HDR1012000110040930960830Grain Stocks                                           
                                                                                
Released September 30, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service    
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21.                                                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
                    Corn Stocks Down 73 Percent                                 
                                                                                
Old crop corn stored in all positions on September 1, 1996, is estimated at     
426 million bushels, down 73 percent from September 1, 1995.  This is the       
lowest ending stocks since 1976.  On-farm stocks, at 197 million bushels, are   
down 73 percent from September 1, 1995.  Off-farm stocks, at 230 million, are   
down 72 percent from last year.  The indicated disappearance from all           
positions for the June-August quarter is 1.29 billion bushels, 30 percent       
below the disappearance for the same quarter a year earlier.                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Old crop sorghum in all positions September 1, 1996, totaled 18.3 million       
bushels, down 74 percent from September 1 the previous year.  Off-farm stocks,  
at 12.8 million bushels, are 76 percent below a year ago, while on-farm         
stocks, at 5.5 million, are down 69 percent.  The June-August 1996              
disappearance from all positions is 52.1 million bushels, a decrease of 40      
percent from the same period in 1995.                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
Old crop soybeans stored in all positions on September 1, 1996 totaled          
183 million bushels, down 45 percent from stocks on hand one year ago.  On      
farm stocks, at 59.5 million bushels, are down 43 percent from September 1,     
1995 and account for 32 percent of the total stocks on hand. Off farm stocks    
totaled 124 million bushels, down 46 percent from last year.                    
                                                                                
Indicated disappearance for the September 1995-August 1996 marketing year       
totaled 2.33 billion bushels compared to 2.39 million bushels during the same   
period a year ago.                                                              
                                                                                
The 1995 soybean production was revised to 2.18 billion bushels, up 25 million  
bushels from the previous 1995 estimate.  Planted and harvested acres remain    
unchanged from a year ago. The yield resulting from the revised production is   
35.3 bushels per acre, an increase of 0.4 bushels from the previous estimate.   
See the revised state table on page 17.                                         
                                                                                
Revisions were made based on an analysis of end-of-marketing year stock         
estimates, disappearance data for exports and crushings, and availability of    
additional data in some States.  The revisions of last year's production are    
released with this publication and will be republished in the October Crop      
Production.                                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
Gr Lg 11-1 (9-96)                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
Barley stocks in all positions on September 1, 1996 are estimated at 315        
million bushels, 1 percent above the stocks of September 1, 1995.  Of the       
total barley stocks on hand, 194 million bushels are stored on farms, 3         
percent below a year ago.  However, September 1, 1996 off-farm stocks are 7     
percent above last year at 122 million bushels.  Indicated disappearance        
during the June-August quarter totaled 182 million bushels, 15 percent above    
the same period a year earlier.                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
All wheat in all storage positions September 1, 1996 is estimated at            
1.72 billion bushels, down 8 percent from September 1, 1995.  This is the       
lowest September 1 stock level since the reference date was changed in the      
1986-87 marketing year.  Farm stocks total 826 million bushels and off-farm     
stocks are 898 million bushels. The on-farm total is up 11 percent from a year  
ago, but the off-farm level is down 21 percent. All wheat disappearance for     
the first quarter of the 1996-97 marketing year totals 934 million bushels, up  
16 percent from the same period last year.                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Durum wheat stored in all positions on September 1, 1996 totaled 102 million    
bushels, up 5 percent from last September. On farm stocks, at 79.7 million      
bushels, are up 10 percent from last year.  Disappearance from all positions    
is 39.1 million bushels, up 26 percent from June-August 1995.                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Oats stored in all positions on September 1, 1996 , is estimated at 133         
million bushels, 26 percent below the stocks of September 1, 1995.  Of the      
total stocks on hand, 93.4 million bushels were stored on farm, 13 percent      
below this time last year. Off-farm stocks totaled 39.5 million bushels, 46     
percent below a year earlier.  Indicated disappearance during the June-August   
quarter totaled                                                                 
89 million bushels, 7 percent above the same period a year earlier.             
