HDR1012000110040929950830Grain Stocks                                           
HDR2012000110040929950830Grain Stocks Narrative                                 
                                                                                
Released September 29, 1995, 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 8:00 a.m. to    
4:30 p.m. ET.  For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information 
about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at   
1-800-727-9540 or E-mail:  NASS@AG.GOV.                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                            Corn Stocks Up 83 Percent                           
                                                                                
Old crop corn stored in all positions on September 1, 1995, is estimated at     
1.56 billion bushels, up 83 percent from September 1, 1994.  Of the total       
stocks, 741 million bushels are stored on farms, 87 percent above last year.    
Off-farm stocks, at 817 million bushels, are up 80 percent from a year earlier. 
The indicated disappearance from all positions for the June-August quarter is   
1.86 billion bushels, 23 percent above the disappearance for the same quarter a 
year earlier.                                                                   
                                                                                
Old crop sorghum in all positions September 1, 1995, totaled 71.2 million       
bushels, 50 percent more than a year earlier.  Off-farm stocks are 53.4 million 
bushels, up 70 percent from last year.  On-farm stocks, at 17.8 million, are up 
10 percent.  The June-August 1995 disappearance from all positions is           
87.6 million bushels, up 9 percent from the same period in 1994.                
                                                                                
Old crop soybeans stored in all positions on September 1, 1995, totaled         
335 million bushels, 60 percent above holdings a year ago.  On-farm stocks, at  
105 million bushels, are up 78 percent from September 1, 1994.  Off-farm stocks,
at 230 million, are up 53 percent from last year.                               
                                                                                
Indicated disappearance for September 1994-August 1995 marketing year totaled   
2.39 billion bushels, 22 percent above disappearance during the comparable      
period a year earlier.                                                          
                                                                                
The 1994 soybean production was revised to 2.52 billion bushels, down           
41.6 million bushels from the previous 1994 estimate.  Planted acreage was      
revised to 61.7 million acres, down 270,000 acres.  Harvested acreage was       
decreased to 60.9 million acres, down 270,000 acres.  The resulting yield is    
41.4 bushels, a decrease of 0.5 bushel from the previous estimate.  A State     
table can be found on page 17.                                                  
                                                                                
Revisions were made based upon an analysis of end-of-marketing year stock       
estimates, disappearance data for exports and crushings, and availability of    
additional data in some States.  Continuing with the precedence set last year   
the revisions are released with this publication.                               
                                                                                
                               * * * * * * * * * *                              
                                                                                
      See page 17 for revised 1994 soybean acreage, yield, and production.      
                                                                                
Gr Lg 11-1 (9-95)                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
Barley stocks in all positions on September 1, 1995, are estimated at           
312 million bushels, 11 percent below the stocks of September 1, 1994.  Of the  
total barley stocks on hand, 199 million bushels are stored on farms, 10 percent
below a year earlier.  Off-farm stocks, at 113 million bushels, are 14 percent  
below last year.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
All wheat in storage September 1, 1995 is estimated at 1.88 billion bushels,    
down 9 percent from last September 1.  Farm stocks are 744 million bushels;     
off-farm stocks, 1.14 billion.  The farm level is down 14 percent from last     
year, and the off-farm, down 6 percent.  The first quarter disappearance of the 
1995-96 marketing year totals 809 million bushels, down 1 percent from the      
first quarter the previous year.                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Durum wheat stocks on September 1, 1995 are estimated at 97.2 million bushels,  
up 5 percent from last September.  Farm stocks totaled 72.6 million bushels,    
3 percent less than September 1994.  The first quarter disappearance from all   
positions is 31.1 million bushels, down 4 percent from 1994.                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Oats stored in all positions on September 1, 1995, is estimated at 180 million  
bushels, down 18 percent from a year earlier.  Of the total stocks on hand,     
107 million bushels are stored on farms, 26 percent below last year.  Off-farm  
stocks totaled 72.9 million bushels, 4 percent below last year.                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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This report was approved on September 29, 1995, by the Acting Secretary of      
Agriculture and the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural     
Statistics Board.                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
          Karl N. Stauber                               Rich Allen              
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        Acting Secretary of                   Agricultural Statistics Board     
            Agriculture                                Chairperson              
          Karl N. Stauber                               Rich Allen              
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110040929950830Grain Stocks:  By Position and Month                   
                                                                                
