
OK    :   13,000       57,618       70,618    14,000      49,074        63,074  
OR    :   15,000       41,734       56,734    19,000      38,930        57,930  
PA    :        *        9,200            *         *       6,300             *  
SC    :        *        2,669            *         *       1,939             *  
SD    :   45,000       29,977       74,977    75,000      35,406       110,406  
TN    :        *        8,213            *         *       4,586             *  
TX    :    3,100       69,850       72,950     3,500      59,246        62,746  
UT    :        *        5,165            *         *       2,998             *  
VA    :        *        9,810            *         *       6,147             *  
WA    :   27,000      115,131      142,131    28,000     120,006       148,006  
WV    :        *            *            *         *           *             *  
WI    :        *       15,750            *         *       7,828             *  
WY    :        *        2,703            *         *       1,627             *  
      :                                                                         
Unall*:   28,000        4,267      140,808    27,000       6,277       105,178  
      :                                                                         
US    :  743,600    1,137,499    1,881,099   824,500     899,696     1,724,196  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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. 
                                                                                
         Durum Wheat:  Stocks by Position, North Dakota, Other States,          
                   and United States, December 1, 1995-96 1/                    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       :                1995               :                1996                
       :----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
       :   Farms   :  Farms 2/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 2/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       :                             1,000 Bushels                              
       :                                                                        
ND     :   41,000     12,200      53,200      60,000      10,800      70,800    
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:    6,220     11,686      17,906       6,100       9,211      15,311    
       :                                                                        
US     :   47,220     23,886      71,106      66,100      20,011      86,111    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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, September 1, 1995-96 1/                   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       :                1995               :                1996                
       :----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
       :   Farms   :  Farms 2/ : Positions :   Farms  : Farms 2/ 3/: Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       :                             1,000 Bushels                              
       :                                                                        
ND     :   65,000      7,440      72,440      71,000      11,200       82,200   
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:    7,560     17,215      24,775       8,700      11,487       20,187   
       :                                                                        
US     :   72,560     24,655      97,215      79,700      22,687      102,387   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Included in All Wheat.                                                      
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
3/  Revised.                                                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
         Durum Wheat:  Stocks by Position, North Dakota, Other States,          
                and United States, March 1, and June 1, 1996 1/                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       :           March 1, 1996           :            June 1, 1996            
       :----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
       :   Farms   :  Farms 2/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 2/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       :                             1,000 Bushels                              
       :                                                                        
ND     :   23,000     13,200      36,200      12,000       6,150      18,150    
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:    4,250      8,181      12,431         470       7,125       7,595    
       :                                                                        
US     :   27,250     21,381      48,631      12,470      13,275      25,745    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Included in All Wheat.                                                      
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                 Corn and Sorghum:  Stocks by Position, State,                  
                        and United States, June 1, 1996                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                Corn                :              Sorghum               
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :        *       4,275             *         *           *           *    
AZ    :        *         246             *                     *           *    
AR    :        *         630             *        50           *           *    
CA    :        *       3,097             *                   183         183    
CO    :    6,000       5,700        11,700       600         345         945    
DE    :        *       5,508             *                     *           *    
FL    :        *           *             *                     *           *    
GA    :        *       4,740             *         *           *           *    
ID    :        *         463             *                                      
IL    :   95,000     157,819       252,819       200         516         716    
IN    :   45,000      83,511       128,511                    70          70    
IA    :  180,000     229,934       409,934                     *           *    
KS    :    8,000      32,917        40,917     7,000      27,325      34,325    
KY    :    7,600       6,870        14,470         *           *           *    
LA    :        *       4,115             *                   569         569    
MD    :        *       7,759             *                     *           *    
MI    :   28,000      20,780        48,780                                      
MN    :  145,000      76,883       221,883                                      
MS    :        *       2,514             *         5           *           *    
MO    :   12,000      13,726        25,726     1,600       1,713       3,313    
MT    :        *          50             *                                      
NE    :   62,000     123,900       185,900     3,000       8,471      11,471    
NV    :                                                                         
NH    :                1,322         1,322                     *           *    
NJ    :        *           *             *                                      
NM    :        *           *             *       100           *           *    
NY    :        *       1,396             *                     *           *    
NC    :    2,500       9,434        11,934         *           *           *    
ND    :    4,000       2,350         6,350                                      
OH    :   30,000      50,088        80,088                     *           *    
OK    :        *           *             *       200       2,293       2,493    
OR    :        *         230             *                     *           *    
PA    :   18,000       4,400        22,400                    22          22    
SC    :        *       1,040             *         *           *           *    
SD    :   26,000      10,115        36,115       400         290         690    
TN    :        *       5,502             *         *         108           *    
TX    :    2,500      31,556        34,056       600      11,567      12,167    
UT    :        *         377             *                     *           *    
VA    :        *       2,808             *                     *           *    
WA    :        *       4,054             *                     *           *    
WV    :        *           *             *                     *           *    
WI    :   70,000      22,982        92,982                     *           *    
WY    :        *           *             *                     *           *    
      :                                                                         
Unall*:   38,500       4,703        92,007       200       2,961       3,424    
      :                                                                         
