Gr Lg 11-1 (3-99)

Grain

Stocks

National

Agricultural

Statistics

Service

USDA

Washington, D.C.

Released March 31, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of

Agriculture. For information on "Grain Stocks" call (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

Corn Stocks Up 15 Percent

Soybean Stocks Up 21 Percent

All Wheat Stocks Up 24 Percent

Corn stocks in all positions on March 1, 1999, totaled 5.70 billion bushels, up 15 percent from March 1,

1998. Of the total stocks, 3.57 billion bushels were stored on farms, up 20 percent from a year ago. Off-farm

stocks, at 2.13 billion bushels, were up 8 percent from a year ago.

The December 1998-February 1999 indicated disappearance is 2.36 billion bushels, 2 percent above the

disappearance of 2.31 billion bushels during the same period a year earlier.

All wheat stored in all positions on March 1, 1999 totaled 1.44 billion bushels, up 24 percent from a year

ago to the biggest March number since 1988. Farm stocks are 470 million bushels, up 18 percent from last

year. Off-farm stocks, at 975 million bushels, are up 27 percent. Disappearance for the quarter ending

March 1 is 451 million bushels, down slightly from the same period in 1998.

Soybeans stored in all positions on March 1, 1999 totaled 1.46 billion bushels, up 21 percent from March 1,

1998. On-farm stocks, estimated at 815 million bushels, were up 28 percent from last March, and accounted

for 56 percent of the March 1, 1999 stocks. Off-farm stocks, at 643 million bushels, were 14 percent higher

than the previous year.

Indicated disappearance for the December 1998 - February 1999 quarter totaled 728 million bushels,

9 percent below the same period one year ago.
Grain Stocks Agricultural Statistics Board

March 1999 2 NASS, USDA

Durum wheat stocks in all positions on March 1, 1999 total 88.2 million bushels, more than double last

March 1. Like all wheat, this is the biggest March inventory since 1988. On-farm stocks are 58.2 million

bushels, up 165 percent from last year. Off-farm stocks total 30.0 million bushels, up 47 percent. The

indicated third quarter disappearance of 20.8 million bushels is down 16 percent from the same period a year

earlier.

Barley stocks in all positions on March 1, 1999 totaled 200 million bushels, up 11 percent from a year ago. 

Of the total barley stocks on hand, 86.9 million bushels were stored on farms, 6 percent above a year ago. 

March 1, 1999 off-farm stocks, at 114 million bushels, were 15 percent above last year. Indicated

disappearance during the December-February quarter totaled 70 million bushels, 10 percent above the same

period a year earlier.

Oats stored in all positions on March 1, 1999 totaled 109 million bushels, 2 percent below a year ago. Of the

total stocks on hand, 62 million bushels were stored on farm, 5 percent above this time last year. Off-farm

stocks totaled 48 million bushels, 9 percent below a year earlier. Indicated disappearance during the

December-February quarter totaled 34 million bushels, 3 percent more than the same period a year ago.

Grain sorghum stored in all positions on March 1, 1999, totaled 226 million bushels, down 4 percent from

March 1, 1998. Of the total sorghum stocks on hand, 61 million bushels were stored on farm, 7 percent more

than a year earlier. Off-farm stocks, at 166 million bushels, are 7 percent below the previous year. 

Disappearance for the December-February quarter is 109 million bushels, down 22 percent from the same

quarter a year ago.

This report was approved on March 31, 1999.

Acting Secretary of

Agriculture

I. Miley Gonzalez

Agricultural Statistics Board

Chairperson

Rich Allen
Grain Stocks Agricultural Statistics Board

March 1999 3 NASS, USDA

Grain Stocks: By Position, Month, United States, 1998-99

(Domestic Units)