          Grain Stocks:  By Position and Month, United States, 1994-95          
                                (Domestic Units)                                
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      :                1994                :                1995                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Date :     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
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      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                  Corn                                   
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 : 2,210,200   1,785,514    3,995,714  3,502,000   2,089,693    5,591,693  
Jun 1 : 1,203,000   1,156,881    2,359,881  2,072,000   1,342,896    3,414,896  
Sep 1 :   395,400     454,743      850,143    740,900     817,408    1,558,308  
Dec 1 : 5,417,500   2,662,980    8,080,480                                      
      :                                                                         
      :                                 Sorghum                                 
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :    59,770     216,462      276,232     74,620     206,312      280,932  
Jun 1 :    32,075      96,035      128,110     44,570     114,212      158,782  
Sep 1 :    16,155      31,416       47,571     17,842      53,379       71,221  
Dec 1 :   126,650     295,809      422,459                                      
      :                                                                         
      :                                  Oats                                   
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :    85,050      61,502      146,552     78,400      70,575      148,975  
Jun 1 :    53,940      51,583      105,523     46,750      53,848      100,598  
Sep 1 :   144,300      75,551      219,851    107,200      72,881      180,081  
Dec 1 :   113,400      78,664      192,064                                      
      :                                                                         
      :                                 Barley                                  
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :   116,475     107,807      224,282     86,800     106,156      192,956  
Jun 1 :    63,870      74,988      138,858     37,905      74,688      112,593  
Sep 1 :   220,150     131,740      351,890    198,900     112,824      311,724  
Dec 1 :   166,300     112,560      278,860                                      
      :                                                                         
      :                                All Wheat                                
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :   363,200     664,787    1,027,987    335,250     633,823      969,073  
Jun 1 :   175,255     393,229      568,484    163,410     343,175      506,585  
Sep 1 :   859,800   1,209,694    2,069,494    743,600   1,137,550    1,881,150  
Dec 1 :   570,550     920,554    1,491,104                                      
      :                                                                         
      :                              Durum Wheat 2/                             
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :    21,645      19,853       41,498     26,310      16,675       42,985  
Jun 1 :    11,022      16,836       27,858     12,350      13,752       26,102  
Sep 1 :    74,720      17,526       92,246     72,560      24,625       97,185  
Dec 1 :    44,778      21,113       65,891                                      
      :                                                                         
      :                                Soybeans                                 
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :   425,700     595,917    1,021,617    635,300     734,898    1,370,198  
Jun 1 :   195,000     360,260      555,260    348,800     443,072      791,872  
Sep 1 :    59,080     150,037      209,117    105,130     229,906      335,036  
Dec 1 :   985,800   1,116,156    2,101,956                                      
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1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
2/  Included in all wheat.                                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
          Grain Stocks:  By Position and Month, United States, 1994-95          
                                 (Metric Units)                                 
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      :                1994                :                1995                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Date :     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                               Metric Tons                               
      :                                   Corn                                  
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 : 56,141,670  45,354,140  101,495,810 88,954,900  53,080,650  142,035,540 
Jun 1 : 30,557,610  29,386,130   59,943,740 52,631,220  34,111,130   86,742,350 
Sep 1 : 10,043,620  11,551,000   21,594,630 18,819,730  20,763,120   39,582,850 
Dec 1 :137,610,840  67,642,810  205,253,650                                     
      :                                                                         
      :                                 Sorghum                                 
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :  1,518,230   5,498,390    7,016,620  1,895,440   5,240,570    7,136,000 
Jun 1 :    814,740   2,439,400    3,254,140  1,132,130   2,901,120    4,033,250 
Sep 1 :    410,360     798,000    1,208,360    453,210   1,355,890    1,809,100 
Dec 1 :  3,217,060   7,513,890   10,730,950                                     
      :                                                                         
      :                                   Oats                                  
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :  1,234,500     892,700    2,127,200  1,137,970   1,024,390    2,162,370 
Jun 1 :    782,940     748,730    1,531,660    678,570     781,600    1,460,180 
Sep 1 :  2,094,510   1,096,620    3,191,130  1,556,000   1,057,860    2,613,870 
Dec 1 :  1,646,000   1,141,800    2,787,800                                     
      :                                                                         
      :                                 Barley                                  
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :  2,535,940   2,347,220    4,883,160  1,889,850   2,311,270    4,201,120 
Jun 1 :  1,390,610   1,632,670    3,023,280    825,280   1,626,140    2,451,420 
Sep 1 :  4,793,200   2,868,300    7,661,500  4,330,540   2,456,450    6,786,990 
Dec 1 :  3,620,760   2,450,700    6,071,460                                     
      :                                                                         
      :                                All Wheat                                
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :  9,884,680  18,092,540   27,977,220  9,124,010  17,249,840   26,373,840 
Jun 1 :  4,769,660  10,701,940   15,471,600  4,447,290   9,339,690   13,786,980 
Sep 1 : 23,399,920  32,922,480   56,322,400 20,237,480  30,959,040   51,196,510 
Dec 1 : 15,527,830  25,053,370   40,581,200                                     
      :                                                                         
      :                               Durum Wheat 2/                            
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 :    589,080     540,310    1,129,390    716,040     453,820    1,169,860 
Jun 1 :    299,970     458,200      758,170    336,110     374,270      710,380 
Sep 1 :  2,033,550     476,980    2,510,520  1,974,760     670,180    2,644,940 
Dec 1 :  1,218,660     574,600    1,793,260                                     
      :                                                                         
      :                                 Soybeans                                
      :                                                                         
Mar 1 : 11,585,660  16,218,200   27,803,860 17,290,030  20,000,650   37,290,680 
Jun 1 :  5,307,030   9,804,670   15,111,700  9,492,780  12,058,440   21,551,220 
Sep 1 :  1,607,890   4,083,340    5,691,230  2,861,170   6,257,020    9,118,190 
Dec 1 : 26,829,080  30,376,790   57,205,870                                     
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1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
2/  Included in all wheat.                                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110040929950830Corn                                                   
                                                                                