US    :  780,100     937,794     1,717,894    13,955      56,433      70,388    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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 and Barley:  Stocks by Position, State,                  
                        and United States, June 1, 1996                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                Oats                :               Barley               
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :        *           *           *                       *           *    
AZ    :                   27          27           *          10           *    
AR    :        *           *           *                       *           *    
CA    :        *         122           *         100         687         787    
CO    :        *         100           *          50       4,420       4,470    
DE    :                    *           *           *           4           *    
FL    :                    *           *                       *           *    
GA    :        *          31           *                      17          17    
ID    :        *         177           *       2,400       7,354       9,754    
IL    :      800         363       1,163                       *           *    
IN    :        *         166           *                       *           *    
IA    :    3,500       4,435       7,935                       *           *    
KS    :      450         476         926           *           *           *    
KY    :                    *           *           *           *           *    
LA    :                    *           *                       *           *    
MD    :        *          13           *           *          78           *    
MI    :      700         441       1,141           *          26           *    
MN    :    3,500      10,462      13,962       4,000      22,220      26,220    
MS    :                   34          34                                        
MO    :      150           *           *                      11          11    
MT    :      700         170         870       5,000       3,000       8,000    
NE    :      900           *           *           *           *           *    
NV    :                                            *           *           *    
NH    :                    *           *                      30          30    
NJ    :                    *           *           *           *           *    
NM    :                    *           *                       *           *    
NY    :      800         205       1,005                      12          12    
NC    :        *          87           *           *          50           *    
ND    :    5,100         750       5,850       9,000      19,000      28,000    
OH    :      800       1,498       2,298                       *           *    
OK    :        *         271           *           *          40           *    
OR    :      200         164         364         400       1,230       1,630    
PA    :    1,600         460       2,060           *         275           *    
SC    :        *          22           *           *           *           *    
SD    :    5,000         817       5,817       1,100         862       1,962    
TN    :                  225         225                       *           *    
TX    :      400       1,351       1,751           *          41           *    
UT    :        *         136           *         800         557       1,357    
VA    :                   18          18           *          62           *    
WA    :        *         137           *         700       3,210       3,910    
WV    :        *           *           *                       *           *    
WI    :    6,000           *           *           *       9,685           *    
WY    :        *          14           *         250           *           *    
      :                                                                         
Unall*:    2,000      10,536      20,862       1,800       1,112      13,433    
      :                                                                         
US    :   32,600      33,708      66,308      25,600      73,993      99,593    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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 and Soybeans:  Stocks by Position, State,               
                        and United States, June 1, 1996                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :              All Wheat             :              Soybeans              
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
AZ    :        *           *            *                      *            *   
AR    :       10           9           19      1,000      11,112       12,112   
CA    :      100       4,867        4,967                                       
CO    :    2,500      11,700       14,200                      *            *   
DE    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
FL    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
GA    :        *           *            *        100       7,703        7,803   
ID    :    1,800       8,975       10,775                                       
IL    :      300       4,526        4,826     51,000      73,006      124,006   
IN    :       40       2,674        2,714     12,000      21,992       33,992   
IA    :        *           *            *     52,000      82,720      134,720   
KS    :    2,500      37,548       40,048      4,400      21,206       25,606   
KY    :        *         212            *      1,900       6,632        8,532   
LA    :        *       3,072            *        100       8,159        8,259   
MD    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
MI    :      300       4,531        4,831      3,300       4,489        7,789   
MN    :    5,000      22,154       27,154     52,000      39,078       91,078   
MS    :        *           *            *        500           *            *   
MO    :      300       8,708        9,008     11,500      18,088       29,588   
MT    :   16,000      11,500       27,500                                       
NE    :    1,200      16,717       17,917     11,500      22,071       33,571   
NV    :        *           *            *                                       
NH    :                    *            *                      *            *   
NJ    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
NM    :        *           *            *                                       
NY    :        *       3,430            *                    122          122   
NC    :      100       1,501        1,601      1,500       6,093        7,593   
ND    :   32,000      31,950       63,950      1,800       1,950        3,750   
OH    :       60       8,832        8,892      9,000      20,269       29,269   
OK    :    1,000      11,281       12,281          *           *            *   
OR    :      500      15,788       16,288                      *            *   
PA    :        *       2,780            *          *         950            *   
SC    :        *          19            *        700       3,585        4,285   
SD    :    7,000       4,279       11,279     11,500       6,339       17,839   
TN    :        *       2,435            *      2,000       1,102        3,102   
TX    :      700      28,846       29,546          *       2,295            *   
UT    :        *       3,684            *                      *            *   
VA    :        *       1,116            *          *           *            *   
WA    :    1,500      31,187       32,687                      *            *   
WV    :        *           *            *                      *            *   
WI    :        *       8,466            *      2,300       5,013        7,313   
WY    :        *           *            *                      *            *   
      :                                                                         
Unall*:    1,700       8,623       35,537      4,000      24,727       32,472   
      :                                                                         
US    :   74,610     301,410      376,020    234,100     388,701      622,801   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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. 
       Sunflower:  Stocks by Position, Type, North Dakota, Other States,        
                    and United States, September 1, 1995-96                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         :               1995               :               1996 1/             
         :--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State  :    On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
         : Farms    :  Farms 1/ : Positions : Farms    :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         :                             1,000 Pounds                             
         :                                                                      
Oil      :                                                                      
                                                                                