Date

1998 1999

On

Farms

Off

Farms 1

Total All

Positions

On

Farms

Off

Farms 1

Total All

Positions

Corn

1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

Mar 1

Jun 1

Sep 1

Dec 1

2,975,000

1,830,000

640,000

5,320,000

1,964,898

1,209,757

667,803

2,731,924

4,939,898

3,039,757

1,307,803

8,051,924

3,570,000 2,125,546 5,695,546

Sorghum

Mar 1

Jun 1

Sep 1

Dec 1

56,760

27,200

13,700

95,900

177,916

68,944

35,203

239,416

234,676

96,144

48,903

335,316

60,900 165,522 226,422

Oats

Mar 1

Jun 1

Sep 1

Dec 1

58,800

34,500

110,300

81,500

52,418

39,498

51,515

61,850

111,218

73,998

161,815

143,350

61,700 47,588 109,288

Barley

Mar 1

Jun 1

Sep 1

Dec 1

81,900

43,700

193,500

149,000

98,299

75,533

132,652

121,523

180,199

119,233

326,152

270,523

86,900 113,526 200,426

All Wheat

Mar 1

Jun 1

Sep 1

Dec 1

399,920

224,210

885,720

680,200

766,644

498,268

1,499,770

1,215,618

1,166,564

722,478

2,385,490

1,895,818

470,220 974,594 1,444,814

Durum Wheat 2

Mar 1

Jun 1

Sep 1

Dec 1

22,000

13,380

88,000

75,300

20,473

12,448

37,908

33,719

42,473

25,828

125,908

109,019

58,200 30,005 88,205

Soybeans

Mar 1

Jun 1

Sep 1

Dec 1

637,000

318,000

84,300

1,187,000

565,922

275,654

115,499

999,033

1,202,922

593,654

199,799

2,186,033

815,000 643,280 1,458,280

1 Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 2 Included in All Wheat.
Grain Stocks Agricultural Statistics Board

March 1999 4 NASS, USDA

Grain Stocks: By Position, Month, United States, 1998-99

(Metric Units)

Date

1998 1999

On

Farms

Off

Farms 1

Total All

Positions

On

Farms

Off

Farms 1

Total All

Positions

Corn

Metric Tons Metric Tons Metric Tons Metric Tons Metric Tons Metric Tons

Mar 1

Jun 1

Sep 1

Dec 1

75,568,480

46,484,140

16,256,750

135,134,220

49,910,710

30,729,240

16,962,980

69,394,070

125,479,190

77,213,380

33,219,730

204,528,290

90,682,180 53,991,360 144,673,530

Sorghum

Mar 1

Jun 1

Sep 1

Dec 1

1,441,770

690,910

348,000

2,435,970

4,519,270

1,751,260

894,200

6,081,450

5,961,040

2,442,170

1,242,190

8,517,420

1,546,930 4,204,450 5,751,380

Oats

Mar 1

Jun 1

Sep 1

Dec 1

853,480

500,770

1,601,000

1,182,970

760,850

573,310

747,740

897,750

1,614,320

1,074,080

2,348,740

2,080,720

895,570 690,740 1,586,310

Barley

Mar 1

Jun 1

Sep 1

Dec 1

1,783,160

951,460

4,212,970

3,244,090

2,140,210

1,644,540

2,888,160

2,645,850

3,923,370

2,595,990

7,101,120

5,889,940

1,892,020 2,471,740 4,363,760

All Wheat

Mar 1

Jun 1

Sep 1

Dec 1

10,884,040

6,102,000

24,105,350

18,512,010

20,864,630

13,560,630

40,817,050

33,083,700

31,748,670

19,662,630

64,922,400

51,595,710

12,797,290 26,524,100 39,321,390

Durum Wheat 2

Mar 1

Jun 1

Sep 1

Dec 1

598,740

364,140

2,394,970

2,049,330

557,180

338,780

1,031,690

917,680

1,155,930

702,920

3,426,650

2,967,010

1,583,940 816,600 2,400,550

Soybeans

Mar 1

Jun 1

Sep 1

Dec 1

17,336,300

8,654,540

2,294,270

32,304,850

15,401,870

7,502,070

3,143,370

27,189,220

32,738,170

16,156,610

5,437,640

59,494,070

22,180,670 17,507,210 39,687,880

1 Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 2 Included in All Wheat.
Grain Stocks Agricultural Statistics Board