              Corn:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,              
                              September 1, 1994-95                              
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      :                1994                :                1995                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :        *       1,080            *          *       1,046             *  
AZ    :        *           *            *          *           *             *  
AR    :        *           *            *          *           *             *  
CA    :        *       1,747            *          *       2,829             *  
CO    :    3,700       2,260        5,960      7,500       2,980        10,480  
DE    :        *         617            *          *       1,503             *  
FL    :        *           *            *          *           *             *  
GA    :        *       2,820            *          *       2,284             *  
ID    :        *         272            *          *           *             *  
IL    :   50,000      86,387      136,387     63,000     152,262       215,262  
IN    :   26,000      32,998       58,998     40,000      48,368        88,368  
IA    :   75,000     109,732      184,732    180,000     254,006       434,006  
KS    :    3,700       8,686       12,386      9,000      12,848        21,848  
KY    :    6,000       3,028        9,028      6,000       3,739         9,739  
LA    :        *       2,296            *          *           *             *  
MD    :        *       1,197            *          *       2,348             *  
MI    :   15,000       8,629       23,629     21,000      11,016        32,016  
MN    :   50,000      44,725       94,725    120,000     108,852       228,852  
MS    :        *         762            *          *       1,265             *  
MO    :   12,500      10,684       23,184     21,000      15,225        36,225  
MT    :        *          95            *          *          35             *  
NE    :   54,000      67,191      121,191     80,000     101,667       181,667  
NV    :                                                                         
NH    :                    *            *                    813           813  
NJ    :        *           *            *          *           *             *  
NM    :        *         137            *          *         174             *  
NY    :        *           *            *          *         790             *  
NC    :    2,400       3,910        6,310      2,500       6,092         8,592  
ND    :    4,300       1,340        5,640      3,000       2,680         5,680  
OH    :   16,000      26,310       42,310     29,000      35,567        64,567  
OK    :        *         336            *          *         698             *  
OR    :        *           *            *          *           *             *  
PA    :   10,500       2,000       12,500     15,000       2,100        17,100  
SC    :        *         107            *          *         164             *  
SD    :   20,000       7,330       27,330     48,000      12,348        60,348  
TN    :        *       2,154            *          *       2,014             *  
TX    :    1,300       5,322        6,622      2,900       6,557         9,457  
UT    :        *         255            *          *         475             *  
VA    :        *       1,275            *          *       1,409             *  
WA    :        *       3,947            *          *       2,504             *  
WV    :        *           4            *          *           *             *  
WI    :   24,000      10,534       34,534     65,000      17,229        82,229  
WY    :        *          16            *          *          12             *  
      :                                                                         
Unall*:   21,000       4,560       44,677     28,000       3,509        51,059  
      :                                                                         
US    :  395,400     454,743      850,143    740,900     817,408     1,558,308  
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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. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110040929950830Sorghum                                                
                                                                                
            Sorghum:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,             
                              September 1, 1994-95                              
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      :                1994                :                1995                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 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    :                  330         330                       *           *    
AR    :       40          37          77          40           *           *    
CA    :                  115         115                     119         119    
CO    :      170         180         350         100         850         950    
DE    :                    *           *                       *           *    
FL    :                    *           *                       *           *    
GA    :        *           *           *           *         100           *    
ID    :                                                                         
IL    :       50         449         499         100         344         444    
IN    :                   36          36                      40          40    
IA    :                    *           *                       *           *    
KS    :    6,000      14,658      20,658       7,000      17,919      24,919    
KY    :        *           *           *           *           *           *    
LA    :                    *           *                       *           *    
MD    :                    *           *                       *           *    
MI    :                                                                         
MN    :                                                                         
MS    :       25           *           *           2           *           *    
MO    :    1,200         965       2,165       1,600       1,613       3,213    
MT    :                                                                         
NE    :    6,500       7,108      13,608       6,500      16,617      23,117    
NV    :                                                                         
NH    :                    *           *                       *           *    
NJ    :                                                                         
NM    :      300         260         560         170         433         603    
NY    :                    *           *                       *           *    
NC    :        *           *           *           *           *           *    
ND    :                                                                         
OH    :                    *           *                       *           *    
OK    :      200         633         833         250         866       1,116    
OR    :                    *           *                       *           *    
PA    :                   34          34                      25          25    
SC    :        *           *           *           *           *           *    
SD    :      500         144         644       1,000         375       1,375    
TN    :        *           *           *           *           *           *    
TX    :    1,000       5,815       6,815         900      10,593      11,493    
UT    :                    *           *                       *           *    
VA    :                    *           *                       *           *    
WA    :                    *           *                       *           *    
WV    :                    *           *                       *           *    
WI    :                    *           *                       *           *    
WY    :                    *           *                                        
      :                                                                         
Unall*:      170         652         847         180       3,485       3,807    
      :                                                                         
US    :   16,155      31,416      47,571      17,842      53,379      71,221    
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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. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110040929950830Wheat                                                  
                                                                                