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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This report was approved on September 30, 1996, by the Acting Secretary of      
Agriculture and the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural     
Statistics Board.                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
       Richard E. Rominger                             Rich Allen               
-----------------------------------       -----------------------------------   
       Acting Secretary of                    Agricultural Statistics Board     
           Agriculture                                Chairperson               
       Richard E. Rominger                             Rich Allen               
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
          Grain Stocks:  By Position and Month, United States, 1995-96          
                                (Domestic Units)                                
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        :                1995               :               1996                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Date  :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
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        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                 Corn                                  
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   : 3,502,000   2,089,693   5,591,693  2,000,200   1,799,341   3,799,541  
Jun 1   : 2,072,000   1,342,896   3,414,896    780,100     937,794   1,717,894  
Sep 1   :   740,900     816,940   1,557,840    196,600     229,688     426,288  
Dec 1   : 3,960,000   2,145,774   6,105,774                                     
        :                                                                       
        :                                Sorghum                                
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :    74,620     206,312     280,932     33,000     129,566     162,566  
Jun 1   :    44,570     114,212     158,782     13,955      56,433      70,388  
Sep 1   :    17,842      53,772      71,614      5,500      12,846      18,346  
Dec 1   :    79,090     222,186     301,276                                     
        :                                                                       
        :                                 Oats                                  
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :    78,400      70,575     148,975     57,350      55,268     112,618  
Jun 1   :    46,750      53,848     100,598     32,600      33,708      66,308  
Sep 1   :   107,200      72,967     180,167     93,400      39,503     132,903  
Dec 1   :    87,200      65,804     153,004                                     
        :                                                                       
        :                                Barley                                 
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :    86,800     106,156     192,956     58,825     119,107     177,932  
Jun 1   :    37,905      74,688     112,593     25,600      73,993      99,593  
Sep 1   :   198,900     113,624     312,524    193,700     121,584     315,284  
Dec 1   :   121,400     121,110     242,510                                     
        :                                                                       
        :                               All Wheat                               
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :   335,250     633,823     969,073    220,550     602,914     823,464  
Jun 1   :   163,410     343,175     506,585     74,610     301,410     376,020  
Sep 1   :   743,600   1,137,499   1,881,099    825,500     898,307   1,723,807  
Dec 1   :   477,000     861,267   1,338,267                                     
        :                                                                       
        :                             Durum Wheat                               
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :    26,060      16,675      42,735     27,250      21,381      48,631  
Jun 1   :    12,240      13,752      25,992     12,470      13,275      25,745  
Sep 1   :    72,560      24,655      97,215     79,700      22,757     102,457  
Dec 1   :    47,220      23,886      71,106                                     
        :                                                                       
        :                               Soybeans                                
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :   635,300     734,898   1,370,198    512,000     678,356   1,190,356  
Jun 1   :   348,800     443,072     791,872    234,100     388,701     622,801  
Sep 1   :   105,130     229,684     334,814     59,523     123,655     183,178  
Dec 1   :   861,500     971,929   1,833,429                                     
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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, 1995-96          
                                 (Metric Units)                                 
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        :                1995               :               1996                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Date  :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                              Metric Tons                              
        :                                 Corn                                  
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   : 88,954,900 53,080,650  142,035,540 50,807,420 45,705,370  96,512,790  
Jun 1   : 52,631,220 34,111,130   86,742,350 19,815,450 23,821,060  43,636,520  
Sep 1   : 18,819,730 20,751,230   39,570,960  4,993,870  5,834,340  10,828,210  
Dec 1   :100,588,630 54,505,170  155,093,800                                    
        :                                                                       
        :                                Sorghum                                
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :  1,895,440  5,240,570    7,136,000    838,240  3,291,130   4,129,370  
Jun 1   :  1,132,130  2,901,120    4,033,250    354,470  1,433,460   1,787,940  
Sep 1   :    453,210  1,365,870    1,819,080    139,710    326,300     466,010  
Dec 1   :  2,008,980  5,643,780    7,652,760                                    
        :                                                                       
        :                                  Oats                                 
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :  1,137,970  1,024,390    2,162,370    832,430    802,210   1,634,650  
Jun 1   :    678,570    781,600    1,460,180    473,190    489,270     962,460  
Sep 1   :  1,556,000  1,059,110    2,615,120  1,355,700    573,380   1,929,080  
Dec 1   :  1,265,700    955,140    2,220,850                                    
        :                                                                       
        :                                Barley                                 
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :  1,889,850  2,311,270    4,201,120  1,280,760  2,593,250   3,874,010  
Jun 1   :    825,280  1,626,140    2,451,420    557,370  1,611,010   2,168,380  
Sep 1   :  4,330,540  2,473,870    6,804,410  4,217,320  2,647,180   6,864,500  
Dec 1   :  2,643,170  2,636,860    5,280,030                                    
        :                                                                       
        :                               All Wheat                               
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :  9,124,010 17,249,840   26,373,840  6,002,390 16,408,630  22,411,020  