March 1999 5 NASS, USDA

Corn: Stocks by Position, State, and United States,

March 1, 1998-99

State

1998 1999

On

Farms

Off

Farms 1

Total All

Positions

On

Farms

Off

Farms 1

Total All

Positions

1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

AL

AZ

AR

CA

CO

DE

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MD

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

Unall*

US

 *

 *

 *

 *

38,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

440,000

165,000

650,000

48,000

26,000

 *

 *

80,000

410,000

 *

91,000

 *

410,000

 *

 *

 *

13,000

25,000

138,000

 *

 *

35,000

 *

131,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

155,000

 *

120,000

2,975,000

4,545

825

2,149

8,550

21,480

7,330

 *

5,511

1,147

415,618

152,158

355,357

123,934

15,771

12,806

14,275

53,870

134,078

7,680

39,831

 *

232,251

1,556

494

 *

 *

15,810

6,020

120,689

6,907

904

8,012

2,836

22,993

7,995

83,359

727

5,389

6,541

 *

58,386

32

7,082

1,964,898

 *

 *

 *

 *

59,480

 *

 *

 *

 *

855,618

317,158

1,005,357

171,934

41,771

 *

 *

133,870

544,078

 *

130,831

 *

642,251

1,556

 *

 *

 *

28,810

31,020

258,689

 *

 *

43,012

 *

153,993

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

213,386

 *

307,084

4,939,898

 *

 *

 *

 *

40,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

490,000

165,000

840,000

60,000

31,000

 *

 *

90,000

540,000

 *

89,000

 *

520,000

 *

 *

 *

10,000

31,000

135,000

 *

 *

39,000

 *

190,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

200,000

 *

100,000

3,570,000

4,181

960

3,945

9,315

27,635

6,530

 *

5,968

1,515

448,931

145,311

415,859

132,680

14,359

14,304

10,257

44,000

183,690

8,453

39,867

 *

261,378

899

255

 *

3,108

12,911

9,870

104,552

6,105

420

7,008

1,614

30,232

7,945

78,228

763

3,984

9,038

 *

65,887

 *

3,589

2,125,546

 *

 *

 *

 *

67,635

 *

 *

 *

 *

938,931

310,311

1,255,859

192,680

45,359

 *

 *

134,000

723,690

 *

128,867

 *

781,378

899

 *

 *

 *

22,911

40,870

239,552

 *

 *

46,008

 *

220,232

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

265,887

 *

280,477

5,695,546

* "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.
Grain Stocks Agricultural Statistics Board

March 1999 6 NASS, USDA

All Wheat: Stocks by Position, State, and United States,

March 1, 1998-99

State

1998 1999

On

Farms

Off

Farms 1

Total All

Positions

On

Farms

Off

Farms 1

Total All

Positions

1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

AL

AZ

AR

CA

CO

DE

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MD

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

Unall*

US

 *

 *

70

700

19,000

 *

 *

 *

22,000

1,600

400

 *

25,000

 *

 *

 *

1,200

30,000

 *

1,450

85,000

9,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

1,000

120,000

1,700

5,500

5,000

 *

 *

40,000

 *

800

 *

 *

16,000

 *

 *

 *

14,500

399,920

 *

 *

5,243

10,262

25,160

1,844

 *

3,392

22,842

15,544

10,246

2,553

188,301

2,819

3,912

3,901

11,035

25,115

 *

17,867

19,000

31,591

 *

 *

 *

2,586

9,329

6,354

46,600

42,866

58,653

20,723

5,836

2,316

14,788

3,597

49,945

5,557

2,317

72,554

 *

15,062

1,875

5,059

766,644

 *

 *

5,313

10,962

44,160

 *

 *

 *

44,842

17,144

10,646

 *

213,301

 *

 *

 *

12,235

55,115

 *

19,317

104,000

40,591

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

7,354

166,600

44,566

64,153

25,723

 *

 *

54,788

 *

50,745

 *

 *

88,554

 *

 *

 *

86,455

1,166,564

 *

 *

220

1,600

22,000

 *

 *

 *

15,000

2,000

1,000

 *

30,000

 *

 *

 *

3,000

36,000

 *

3,800

86,000

11,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

800

150,000

3,200

9,000

5,500

 *

 *

61,000

 *

1,600

 *

 *

12,500

 *

 *

 *

15,000

470,220

 *

8,057

9,181

12,927

26,210

1,154

 *

1,952

22,529

27,819

22,309

3,476

202,059

4,557

13,629

2,943

15,800

23,426

 *

33,450

19,200

42,880

 *

 *

 *

3,196

13,376

3,423

48,000

55,656

95,783

23,654

5,774

1,279

29,896

8,334

82,850

5,266

 *

71,366

 *

16,831

1,622

14,730

974,594

 *

 *

9,401

14,527

48,210

 *

 *

 *

37,529

29,819

23,309

 *

232,059

 *

 *

 *

18,800

59,426

 *

37,250

105,200

53,880

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

4,223

198,000

58,856

104,783

29,154

 *

 *

90,896

 *

84,450

 *

 *

83,866

 *

 *

 *

121,176

1,444,814

* "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.
Grain Stocks Agricultural Statistics Board