           All Wheat:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,            
                              September 1, 1994-95                              
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      :                1994                :                1995                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 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    :        *        2,301            *         *        2,250            *  
AZ    :        *        2,310            *         *        4,175            *  
AR    :      700       14,394       15,094       600       13,902       14,502  
CA    :    3,000       19,261       22,261     2,000       13,936       15,936  
CO    :   36,000       32,500       68,500    30,000       46,150       76,150  
DE    :        *        1,875            *         *        2,857            *  
FL    :        *            *            *         *            *            *  
GA    :        *        8,287            *         *        5,705            *  
ID    :   28,000       44,385       72,385    34,000       41,317       75,317  
IL    :    5,000       33,400       38,400     5,200       34,491       39,691  
IN    :    2,000       17,362       19,362     1,700       23,324       25,024  
IA    :        *        2,203            *         *            *            *  
KS    :   45,000      260,233      305,233    30,000      206,431      236,431  
KY    :        *        6,590            *         *        5,923            *  
LA    :        *       15,141            *         *       13,426            *  
MD    :        *        4,502            *         *        7,727            *  
MI    :    3,500       20,506       24,006     1,800       23,892       25,692  
MN    :   60,000       38,551       98,551    60,000       37,934       97,934  
MS    :        *            *            *         *        1,485            *  
MO    :    4,800       29,975       34,775     5,200       26,022       31,222  
MT    :  170,000       30,500      200,500   170,000       24,500      194,500  
NE    :   26,000       57,242       83,242    26,000       68,503       94,503  
NV    :        *            *            *         *          211            *  
NH    :                     *            *                      *            *  
NJ    :        *            *            *         *          715            *  
NM    :        *        2,842            *         *        2,468            *  
NY    :        *        6,677            *         *        8,089            *  
NC    :    2,800       13,107       15,907     2,500       12,367       14,867  
ND    :  305,000       74,100      379,100   240,000       68,800      308,800  
OH    :    5,000       64,543       69,543     3,500       68,863       72,363  
OK    :   17,000       77,001       94,001    13,000       57,618       70,618  
OR    :   18,000       38,263       56,263    15,000       41,734       56,734  
PA    :        *        8,600            *         *        9,200            *  
SC    :        *        3,861            *         *        2,669            *  
SD    :   70,000       29,342       99,342    45,000       29,977       74,977  
TN    :        *       10,450            *         *        8,213            *  
TX    :    4,000       95,185       99,185     3,100       69,850       72,950  
UT    :        *        5,856            *         *        5,165            *  
VA    :        *       12,174            *         *        9,810            *  
WA    :   27,000      108,581      135,581    27,000      115,131      142,131  
WV    :        *            *            *         *            *            *  
WI    :        *       11,376            *         *       15,750            *  
WY    :        *        1,998            *         *        2,703            *  
      :                                                                         
Unall*:   27,000        4,220      138,263    28,000        4,267      140,808  
      :                                                                         
US    :  859,800    1,209,694    2,069,494   743,600    1,137,550    1,881,150  
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*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
             Durum Wheat:  Stocks by Position, North Dakota, Other              
               States, and United States, September 1, 1994-95 1/               
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      :                1994                :                1995                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 2/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 2/  : Positions  
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      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
ND    :   68,000       9,250      77,250      65,000       7,440      72,440    
      :                                                                         
Oth St:    6,720       8,276      14,996       7,560      17,185      24,745    
      :                                                                         
US    :   74,720      17,526      92,246      72,560      24,625      97,185    
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1/  Included in all wheat.                                                      
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
             Durum Wheat:  Stocks by Position, North Dakota, Other              
                   States, and United States, June 1, 1995 1/                   
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       :           On           :           Off          :      Total All       
 State :          Farms         :       Farms 2/ 3/      :      Positions       
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       :                             1,000 Bushels                              
       :                                                                        
ND     :         11,000                    5,200                 16,200         
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:          1,350                    8,552                  9,902         
       :                                                                        
US     :         12,350                   13,752                 26,102         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Included in all wheat.                                                      
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
3/  Revised.                                                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110040929950830Sunflower                                              
                                                                                
         Sunflower:  Stocks by Position, Type, North Dakota, Other              
              States, and United States, September 1, 1994-95                   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                 1994               :               1995               
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 State  :     On      :  Off     : Total All :   On      :  Off     : Total All 
        :   Farms     : Farms 1/ : Positions :  Farms    : Farms 1/ : Positions 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                             1,000 Pounds                              
Oil     :                                                                       
 ND     :   15,000      30,400       45,400     20,500     50,550       71,050  
        :                                                                       
 Oth Sts:    5,915      27,161       33,076     17,011     48,852       65,863  
        :                                                                       
 US     :   20,915      57,561       78,476     37,511     99,402      136,913  
        :                                                                       
Non-oil :                                                                       
 ND     :    6,700      23,250       29,950     20,300     22,750       43,050  
        :                                                                       
 Oth Sts:    1,050      46,222       47,272      6,050     33,427       39,477  
        :                                                                       
 US     :    7,750      69,472       77,222     26,350     56,177       82,527  
        :                                                                       
All     :                                                                       
 ND     :   21,700      53,650       75,350     40,800     73,300      114,100  
        :                                                                       
 Oth Sts:    6,965      73,383       80,348     23,061     82,279      105,340  
        :                                                                       
 US     :   28,665     127,033      155,698     63,861    155,579      219,440  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110040929950830Barley                                                 
                                                                                