 ND      : 20,500     49,000        69,500    23,500     113,200      136,700   
         :                                                                      
 Oth Sts : 17,011     48,852        65,863    35,426     180,470      215,896   
         :                                                                      
 US      : 37,511     97,852       135,363    58,926     293,670      352,596   
         :                                                                      
Non-oil  :                                                                      
 ND      : 20,300     32,200        52,500     5,000      43,600       48,600   
         :                                                                      
 Oth Sts :  6,050     33,427        39,477     1,365      50,392       51,757   
         :                                                                      
 US      : 26,350     65,627        91,977     6,365      93,992      100,357   
         :                                                                      
All      :                                                                      
 ND      : 40,800     81,200       122,000     28,500    156,800      185,300   
         :                                                                      
 Oth Sts : 23,061     82,279       105,340     36,791    230,862      267,653   
         :                                                                      
 US      : 63,861    163,479       227,340     65,291    387,662      452,953   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Revised.                                                                    
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Flaxseed:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,            
                                June 1, 1995-96                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                1995                :                1996                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
MN    :     15         307           322         20        344           364    
ND    :    320         425           745        225         *             *     
SD    :     90          *             *          40         *             *     
      :                                                                         
Oth St:      4           9           103          3        598           866    
      :                                                                         
US    :    429         741         1,170        288        942         1,230    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "Off Farms Other States" includes State data not published to avoid         
    disclosure of individual operations.                                        
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
              Rye:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,               
                                  June 1, 1996                                  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :           On          :          Off          :        Total All        
 State:         Farms         :        Farms 1/       :        Positions        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
MN    :           25                     387                      412           
ND    :           50                      85                      135           
SD    :          300                      51                      351           
      :                                                                         
3-Sts :                                                                         
 Total:          375                     523                      898           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                 Corn and Sorghum:  Stocks by Position, State,                  
                        and United States, March 1, 1996                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                Corn                :              Sorghum               
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :         *       4,370            *         *           *            *   
AZ    :         *         712            *                 2,160        2,160   
AR    :         *       1,589            *       250           *            *   
CA    :         *       5,198            *                   307          307   
CO    :    19,000      13,850       32,850       600         750        1,350   
DE    :         *       6,224            *                     *            *   
FL    :         *           *            *                     *            *   
GA    :         *       7,014            *         *          18            *   
ID    :         *         724            *                                      
IL    :   270,000     328,847      598,847       400       1,280        1,680   
IN    :    95,000     145,057      240,057                   210          210   
IA    :   490,000     417,034      907,034                     *            *   
KS    :    24,000      67,703       91,703    17,000      55,307       72,307   
KY    :    18,000      12,464       30,464         *         105            *   
LA    :         *       6,628            *        20       1,367        1,387   
MD    :         *      13,017            *                     *            *   
MI    :    65,000      48,336      113,336                                      
MN    :   320,000     151,643      471,643                                      
MS    :         *       3,289            *        30         198          228   
MO    :    34,000      22,678       56,678     4,400       3,427        7,827   
MT    :         *          95            *                                      
NE    :   210,000     239,795      449,795     6,000      23,110       29,110   
NV    :                                                                         
NH    :                 1,419        1,419                     5            5   
NJ    :         *           *            *                                      
NM    :         *           *            *       200       1,237        1,437   
NY    :         *           *            *                     *            *   
NC    :     9,500      14,003       23,503         *           *            *   
ND    :    12,000       6,320       18,320                                      
OH    :    96,000     109,904      205,904                     *            *   
OK    :         *           *            *     1,000       4,189        5,189   
OR    :         *         412            *                     *            *   
PA    :    35,000       6,600       41,600                     *            *   
SC    :         *       2,470            *         *           *            *   
SD    :    72,000      24,692       96,692     1,300         351        1,651   
TN    :         *       9,520            *         *         122            *   
TX    :     3,700      59,050       62,750     1,300      33,507       34,807   
UT    :         *         609            *                     *            *   
VA    :         *       6,004            *                     *            *   
WA    :         *       4,543            *                     *            *   
WV    :         *           *            *                                      
WI    :   140,000      46,557      186,557                     *            *   
WY    :         *           *            *                     *            *   
      :                                                                         
Unall*:    87,000      10,971      170,389       500       1,916        2,911   
      :                                                                         
US    : 2,000,200   1,799,341    3,799,541    33,000     129,566      162,566   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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 and Barley:  Stocks by Position, State,                  
                        and United States, March 1, 1996                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                Oats                :               Barley               
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :        *           *            *                      *            *   
AZ    :                   12           12          *          59            *   
AR    :        *           *            *                      *            *   
CA    :        *         155            *        400       1,323        1,723   
CO    :        *         135            *        325       5,920        6,245   
DE    :                    *            *          *          97            *   
FL    :                    *            *                      *            *   
GA    :        *         156            *                     34           34   
ID    :        *         340            *      8,000      14,348       22,348   
IL    :    1,100         553        1,653                      *            *   
IN    :        *         254            *                      *            *   
IA    :    5,000       5,622       10,622                      *            *   
KS    :      600         682        1,282          *           *            *   
KY    :                    *            *          *           *            *   
LA    :                1,406        1,406                      *            *   