March 1999 7 NASS, USDA

Durum Wheat: Stocks by Position, North Dakota, Other States,

and United States, March 1, 1998-99 1

State

1998 1999

On

Farms

Off

Farms 2

Total All

Positions

On

Farms

Off

Farms 2

Total All

Positions

1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

ND

Oth Sts

US

19,000

3,000

22,000

9,600

10,873

20,473

28,600

13,873

42,473

50,000

8,200

58,200

7,900

22,105

30,005

57,900

30,305

88,205 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, December 1, 1998 1

State On

Farms

Off

Farms 2 3

Total All

Positions

1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

ND

Oth Sts

US

65,000

10,300

75,300

9,300

24,419

33,719

74,300

34,719

109,019 1 Included in all wheat. 2 Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 3 Revised.
Grain Stocks Agricultural Statistics Board

March 1999 8 NASS, USDA

Soybeans: Stocks by Position, State, and United States,

March 1, 1998-99

State

1998 1999

On

Farms

Off

Farms 1

Total All

Positions

On

Farms

Off

Farms 1

Total All

Positions

1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

AL

AZ

AR

CA

CO

DE

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MD

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

Unall*

US

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

115,000

38,000

155,000

14,000

 *

 *

 *

12,000

100,000

 *

39,000

27,000

 *

 *

 *

43,000

 *

 *

 *

36,000

 *

 *

 *

11,000

47,000

637,000

 *

 *

24,776

 *

 *

 *

 *

102,961

30,116

120,886

35,364

6,287

5,534

 *

10,646

41,869

8,225

30,435

39,272

 *

 *

260

9,267

3,550

35,193

1,344

 *

2,148

5,149

12,940

2,685

2,001

 *

1,975

 *

8,376

24,663

565,922

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

217,961

68,116

275,886

49,364

 *

 *

 *

22,646

141,869

 *

69,435

66,272

 *

 *

260

 *

 *

78,193

 *

 *

 *

 *

48,940

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

19,376

144,604

1,202,922

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

155,000

48,000

185,000

16,000

 *

 *

 *

22,000

125,000

 *

48,000

44,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

48,000

 *

 *

 *

43,000

 *

 *

 *

16,000

65,000

815,000

 *

 *

28,551

 *

 *

 *

 *

123,094

35,232

147,554

26,102

8,918

6,712

 *

10,650

58,691

6,302

29,730

39,217

 *

 *

363

11,739

6,690

31,920

876

 *

2,732

5,751

15,277

3,315

1,654

 *

2,780

216

 *

14,780

24,434

643,280

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

278,094

83,232

332,554

42,102

 *

 *

 *

32,650

183,691

 *

77,730

83,217

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

79,920

 *

 *

 *

 *

58,277

 *

 *

 *

 *

216

 *

30,780

175,817

1,458,280

* "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.
Grain Stocks Agricultural Statistics Board

March 1999 9 NASS, USDA

Barley: Stocks by Position, State, and United States,

March 1, 1998-99

State

1998 1999

On

Farms

Off

Farms 1

Total All

Positions

On

Farms

Off

Farms 1

Total All

Positions

1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

AL

AZ

AR

CA

CO

DE

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MD

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

Unall*

US

 *

*

*

 *

8,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

7,000

14,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

37,000

 *

800

 *

 *

2,800

 *

*

 *

1,600

 *

*

10,700

81,900

 *

101

 *

2,353

6,075

102

 *

28

11,820

 *

 *

 *

47

20

 *

383

 *

24,893

 *

 *

7,600

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

46

157

17,800

15

55

3,981

434

 *

343

 *

 *

1,367

241

8,731

8,548

1,723

1,436

98,299

 *

 *

 *

*

*

 *

 *

28

19,820

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

31,893

 *

 *

21,600

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

46

 *

54,800

15

 *

4,781

 *

 *

3,143

 *

 *

*

 *

10,331

 *

*

33,742

180,199

 *

 *

 *

 *

10,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

6,500

19,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

38,000

 *

800

 *

 *

1,700

 *

 *

 *

2,000

 *

 *

8,900

86,900

 *

204

 *

3,314

7,080

305

 *

 *

11,057

 *

 *

 *

48

 *

 *

473

 *

28,210

 *

 *

6,600

 *

 *

347

 *

 *

59

129

24,550

 *

45

1,763

600

 *

361

 *

 *

903

266

11,057

 *

11,837

2,470

1,848

113,526

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

21,057

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

34,710

 *

 *

25,600

 *

 *

347

 *

 *

59

 *

62,550

 *

 *

2,563

 *

 *

2,061

 *

 *

 *

 *

13,057

 *

 *

 *

38,422

200,426

* "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.
Grain Stocks Agricultural Statistics Board