             Barley:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,             
                              September 1, 1994-95                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                1994                :                1995                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :                    *            *                      *            *   
AZ    :        *         360            *          *         205            *   
AR    :                    *            *                      *            *   
CA    :    1,700       4,116        5,816      1,200       4,394        5,594   
CO    :    3,000       5,820        8,820      6,000       4,420       10,420   
DE    :        *         686            *          *       1,387            *   
FL    :                    *            *                      *            *   
GA    :                    *            *                     36           36   
ID    :   22,000      19,343       41,343     35,000      12,794       47,794   
IL    :                1,710        1,710                      *            *   
IN    :                    *            *                      *            *   
IA    :                    *            *                      *            *   
KS    :      250         176          426          *         185            *   
KY    :        *          49            *          *           *            *   
LA    :                    *            *                      *            *   
MD    :        *       1,186            *          *       1,800            *   
MI    :        *         143            *          *          69            *   
MN    :   19,000      21,140       40,140     18,000      26,110       44,110   
MS    :                    *            *                      *            *   
MO    :                    7            7                      *            *   
MT    :   45,000       7,500       52,500     47,000       5,700       52,700   
NE    :        *           *            *          *          32            *   
NV    :        *           *            *          *                        *   
NH    :                    *            *                      *            *   
NJ    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
NM    :                   10           10                      *            *   
NY    :                   18           18                     73           73   
NC    :        *         356            *          *         437            *   
ND    :   88,000      31,600      119,600     64,000      23,550       87,550   
OH    :                    *            *                      *            *   
OK    :        *          99            *          *         103            *   
OR    :    5,000       2,554        7,554      4,500       1,918        6,418   
PA    :        *       1,100            *          *       1,100            *   
SC    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
SD    :   12,000       2,464       14,464      5,000       2,211        7,211   
TN    :                    *            *                      *            *   
TX    :        *         277            *          *          86            *   
UT    :    5,200       3,172        8,372      4,000       1,823        5,823   
VA    :        *         811            *          *       1,460            *   
WA    :    4,500      12,155       16,655      4,000      10,523       14,523   
WV    :                    *            *                      *            *   
WI    :        *      11,349            *          *       8,704            *   
WY    :    1,500           *            *      1,500           *            *   
      :                                                                         
Unall*:   13,000       3,539       34,455      8,700       3,704       29,472   
      :                                                                         
US    :  220,150     131,740      351,890    198,900     112,824      311,724   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110040929950830Soybeans                                               
                                                                                
            Soybeans:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,            
                              September 1, 1994-95                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :               1994 1/              :                1995                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 2/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 2/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
AZ    :                    *            *                      *            *   
AR    :      300       5,413        5,713        500       5,436        5,936   
CA    :                                                                         
CO    :                    *            *                      *            *   
DE    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
FL    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
GA    :      100           *            *        200           *            *   
ID    :                                                                         
IL    :   11,500      31,332       42,832     14,000      43,361       57,361   
IN    :    3,000       6,250        9,250      8,500       8,067       16,567   
IA    :   12,000      30,943       42,943     20,000      58,064       78,064   
KS    :    1,500       5,148        6,648      3,500       8,527       12,027   
KY    :      600           *            *        800       1,982        2,782   
LA    :       50       3,892        3,942         30       3,595        3,625   
MD    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
MI    :      850         945        1,795      2,200       1,532        3,732   
MN    :   11,000      14,768       25,768     19,500      35,083       54,583   
MS    :      130           *            *        300           *            *   
MO    :    4,300       8,197       12,497      7,500      11,010       18,510   
MT    :                                                                         
NE    :    3,500       9,645       13,145      7,000      12,273       19,273   
NV    :                                                                         
NH    :                                                                         
NJ    :        *          16            *          *           *            *   
NM    :                                                                         
NY    :                    *            *                    100          100   
NC    :      800       5,078        5,878      1,500       2,877        4,377   
ND    :    1,600         730        2,330      1,600       1,340        2,940   
OH    :    2,000       8,618       10,618      4,000       9,967       13,967   
OK    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
OR    :                    *            *                      *            *   
PA    :        *         260            *          *         410            *   
SC    :      250       1,199        1,449        800       2,226        3,026   
SD    :    2,000       1,820        3,820      7,000       3,296       10,296   
TN    :      700         414        1,114        800         273        1,073   
TX    :        *         854            *          *       2,072            *   
UT    :                    *            *                      *            *   
VA    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
WA    :                    *            *                      *            *   
WV    :                    *            *                      *            *   
WI    :    1,400       2,150        3,550      2,300       3,968        6,268   
WY    :                    *            *                                       
      :                                                                         
Unall*:    1,500      12,365       15,825      3,100      14,447       20,529   
      :                                                                         
US    :   59,080     150,037      209,117    105,130     229,906      335,036   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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/  See page 2 and 17 for revised 1994 production.                              
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110040929950830Oats                                                   
                                                                                