MD    :        *          20            *          *         270            *   
MI    :    1,200         980        2,180          *          42            *   
MN    :    7,000      17,024       24,024      8,500      31,134       39,634   
MS    :                    *            *                      *            *   
MO    :      350           *            *                     10           10   
MT    :    2,200         205        2,405     11,000       8,500       19,500   
NE    :    1,500           *            *          *           *            *   
NV    :                                            *           *            *   
NH    :                    *            *                      *            *   
NJ    :                    *            *          *           *            *   
NM    :                    *            *                      *            *   
NY    :    1,500         305        1,805                     24           24   
NC    :        *         123            *          *         145            *   
ND    :   10,000       1,060       11,060     21,000      27,600       48,600   
OH    :    1,900       1,713        3,613                      *            *   
OK    :        *         201            *          *          45            *   
OR    :      300         604          904        500       2,975        3,475   
PA    :    3,000         550        3,550          *         290            *   
SC    :        *          61            *          *           *            *   
SD    :    7,000       1,621        8,621      2,400       1,421        3,821   
TN    :                  253          253                      *            *   
TX    :      800       2,467        3,267          *          44            *   
UT    :        *          71            *      1,300       1,129        2,429   
VA    :                   26           26          *         272            *   
WA    :        *         200            *      1,000       5,192        6,192   
WV    :        *           *            *                      *            *   
WI    :    9,000           *            *          *      13,938            *   
WY    :        *          27            *        400       1,586        1,986   
      :                                                                         
Unall*:    4,900      18,442       35,935      4,000       2,709       21,911   
      :                                                                         
US    :   57,350      55,268      112,618     58,825     119,107      177,932   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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 and Soybeans:  Stocks by Position, State,               
                        and United States, March 1, 1996                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :             All Wheat             :              Soybeans               
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    :  Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  :  Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :        *         941           *          *           *             *   
AZ    :        *           *           *                      *             *   
AR    :       50           *           *      3,000      27,999        30,999   
CA    :      300       6,746       7,046                                        
CO    :    6,500      21,550      28,050                      *             *   
DE    :        *           *           *          *           *             *   
FL    :        *           *           *          *           *             *   
GA    :        *       2,213           *        600       8,029         8,629   
ID    :    9,000      23,066      32,066                                        
IL    :      400      14,558      14,958    102,000     127,548       229,548   
IN    :      150       7,130       7,280     30,000      44,468        74,468   
IA    :        *           *           *    131,000     145,187       276,187   
KS    :    7,500      85,253      92,753      7,000      30,499        37,499   
KY    :        *         938           *      6,000      10,217        16,217   
LA    :        *       4,644           *        300      10,910        11,210   
MD    :        *       2,706           *          *           *             *   
MI    :      700      10,869      11,569     10,000       9,836        19,836   
MN    :   22,000      33,179      55,179     90,000      60,941       150,941   
MS    :        *         579           *      2,000       9,169        11,169   
MO    :    1,100      15,788      16,888     24,000      31,775        55,775   
MT    :   48,000      26,500      74,500                                        
NE    :    6,000      37,307      43,307     22,000      44,664        66,664   
NV    :        *           *           *                                        
NH    :                    *           *                      *             *   
NJ    :        *           *           *          *           *             *   
NM    :        *       2,139           *                                        
NY    :        *       6,535           *                    185           185   
NC    :      300       4,316       4,616      4,500      10,119        14,619   
ND    :   81,000      67,200     148,200      5,300       4,500         9,800   
OH    :      550      25,719      26,269     32,000      40,199        72,199   
OK    :    1,500      23,821      25,321          *         708             *   
OR    :    3,000      15,829      18,829                      *             *   
PA    :        *       4,500           *          *       1,430             *   
SC    :        *         106           *      2,000       5,856         7,856   
SD    :   20,000      16,231      36,231     19,500      13,044        32,544   
TN    :        *       3,674           *      3,700       4,185         7,885   
TX    :    1,000      51,828      52,828          *       5,014             *   
UT    :        *       5,143           *                      *             *   
VA    :        *       1,978           *          *           *             *   
WA    :    6,500      56,910      63,410                      *             *   
WV    :        *           *           *                      *             *   
WI    :        *      13,621           *      9,100       7,428        16,528   
WY    :        *           *           *                      *             *   
      :                                                                         
Unall*:    5,000       9,397      64,164      8,000      24,446        39,598   
      :                                                                         
US    :  220,550     602,914     823,464    512,000     678,356     1,190,356   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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. 
                  Canola:  Stocks by Position, United States,                   
                                June 1, 1995-96                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                1995                :                1996                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Pounds                               
      :                                                                         
US    :     *          *           34,250        *         *           88,015   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                 Rapeseed:  Stocks by Position, United States,                  
                                June 1, 1995-96                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                1995                :                1996                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Pounds                               
      :                                                                         
US    :     *          *             37          *         *             114    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
               Mustard Seed:  Stocks by Position, United States,                
                              September 1, 1995-96                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                1995                :                1996                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Pounds                               
      :                                                                         
US    :     *           *           9,700        *         *           13,916   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   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, 1995-96                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                1995                :                1996                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Pounds                               
      :                                                                         
US    :     *          *           21,554        *         *            8,684   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                 On-Farm Grain Storage Capacity                                 
                         Down 2 Percent                                         
                                                                                