March 1999 10 NASS, USDA

Oats: Stocks by Position, State, and United States,

March 1, 1998-99

State

1998 1999

On

Farms

Off

Farms 1

Total All

Positions

On

Farms

Off

Farms 1

Total All

Positions

1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

AL

AZ

AR

CA

CO

DE

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MD

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

Unall*

US

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

4,900

 *

 *

 *

6,400

 *

1,600

1,600

 *

 *

9,800

 *

 *

 *

3,500

 *

9,500

 *

 *

 *

 *

8,500

 *

13,000

58,800

270

 *

76

101

112

 *

 *

88

279

1,388

255

7,243

1,324

424

258

19

 *

15,275

 *

 *

150

 *

 *

 *

 *

424

185

900

2,965

501

640

604

83

1,149

149

1,724

96

 *

227

 *

7,067

17

8,425

52,418

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

12,143

 *

424

258

 *

 *

21,675

 *

 *

1,750

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

10,700

 *

 *

 *

4,104

 *

10,649

149

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

15,567

 *

33,799

111,218

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

4,500

 *

 *

 *

8,000

 *

1,700

1,200

 *

 *

12,000

 *

 *

 *

3,300

 *

9,400

 *

 *

 *

 *

9,600

 *

12,000

61,700

305

 *

 *

438

87

 *

 *

67

394

516

138

1,935

650

168

 *

17

730

17,260

 *

 *

200

 *

 *

9

320

172

1,650

1,502

455

685

483

 *

1,161

145

569

 *

24

292

 *

9,830

 *

7,386

47,588

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

6,435

 *

168

 *

 *

 *

25,260

 *

 *

1,900

 *

 *

9

 *

 *

13,650

 *

 *

 *

3,783

 *

10,561

145

 *

 *

24

 *

 *

19,430

 *

27,923

109,288

* "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.
Grain Stocks Agricultural Statistics Board

March 1999 11 NASS, USDA

Sorghum: Stocks by Position, State, and United States,

March 1, 1998-99

State

1998 1999

On

Farms

Off

Farms 1

Total All

Positions

On

Farms

Off

Farms 1

Total All

Positions

1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

AL

AZ

AR

CA

CO

DE

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MD

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

Unall*

US

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

28,000

 *

 *

 *

4,500

12,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

4,500

7,760

56,760

 *

3,710

 *

432

1,390

 *

 *

 *

1,487

 *

 *

92,560

 *

1,227

 *

 *

 *

2,914

19,580

 *

2,514

 *

 *

 *

14

6,518

 *

85

 *

620

55

42,459

 *

 *

 *

 *

2,351

177,916

 *

3,710

 *

432

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

120,560

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

7,414

31,580

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

14

 *

 *

85

 *

 *

 *

46,959

 *

 *

 *

 *

23,922

234,676

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

33,000

 *

 *

 *

5,700

11,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

3,200

8,000

60,900

 *

2,834

 *

207

2,605

 *

 *

 *

1,426

 *

 *

75,670

 *

2,560

 *

 *

 *

2,833

25,836

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

5,499

 *

 *

 *

428

102

42,053

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

3,469

165,522

 *

2,834

 *

207

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

108,670

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

8,533

36,836

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

45,253

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

24,089

226,422

* "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.
Grain Stocks Agricultural Statistics Board