              Oats:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,              
                              September 1, 1994-95                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                1994                :                1995                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :        *         183            *          *         225            *   
AZ    :                   58           58                     32           32   
AR    :        *         413            *          *         268            *   
CA    :        *         250            *          *         188            *   
CO    :        *         110            *          *         125            *   
DE    :                    *            *                      *            *   
FL    :                    *            *                      *            *   
GA    :        *         232            *          *         132            *   
ID    :        *         377            *          *         199            *   
IL    :    2,500       1,889        4,389      2,200       1,252        3,452   
IN    :      500         355          855          *         352            *   
IA    :   14,000       9,536       23,536      8,000       8,093       16,093   
KS    :    1,800       2,128        3,928      1,900       1,372        3,272   
KY    :                   60           60                     90           90   
LA    :                  430          430                    643          643   
MD    :        *          22            *          *         214            *   
MI    :    2,500       1,984        4,484      2,000       1,708        3,708   
MN    :   17,000      22,389       39,389     13,000      19,182       32,182   
MS    :                   92           92                     51           51   
MO    :      700       2,638        3,338        800       1,691        2,491   
MT    :    3,400         170        3,570      4,500          60        4,560   
NE    :    3,600       3,574        7,174      2,400           *            *   
NV    :                                                                         
NH    :                    *            *                      *            *   
NJ    :                    *            *                      *            *   
NM    :                    *            *                      *            *   
NY    :    5,100         509        5,609      3,800         675        4,475   
NC    :        *         222            *          *         189            *   
ND    :   30,000       3,870       33,870     20,000       2,250       22,250   
OH    :    3,000       3,402        6,402      3,800       3,061        6,861   
OK    :        *         506            *          *         515            *   
OR    :    1,800       1,138        2,938      1,400         721        2,121   
PA    :    5,700         700        6,400      5,600       1,100        6,700   
SC    :        *         145            *          *          98            *   
SD    :   21,000       4,378       25,378     14,000       2,763       16,763   
TN    :                   68           68                    273          273   
TX    :    1,700       2,538        4,238      2,000       3,397        5,397   
UT    :        *           *            *          *         142            *   
VA    :                   39           39                     31           31   
WA    :        *         217            *          *         161            *   
WV    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
WI    :   21,000       8,645       29,645     15,000           *            *   
WY    :        *          33            *          *          29            *   
      :                                                                         
Unall*:    9,000       2,251       13,961      6,800      21,599       48,636   
      :                                                                         
US    :  144,300      75,551      219,851    107,200      72,881      180,081   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110040929950830Mustard Seed                                           
                                                                                
               Mustard Seed:  Stocks by Position, United States,                
                             September 1, 1994-95                               
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       :                 1994               :             1995                  
       :----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 State :       On    :  Off     : Total All :   On    :  Off     : Total All    
       :     Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :  Farms  : Farms 1/ : Positions    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       :                              1,000 Pounds                              
       :                                                                        
US     :      *           *          8,300        *          *        9,700     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
*   Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.            
                                                                                
                Safflower:  Stocks by Position, United States,                  
                             September 1, 1994-95                               
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       :                 1994               :             1995                  
       :----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 State :       On    :  Off     : Total All :   On    :  Off     : Total All    
       :     Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :  Farms  : Farms 1/ : Positions    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       :                              1,000 Pounds                              
       :                                                                        
US     :       *           *        42,000       *          *        21,554     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
*   Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.            
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110040929950830Corn and Sorghum                                       
                                                                                
                 Corn and Sorghum:  Stocks by Position, State,                  
                        and United States, June 1, 1995                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :               Corn 1/              :             Sorghum 1/             
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 2/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 2/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :         *       4,266            *         *           *            *   
AZ    :         *         412            *                     *            *   
AR    :         *         785            *       100           *            *   
CA    :         *       3,574            *                   168          168   
CO    :    13,000      10,930       23,930       350       1,370        1,720   
DE    :         *       4,037            *                     *            *   
FL    :         *           *            *                     *            *   
GA    :         *       5,237            *         *           *            *   
ID    :         *         487            *                                      
IL    :   225,000     307,326      532,326       200       1,191        1,391   
IN    :   110,000     111,927      221,927                    78           78   
IA    :   550,000     300,404      850,404                     *            *   
KS    :    22,000      44,292       66,292    14,000      45,447       59,447   
KY    :    16,500       9,915       26,415         *          53            *   
LA    :         *       6,994            *                 2,169        2,169   
MD    :         *       7,013            *                     *            *   
MI    :    60,000      31,484       91,484                                      
MN    :   350,000     110,629      460,629                                      
MS    :         *       3,278            *        20           *            *   
MO    :    52,000      25,897       77,897     4,600       3,817        8,417   
MT    :         *          50            *                                      
NE    :   230,000     153,036      383,036    20,000      31,186       51,186   
NV    :                                                                         
NH    :                   929          929                     *            *   
NJ    :         *           *            *                                      
NM    :         *         363            *       550       1,232        1,782   
NY    :         *           *            *                     *            *   
NC    :     7,500      11,343       18,843         *           *            *   
ND    :    15,000       1,900       16,900                                      
OH    :    84,000      81,552      165,552                     *            *   
OK    :         *       1,283            *     1,100       3,047        4,147   
OR    :         *         139            *                     *            *   
PA    :    32,000       4,700       36,700                   120          120   
SC    :         *       1,584            *         *           *            *   
SD    :   105,000      13,784      118,784     1,800         397        2,197   
TN    :         *       5,264            *         *           *            *   
TX    :     4,000      27,603       31,603     1,500      22,149       23,649   
UT    :         *         432            *                     *            *   
VA    :         *       3,034            *                     *            *   
WA    :         *       3,032            *                     *            *   
WV    :         *           *            *                     *            *   
WI    :   130,000      37,499      167,499                     *            *   
WY    :         *           *            *                     *            *   
      :                                                                         
Unall*:    66,000       6,482      123,746       350       1,788        2,311   
      :                                                                         
US    : 2,072,000   1,342,896    3,414,896    44,570     114,212      158,782   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110040929950830All Wheat and Soybeans                                 
                                                                                