The United States on-farm grain storage capacity totaled 10.9 billion bushels   
on December 1, 1996, down 2 percent from December 1, 1995.  Iowa leads all      
States in on farm storage capacity with 1.60 billion bushels followed by        
Illinois with 1.22 billion bushels; Minnesota, 1.20 billion bushels; Nebraska   
1.06 billion bushels; and North Dakota at 740 million bushels.  The top five    
States account for 53 percent of the Nation's on-farm grain storage capacity.   
                                                                                
On-Farm grain storage capacity includes all bins, cribs, sheds, and other       
structures normally used to store whole grains or oilseeds located on farms.    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Capacity:  On-Farm Storage, by State                                            
            and United States, December 1, 1995-96 1/                           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE :        1995 2/   :      1996 :: STATE  :    1995 2/   :      1996       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 :       Million Bushels      ::      :    Million Bushels                      
 :                            ::      :                                         
AL    :         40               35   :: NE    :    1,025                1,060  
AR    :        105              110       :: NY     :       95                  
90                                                                              
CO    :        170              160       :: NC     :      110                  
100                                                                             
GA    :         90               80       :: ND     :      740                  
740                                                                             
ID    :        135              125   :: OH    :      380                  360  
IL    :   1,220             1,220     :: OK    :       90                   90  
IN    :        650              660       :: OR     :       55                  
45                                                                              
IA    :   1,650             1,600     :: PA    :      150                  140  
KS    :        420              400       :: SD     :      520                  
520                                                                             
KY    :        170              190   :: TN    :       80                   70  
MI    :        250              240   :: TX    :      160                  140  
MN    :   1,250             1,200     :: VA    :       45                   45  
MS    :         65               60       :: WA     :       80                  
80                                                                              
MO    :        390              390   :: WI    :      420                  400  
MT    :        330              330   ::       :                                
 :                            ::Unall 3/:   280                   260           
 :                            ::      :                                         
 :                            :: US   :   11,165          10,940                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Excludes AK and HI.                                                         
2/  Revised.                                                                    
3/  AZ, CA, DE, FL, LA, MD, NV, N ENG, NJ, NM, SC, UT, WV, and WY.              
                                                                                