March 1999 12 NASS, USDA

Corn and Sorghum: Stocks by Position, State,

and United States, December 1, 1998

State

Corn 1 Sorghum 1

On

Farms

Off

Farms 2

Total All

Positions

On

Farms

Off

Farms 2

Total All

Positions

1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

AL

AZ

AR

CA

CO

DE

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MD

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

Unall*

US

 *

 *

 *

 *

65,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

780,000

415,000

1,100,000

105,000

71,000

 *

 *

150,000

680,000

 *

150,000

 *

740,000

 *

 *

 *

16,000

53,000

230,000

 *

 *

60,000

 *

265,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

260,000

 *

180,000

5,320,000

4,331

1,404

4,662

13,441

39,432

10,078

 *

6,494

1,961

580,648

170,495

532,196

149,283

15,026

18,632

15,861

59,500

223,436

11,757

54,750

270

334,970

1,700

615

 *

 *

19,291

14,900

129,235

9,564

 *

10,163

2,385

48,867

11,061

112,764

687

6,699

10,274

 *

93,694

250

11,148

2,731,924

 *

 *

 *

 *

104,432

 *

 *

 *

 *

1,360,648

585,495

1,632,196

254,283

86,026

 *

 *

209,500

903,436

 *

204,750

 *

1,074,970

1,700

 *

 *

 *

35,291

67,900

359,235

 *

 *

70,163

 *

313,867

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

353,694

 *

434,338

8,051,924

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

51,000

 *

 *

 *

11,000

18,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

4,700

11,200

95,900

 *

667

 *

253

2,900

 *

 *

 *

2,064

214

 *

122,035

 *

2,800

 *

 *

460

4,120

38,142

 *

1,248

 *

 *

 *

 *

7,254

 *

116

 *

654

132

53,464

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

2,893

239,416

 *

667

 *

253

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

214

 *

173,035

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

15,120

56,142

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

116

 *

 *

 *

58,164

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

31,605

335,316

* "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.
Grain Stocks Agricultural Statistics Board

March 1999 13 NASS, USDA

All Wheat and Soybeans: Stocks by Position, State,

and United States, December 1, 1998

State

All Wheat 1 Soybeans 1

On

Farms

Off

Farms 2

Total All

Positions

On

Farms

Off

Farms 2

Total All

Positions

1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

AL

AZ

AR

CA

CO

DE

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MD

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

Unall*

US

 *

 *

300

2,300

32,000

 *

 *

 *

27,000

2,900

2,500

 *

31,000

 *

 *

 *

4,500

48,000

 *

6,000

135,000

22,500

 *

 *

 *

 *

1,600

210,000

5,100

11,500

12,000

 *

 *

72,000

 *

3,000

 *

 *

22,000

 *

 *

 *

29,000

680,200

2,010

7,789

19,313

19,805

35,644

1,938

 *

2,700

31,574

32,578

27,076

3,071

240,381

6,962

15,349

3,782

21,000

26,591

 *

37,489

25,500

52,163

 *

 *

 *

 *

16,865

5,067

55,500

63,774

134,359

29,860

8,185

2,323

31,758

10,915

108,851

5,538

9,353

97,136

 *

12,188

1,763

9,468

1,215,618

 *

 *

19,613

22,105

67,644

 *

 *

 *

58,574

35,478

29,576

 *

271,381

 *

 *

 *

25,500

74,591

 *

43,489

160,500

74,663

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

6,667

265,500

68,874

145,859

41,860

 *

 *

103,758

 *

111,851

 *

 *

119,136

 *

 *

 *

149,199

1,895,818

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

234,000

111,000

237,000

23,000

 *

 *

 *

30,000

160,000

 *

75,000

54,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

78,000

 *

 *

 *

61,000

 *

 *

 *

19,000

105,000

1,187,000

8,408

 *

46,603

 *

 *

 *

 *

197,832

59,605

211,729

38,868

11,031

9,152

 *

18,000

85,920

17,046

50,947

63,807

 *

 *

308

15,393

7,670

52,528

2,170

 *

4,074

6,832

22,667

7,935

2,737

 *

4,818

1,073

 *

22,849

29,031

999,033

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

431,832

170,605

448,729

61,868

 *

 *

 *

48,000

245,920

 *

125,947

117,807

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

130,528

 *

 *

 *

 *

83,667

 *

 *

 *

 *

1,073

 *

41,849

278,208

2,186,033

* "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.
Grain Stocks Agricultural Statistics Board