              All Wheat and Soybeans:  Stocks by Position, State,               
                        and United States, June 1, 1995                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :            All Wheat 1/            :            Soybeans 1/             
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 2/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 2/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
AZ    :        *           *            *                      *            *   
AR    :       40          79          119      1,800      10,877       12,677   
CA    :      200       3,889        4,089                                       
CO    :    5,000      10,950       15,950                      *            *   
DE    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
FL    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
GA    :        *       1,237            *        600       8,676        9,276   
ID    :    1,700       7,844        9,544                                       
IL    :      300       5,546        5,846     61,000      90,277      151,277   
IN    :      100       1,308        1,408     18,500      23,436       41,936   
IA    :        *           *            *     84,000      93,051      177,051   
KS    :    6,000      45,968       51,968      6,500      21,403       27,903   
KY    :        *         247            *      2,500       4,781        7,281   
LA    :        *       1,349            *        100       9,450        9,550   
MD    :        *         273            *          *           *            *   
MI    :      500       6,556        7,056      6,000       5,142       11,142   
MN    :   16,000      25,716       41,716     67,000      42,719      109,719   
MS    :        *           *            *      1,900           *            *   
MO    :      200       6,192        6,392     21,000      20,502       41,502   
MT    :   33,000      17,500       50,500                                       
NE    :    3,500      18,093       21,593     17,500      26,941       44,441   
NV    :        *           *            *                                       
NH    :                    *            *                                       
NJ    :        *           *            *          *           *            *   
NM    :        *         545            *                                       
NY    :        *       7,083            *                      *            *   
NC    :      150       1,283        1,433      3,800       6,164        9,964   
ND    :   75,000      44,500      119,500      3,500       1,610        5,110   
OH    :      320      11,434       11,754     19,000      26,718       45,718   
OK    :    1,000      12,224       13,224          *           *            *   
OR    :      700      14,029       14,729                      *            *   
PA    :        *       2,700            *          *       1,020            *   
SC    :        *          47            *      1,800       4,247        6,047   
SD    :   15,000       8,453       23,453     16,500       6,802       23,302   
TN    :        *       1,311            *      4,500       2,271        6,771   
TX    :      400      33,285       33,685          *       4,043            *   
UT    :        *       3,625            *                      *            *   
VA    :        *         663            *          *           *            *   
WA    :    1,500      33,543       35,043                      *            *   
WV    :        *           *            *                      *            *   
WI    :        *      10,933            *      5,200       6,434       11,634   
WY    :        *         343            *                      *            *   
      :                                                                         
Unall*:    2,800       4,427       37,583      6,100      26,508       39,571   
      :                                                                         
US    :  163,410     343,175      506,585    348,800     443,072      791,872   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110040929950830Oats and Barley                                        
                                                                                
                  Oats and Barley:  Stocks by Position, State,                  
                        and United States, June 1, 1995                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :               Oats 1/              :             Barley 1/              
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 2/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 2/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
AL    :        *           *            *                      *            *   
AZ    :                    *            *          *           *            *   
AR    :        *          34            *                      *            *   
CA    :        *         118            *        100       1,310        1,410   
CO    :        *         125            *        325       3,380        3,705   
DE    :                    *            *          *         402            *   
FL    :                    *            *                      *            *   
GA    :        *          90            *                     18           18   
ID    :        *           *            *      2,700       7,773       10,473   
IL    :      800         873        1,673                      *            *   
IN    :      100         249          349                      *            *   
IA    :    4,000       5,110        9,110                      *            *   
KS    :      600         809        1,409         80          65          145   
KY    :                   86           86          *           *            *   
LA    :                    *            *                      *            *   
MD    :        *          18            *          *         273            *   
MI    :    1,000         657        1,657          *          32            *   
MN    :    7,500      21,002       28,502      5,900      22,058       27,958   
MS    :                   70           70                      *            *   
MO    :      150       2,694        2,844                      *            *   
MT    :    1,300          90        1,390      6,000       2,600        8,600   
NE    :    1,300           *            *          *           *            *   
NV    :                                            *           *            *   
NH    :                    *            *                      *            *   
NJ    :                    *            *          *           *            *   
NM    :                    *            *                      *            *   
NY    :    1,000         285        1,285                     15           15   
NC    :        *         114            *          *         151            *   
ND    :    9,300       1,140       10,440     15,000      16,300       31,300   
OH    :      600       2,047        2,647                      *            *   
OK    :        *         396            *          *          55            *   
OR    :      300         364          664        600       1,309        1,909   
PA    :    2,000         460        2,460          *         350            *   
SC    :        *          57            *          *           *            *   
SD    :    8,000       1,195        9,195      3,000       1,588        4,588   
TN    :                  354          354                      *            *   
TX    :      400           *            *          *          58            *   
UT    :        *          52            *        800         512        1,312   
VA    :                   29           29          *         402            *   
WA    :        *         125            *        500       1,932        2,432   
WV    :        *           *            *                      *            *   
WI    :    6,300           *            *          *      10,706            *   
WY    :        *           7            *        300           *            *   
      :                                                                         
Unall*:    2,100      15,198       26,434      2,600       3,399       18,728   
      :                                                                         
US    :   46,750      53,848      100,598     37,905      74,688      112,593   
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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/  Revised.                                                                    
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110040929950830Soybeans                                               
                                                                                