Jun 1   :  4,447,290  9,339,690   13,786,980  2,030,550  8,203,040  10,233,590  
Sep 1   : 20,237,480 30,957,650   51,195,130 22,466,430 24,447,910  46,914,340  
Dec 1   : 12,981,810 23,439,850   36,421,660                                    
        :                                                                       
        :                              Durum Wheat                              
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   :    709,240    453,820    1,163,060    741,620    581,900   1,323,520  
Jun 1   :    333,120    374,270      707,390    339,380    361,290     700,660  
Sep 1   :  1,974,760    671,000    2,645,760  2,169,080    619,340   2,788,420  
Dec 1   :  1,285,120    650,070    1,935,190                                    
        :                                                                       
        :                               Soybeans                                
        :                                                                       
Mar 1   : 17,290,030 20,000,650   37,290,680 13,934,360 18,461,820  32,396,180  
Jun 1   :  9,492,780 12,058,440   21,551,220  6,371,160 10,578,710  16,949,870  
Sep 1   :  2,861,170  6,250,970    9,112,140  1,619,950  3,365,340   4,985,290  
Dec 1   : 23,446,190 26,451,570   49,897,760                                    
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1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
2/  Included in all wheat.                                                      
                                                                                
              Corn:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,              
                              September 1, 1995-96                              
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        :                1995               :               1996                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
AL      :        *       1,046            *         *       1,187           *   
AZ      :        *           *            *         *         155           *   
AR      :        *           *            *         *           *           *   
CA      :        *       2,829            *         *         791           *   
CO      :    7,500       2,980       10,480     2,500       1,360       3,860   
DE      :        *       1,503            *         *       1,071           *   
FL      :        *           *            *         *           *           *   
GA      :        *       2,284            *         *       1,311           *   
ID      :        *           *            *         *           *           *   
IL      :   63,000     152,262      215,262    20,000      43,035      63,035   
IN      :   40,000      48,368       88,368    13,000      26,674      39,674   
IA      :  180,000     254,006      434,006    32,000      50,717      82,717   
KS      :    9,000      12,848       21,848     4,000       4,463       8,463   
KY      :    6,000       3,739        9,739     2,500       1,937       4,437   
LA      :        *           *            *         *           *           *   
MD      :        *       2,348            *         *       1,152           *   
MI      :   21,000      11,016       32,016     7,000       4,352      11,352   
MN      :  120,000     108,852      228,852    25,000      19,204      44,204   
MS      :        *       1,265            *         *         415           *   
MO      :   21,000      15,225       36,225     5,000       3,538       8,538   
MT      :        *          35            *         *          85           *   
NE      :   80,000     101,199      181,199    10,000      32,402      42,402   
NV      :                                                                       
NH      :                  813          813                   589         589   
NJ      :        *           *            *         *           *           *   
NM      :        *         174            *         *           *           *   
NY      :        *         790            *         *         366           *   
NC      :    2,500       6,092        8,592       800       2,394       3,194   
ND      :    3,000       2,680        5,680     1,500         450       1,950   
OH      :   29,000      35,567       64,567    11,000      11,421      22,421   
OK      :        *         698            *         *         514           *   
OR      :        *           *            *         *         227           *   
PA      :   15,000       2,100       17,100     5,500       1,370       6,870   
SC      :        *         164            *         *          82           *   
SD      :   48,000      12,348       60,348     9,000       3,108      12,108   
TN      :        *       2,014            *         *       1,290           *   
TX      :    2,900       6,557        9,457       800       3,812       4,612   
UT      :        *         475            *         *         476           *   
VA      :        *       1,409            *         *         729           *   
WA      :        *       2,504            *         *       1,789           *   
WV      :        *           *            *         *           *           *   
WI      :   65,000      17,229       82,229    31,000       6,084      37,084   
WY      :        *          12            *         *           *           *   
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :   28,000       3,509       51,059    16,000       1,138      28,778   
        :                                                                       
US      :  740,900     816,940    1,557,840   196,600     229,688     426,288   
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*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Sorghum:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,             
                              September 1, 1995-96                              
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        :                1995               :               1996                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
AL      :        *          *           *          *           *           *    
AZ      :                   *           *                     56          56    
AR      :       40          *           *         20           *           *    
CA      :                 119         119                    112         112    
CO      :      100        850         950         60          65         125    
DE      :                   *           *                      *           *    
FL      :                   *           *                      *           *    
GA      :        *        100           *          *           *           *    
ID      :                                                                       
IL      :      100        344         444         50         317         367    
IN      :                  40          40                     32          32    
IA      :                   *           *                      *           *    
KS      :    7,000     17,919      24,919      3,000       6,205       9,205    
KY      :        *          *           *          *           *           *    
LA      :                   *           *                      *           *    
MD      :                   *           *                      *           *    
MI      :                                                                       
MN      :                                                      *           *    
MS      :        2          *           *                      *           *    
MO      :    1,600      1,613       3,213        600         453       1,053    
MT      :                                                                       