                                                                                
                  Off-Farm Grain Storage Capacity                               
                          Down 3 Percent                                        
                                                                                
Capacity of off-farm commercial grain storage totaled 8.09 billion bushels in   
the United States on December 1, 1996, down 3 percent from December 1, 1995.    
Twenty-one States showed decreases from last year, 18 States and New England    
recorded increases in capacity and two were unchanged.  The States showing the  
largest decreases were Texas, 122.7 million bushels; Kansas, 55.1 million       
bushels; Illinois, 22.1 million bushels; and Arkansas 10.4 million bushels.     
Indiana recorded the largest increase with 9.9 million bushels, followed by     
Idaho with a 6.7 million bushel increase and Virginia with a 6.1 million        
bushel increase.                                                                
                                                                                
Illinois continued to lead all States in off-farm storage capacity, followed    
by Iowa, Kansas, Texas, and Nebraska.  The top five States accounted for 51     
percent of the Nation's off-farm storage capacity on December 1, 1996.          
                                                                                
Off-farm grain storage capacity includes all elevators, warehouses, terminals,  
merchant mills, other storage, and oilseed crushers which store grains,         
soybeans, sunflowers, or flaxseed.  Capacity data excludes warehouses used to   
store only rice or peanuts, oilseed crushers processing only cottonseed or      
peanuts, tobacco warehouses, seed warehouses, and storage that handle only dry  
edible beans.                                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                 Off-Farm Grain Storage Facilities                              
                                                                                
Off-farm grain storage facilities totaled 10,717 on December 1, 1996, 408       
fewer than on December 1, 1995.  States with the largest number of facilities   
are Illinois, 1,076; Kansas, 874; Texas, 700; Iowa, 623; and Nebraska, 547.     
                                                                                