          Soybeans:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production          
                    by State and United States, 1994 Revised                    
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       :               Area             :           :                           
 State :--------------------------------:   Yield   :       Production          
       :    Planted    :    Harvested   :           :                           
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       :         1,000 Acres                Bushels        1,000 Bushels        
       :                                                                        
AL     :       310             295          31.0               9,145            
AR     :     3,450           3,400          34.0             115,600            
DE     :       225             220          36.5               8,030            
FL     :        45              42          31.0               1,302            
GA     :       520             500          31.0              15,500            
IL     :     9,500           9,430          45.5             429,065            
IN     :     4,600           4,580          47.0             215,260            
IA     :     8,800           8,770          50.5             442,885            
KS     :     2,150           2,100          35.0              73,500            
KY     :     1,150           1,130          37.5              42,375            
LA     :     1,150           1,120          28.5              31,920            
MD     :       560             550          35.5              19,525            
MI     :     1,550           1,540          37.0              56,980            
MN     :     5,700           5,600          40.0             224,000            
MS     :     1,900           1,870          30.5              57,035            
MO     :     4,600           4,560          38.0             173,280            
NE     :     2,900           2,860          47.0             134,420            
NJ     :       150             147          34.5               5,072            
NC     :     1,400           1,350          31.0              41,850            
ND     :       640             610          31.0              18,910            
OH     :     4,000           3,990          43.5             173,565            
OK     :       300             290          32.0               9,280            
PA     :       320             315          42.0              13,230            
SC     :       600             580          27.0              15,660            
SD     :     2,430           2,400          38.0              91,200            
TN     :     1,100           1,050          36.5              38,325            
TX     :       220             210          33.5               7,035            
VA     :       540             520          32.0              16,640            
WI     :       860             830          43.5              36,105            
       :                                                                        
US     :    61,670          60,859          41.4           2,516,694            
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HDR2012000110040929950830Reliability                                            
                                                                                
            Reliability of September 1, 1995, Grain Stocks Estimates            
                                                                                
Survey Procedures:  The grain stocks estimates in this report are based on      
                    surveys conducted during the first two weeks of September.  
Separate surveys were conducted to obtain the on-farm and off-farm estimates.   
The on-farm stocks survey is a probability survey that included about           
70,000 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 September 1, 
1995.  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 12,000 facilities with about   
8.50 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, conducted by  
the Department of Commerce, 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 1.9 percent for corn, 3.6 percent for soybeans, and
1.7 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 3.8 percent   
for corn, 7.2 percent for soybeans, and 3.4 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      
8.2, 4.0, and 2.9, 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.         
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110040929950830Index                                                  
                                                                                
                                      Index                                     
                                                                                
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Barley                                                                          
                                                                                
  September 1, 1995...............................................       10     
  June 1, 1995....................................................       16     
                                                                                
Corn                                                                            
                                                                                
  September 1, 1995...............................................        5     
  June 1, 1995....................................................       14     
                                                                                
Mustard Seed                                                                    
                                                                                
  September 1, 1995...............................................       13     
                                                                                
Oats                                                                            
                                                                                
  September 1, 1995...............................................       12     
  June 1, 1995....................................................       16     
                                                                                
Safflower                                                                       
                                                                                
  September 1, 1995...............................................       13     
                                                                                
Sorghum                                                                         
                                                                                
  September 1, 1995...............................................        6     
  June 1, 1995....................................................       14     
                                                                                
Soybeans                                                                        
                                                                                
  September 1, 1995................................................      11     
  June 1, 1995.....................................................      15     
                                                                                
Sunflower                                                                       
                                                                                
  September 1, 1995................................................       9     
                                                                                
Wheat, All                                                                      
                                                                                
  September 1, 1995................................................       7     
  June 1, 1995.....................................................      15     
                                                                                
Wheat, Durum                                                                    
                                                                                
  September 1, 1995................................................       8     
  June 1, 1995.....................................................       8     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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January 11, 1995                                                                
                                                                                
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