March 1999 14 NASS, USDA

Oats and Barley: Stocks by Position, State,

and United States, December 1, 1998

State

Oats 1 Barley 1

On

Farms

Off

Farms 2

Total All

Positions

On

Farms

Off

Farms 2

Total All

Positions

1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

AL

AZ

AR

CA

CO

DE

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MD

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

Unall*

US

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

5,800

 *

 *

 *

10,000

 *

2,600

2,600

 *

 *

14,500

 *

 *

 *

5,000

 *

11,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

12,500

 *

17,500

81,500

232

10

 *

249

 *

 *

 *

115

478

882

242

6,661

710

 *

 *

35

1,020

21,819

 *

 *

120

 *

 *

 *

359

215

1,880

 *

473

836

698

50

1,597

144

392

 *

28

361

 *

11,575

 *

10,669

61,850

 *

10

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

12,461

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

31,819

 *

 *

2,720

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

16,380

 *

 *

 *

5,698

 *

12,597

144

 *

 *

28

 *

 *

24,075

 *

37,418

143,350

 *

 *

 *

 *

17,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

11,500

33,000

 *

 *

 *

 *

63,000

 *

1,500

 *

 *

4,000

 *

 *

 *

4,500

 *

 *

14,500

149,000

 *

499

 *

2,729

7,038

588

 *

23

13,950

 *

 *

 *

36

 *

 *

981

220

25,564

 *

 *

7,100

 *

 *

498

 *

 *

73

160

24,150

 *

57

2,712

720

 *

313

 *

 *

1,417

340

17,079

 *

10,696

 *

4,580

121,523

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

23

30,950

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

 *

37,064

 *

 *

40,100

 *

 *

498

 *

 *

73

 *

87,150

 *

 *

4,212

 *

 *

4,313

 *

 *

 *

 *

21,579

 *

 *

 *

44,561

270,523

* "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.
Grain Stocks Agricultural Statistics Board

March 1999 15 NASS, USDA

Reliability of March 1, 1999, Grain Stocks Estimates

Survey Procedures: The grain stocks estimates in this report are based on surveys conducted during the first

2 weeks of March. Separate surveys were conducted to obtain the on-farm and off-farm estimates. The onfarm stocks survey is a probability survey that included more than 57,000 operators selected from a list of

producers that ensures all operations in the U.S. have a chance to be selected. These producers were asked to

provide the total quantities of grain stored on their operations as of March 1, 1999. 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 10,300 facilities with about 8.01 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 onfarm 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. Revisions for 1993-1998 have been published in “SB 948, Stocks of Grains,

Oilseeds, and Hay, Final Estimates 1993-1998". This report was released on December 18, 1998. No

revisions to these years 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 1.5 percent for corn, 1.9 percent for

soybeans, and 2.3 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 3.0 percent for corn, 3.8 percent for soybeans, and

4.6 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 errors for sorghum, barley, and oats are 5.7, 4.1, and 4.0, 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.

Survey indications are also subject to non sampling errors such as omission, duplication, imputation for

missing data, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. Off-farm, as well as on-farm

stocks, are subject to these types of 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.
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March 1999 16 NASS, USDA

Index

Page

Barley

March 1, 1998-99 ...................................................................9

December 1, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Corn

March 1, 1998-99 ...................................................................5

December 1, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Oats

March 1, 1998-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

December 1, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Sorghum

March 1, 1998-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

December 1, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Soybeans

March 1, 1998-99 ...................................................................8

December 1, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Wheat, All

March 1, 1998-99 ...............................................................6

December 1, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Durum

March 1, 1998-99 ...............................................................7

December 1, 1998 ...............................................................7

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Grain Stocks Agricultural Statistics Board

March 1999 17 NASS, USDA

Information Contacts

Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service

to contact for additional information.

C. Ray Halley, Chief (202) 720-2127

Field Crops Section

Brad Parks, Head (202) 720-3843

Rhonda Brandt - Corn (202) 720-9526

Herman Ellison - Peanuts, Rice, Barley (202) 720-7688

Lance Honig - Hay, Sorghum (202) 690-3234

Roger Latham - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings (202) 720-5944

Mark E. Miller - Oats, Sugar Crops, Weekly Crop Weather (202) 720-7621

Jerry Ramirez - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds (202) 720-7369

Vaughn Siegenthaler - Wheat, Rye (202) 720-8068

Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops Section

Dean Groskurth, Head (202) 720-3843

Arvin Budge - Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes (202) 720-4285

Dave DeWalt - Citrus, Tropical Fruits (202) 720-5412

Howard Hill - Apples, Cherries, Berries, Prunes, Plums, Grapes

Cranberries, Maple Syrup, Tobacco (202) 720-7235

Jeffrey Kissel - Noncitrus Fruits, Mint, Dry Beans & Peas,

Mushrooms (202) 690-0270

Harry Nishimoto - Hops (360) 902-1940

Dave Ranek - Nuts, Floriculture (202) 720-4215

Biz Wallingsford - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions,

Strawberries (202) 720-2157
The next "Grain Stocks" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on June 30, 1999.

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