Data users are advised that some differences may exist between the procedures   
used for making counts of facilities.  In a few instances, the count includes   
Headquarters operations which report for more than one facility.  This does     
not affect the data on total capacity.                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
             Off-Farm Storage Facilities:  Number and Capacity by State         
                     and United States, December 1, 1995-96                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :     Number of Facilities    ::  Rated Off-Farm Storage Capacity 
   State      :-----------------------------------------------------------------
              :     1995 1/   :    1996     ::       1995 1/       :     1996   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             ::           1,000 Bushels          
              :                             ::                                  
    AL        :         104          102    ::      30,210              30,250  
    AZ        :          33           31    ::      24,600              23,020  
    AR        :         200          200    ::     218,830             208,450  
    CA        :         171          166    ::      95,470              95,750  
    CO        :         136          134    ::     114,060             117,660  
    DE        :          21           21    ::      21,920              23,310  
    FL        :          35           33    ::       9,330               9,820  
    GA        :         229          218    ::      57,480              54,470  
    ID        :          85           79    ::     101,770             108,510  
    IL        :       1,097        1,076    ::   1,112,420           1,090,320  
    IN        :         454          455    ::     334,230             344,110  
    IA        :         671          623    ::     987,350             984,420  
    KS        :         889          874    ::     817,020             761,920  
    KY        :         236          233    ::      55,510              57,820  
    LA        :          64           63    ::      91,670              93,360  
    MD        :          64           64    ::      44,310              44,650  
    MI        :         293          292    ::     146,000             146,000  
    MN        :         545          522    ::     488,500             482,300  
    MS        :         103           94    ::      59,500              59,000  
    MO        :         519          508    ::     237,310             233,970  
    MT        :         155          152    ::      60,720              60,120  
    NE        :         570          547    ::     649,850             640,320  
    N ENG     :          29           29    ::       7,800               8,080  
    NJ        :          21           20    ::       2,370               2,490  
    NM        :          27           27    ::      16,620              15,920  
    NY        :          81           79    ::      40,390              40,660  
    NC        :         253          250    ::      75,780              75,090  
    ND        :         440          438    ::     251,070             250,850  
    OH        :         543          522    ::     334,780             333,530  
    OK        :         296          295    ::     246,160             247,260  
    OR        :         123          124    ::      67,430              67,520  
    PA        :         237          229    ::      32,010              28,210  
    SC        :         103          103    ::      26,930              25,350  
    SD        :         292          292    ::     122,550             123,470  
    TN        :         231          229    ::      58,430              58,860  
    TX        :         837          700    ::     806,480             683,740  
    UT        :          37           35    ::      19,900              19,920  
    VA        :         130          118    ::      34,130              40,210  
    WA        :         288          288    ::     212,500             209,850  
    WI        :         453          422    ::     177,750             174,880  
    WY        :          20           20    ::       8,990               8,920  
    Unall 2/  :          10           10    ::         930                 930  
              :                             ::                                  
    US        :      11,125       10,717    ::   8,301,060           8,085,290  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Revised.                                                                    
2/  NV and WV.                                                                  
                                                                                
      Reliability of December 1, 1996, Grain Stocks Estimates                   
                                                                                
Survey Procedures:  The grain stocks estimates in this report are based on      
                    surveys conducted during the first 2 weeks of December.     
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           
50,000 operators selected from a list of producers that 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        
December 1, 1996.  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 design 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 1.3 percent for corn, 1.7 percent for          
soybeans, and 1.8 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 2.6 percent for corn, 3.4 percent for soybeans, and 3.6 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 error for sorghum, barley, and oats are 5.0, 3.5, and     
3.0, 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.                                                 
                                                                                
Surveys 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-farms, as well as on-farms 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                                            
                                                                  Page          
Barley                                                                          
  December 1, 1995 .............................................     8          
  September 1, 1995 ............................................    14          
  June 1, 1995 .................................................    18          
  March 1, 1995 ................................................    23          
                                                                                
Canola                                                                          
  June 1, 1995..................................................    25          
                                                                                
Corn                                                                            
  December 1, 1995 .............................................     5          
  September 1, 1995 ............................................    11          
  June 1, 1995 .................................................    17          
  March 1, 1995 ................................................    22          
                                                                                
Flaxseed                                                                        
  June 1, 1995 .................................................    21          
                                                                                
Mustard Seed                                                                    
  June 1, 1995..................................................    26          
                                                                                
Oats                                                                            
  December 1, 1995 .............................................     9          
  September 1, 1995 ............................................    12          
  June 1, 1996 .................................................    18          
  March 1, 1995 ................................................    23          
                                                                                
Rapeseed                                                                        
  June 1, 1995..................................................    25          
                                                                                
Rye                                                                             
  June 1, 1996 .................................................    21          
                                                                                
Safflower                                                                       
  June 1, 1995 .................................................    26          
                                                                                
Sorghum                                                                         
  December 1, 1995 .............................................    10          
  September 1, 1996 ............................................    13          
  June 1, 1996 .................................................    17          
  March 1, 1996 ................................................    22          
                                                                                
Soybeans                                                                        
  December 1, 1995 .............................................     7          
  September 1, 1996 ............................................    13          
  June 1, 1996 .................................................    19          
  March 1, 1996 ................................................    24          
                                                                                
Sunflower                                                                       
  September 1, 1995 ............................................    20          
                                                                                
All Wheat                                                                       
  December 1, 1995 .............................................     6          
  September 1, 1995 ............................................    15          
  June 1, 1996 .................................................    19          
  March 1, 1996 ................................................    24          
                                                                                
Durum Wheat                                                                     
  December 1, 1995 .............................................    16          
  September 1, 1995 ............................................    16          
  June 1, 1996 .................................................    16          
  March 1, 1996 ................................................    16          
                                                                                
                                                                                
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