NE      :    6,500     17,010      23,510      1,000       1,753       2,753    
NV      :                                                                       
NH      :                   *           *                      *           *    
NJ      :                                                                       
NM      :      170        433         603         30         174         204    
NY      :                   *           *                      *           *    
NC      :        *          *           *          *           *           *    
ND      :                                                                       
OH      :                   *           *                     36          36    
OK      :      250        866       1,116        200         578         778    
OR      :                   *           *                      *           *    
PA      :                  25          25                      *           *    
SC      :        *          *           *          *           *           *    
SD      :    1,000        375       1,375        300         158         458    
TN      :        *          *           *          *           1           *    
TX      :      900     10,593      11,493        100       2,156       2,256    
UT      :                   *           *                      *           *    
VA      :                   *           *                      *           *    
WA      :                   *           *                      *           *    
WV      :                   *           *                      *           *    
WI      :                   *           *                      *           *    
WY      :                                                      *           *    
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :      180      3,485       3,807        140         750         911    
        :                                                                       
US      :   17,842     53,772      71,614      5,500      12,846      18,346    
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*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
           All Wheat:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,            
                              September 1, 1995-96                              
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        :                1995               :               1996                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
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        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
AL      :        *        2,250           *         *       1,937            *  
AZ      :        *        4,175           *         *       3,180            *  
AR      :      600       13,902      14,502       700      13,937       14,637  
CA      :    2,000       13,936      15,936     4,000      15,030       19,030  
CO      :   30,000       46,150      76,150    33,000      30,935       63,935  
DE      :        *        2,857           *         *       1,588            *  
FL      :        *            *           *         *           *            *  
GA      :        *        5,705           *         *       6,033            *  
ID      :   34,000       41,317      75,317    37,000      49,425       86,425  
IL      :    5,200       34,491      39,691     4,000      12,423       16,423  
IN      :    1,700       23,324      25,024     1,600      12,009       13,609  
IA      :        *            *           *         *           *            *  
KS      :   30,000      206,431     236,431    33,000     146,327      179,327  
KY      :        *        5,923           *         *       5,055            *  
LA      :        *       13,426           *         *      13,840            *  
MD      :        *        7,727           *         *       4,500            *  
MI      :    1,800       23,892      25,692     2,300      12,963       15,263  
MN      :   60,000       37,934      97,934    90,000      30,228      120,228  
MS      :        *        1,485           *         *         350            *  
MO      :    5,200       26,022      31,222     4,400      19,513       23,913  
MT      :  170,000       25,500     195,500   150,000      20,000      170,000  
NE      :   26,000       67,452      93,452    18,000      43,756       61,756  
NV      :        *          211           *         *           *            *  
NH      :                     *           *                     *            *  
NJ      :        *          715           *         *           *            *  
NM      :        *        2,468           *         *           *            *  
NY      :        *        8,089           *         *       3,993            *  
NC      :    2,500       12,367      14,867     2,000       6,650        8,650  
ND      :  240,000       68,800     308,800   276,000      70,000      346,000  
OH      :    3,500       68,863      72,363     3,000      34,103       37,103  
OK      :   13,000       57,618      70,618    14,000      49,074       63,074  
OR      :   15,000       41,734      56,734    19,000      39,098       58,098  
PA      :        *        9,200           *         *       6,300            *  
SC      :        *        2,669           *         *       1,939            *  
SD      :   45,000       29,977      74,977    75,000      35,406      110,406  
TN      :        *        8,213           *         *       4,586            *  
TX      :    3,100       69,850      72,950     3,500      59,246       62,746  
UT      :        *        5,165           *         *       2,998            *  
VA      :        *        9,810           *         *       6,147            *  
WA      :   27,000      115,131     142,131    28,000     120,006      148,006  
WV      :        *            *           *         *           *            *  
WI      :        *       15,750           *         *       7,828            *  
WY      :        *        2,703           *         *       1,627            *  
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :   28,000        4,267     140,808    27,000       6,277      105,178  
        :                                                                       
US      :  743,600    1,137,499   1,881,099   825,500     898,307    1,723,807  
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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, 1995-96 1/                   
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        :                1995               :               1996                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  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      :   65,000      7,440      72,440      71,000     11,200       82,200   
        :                                                                       
Oth Sts :    7,560     17,215      24,775       8,700     11,557       20,257   
        :                                                                       
US      :   72,560     24,655      97,215      79,700     22,757      102,457   
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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, 1996 1/                       
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         :           On          :          Off          :      Total All       
  State  :         Farms         :      Farms 2/ 3/      :      Positions       
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         :                            1,000 Bushels                             
         :                                                                      
ND       :         12,000                  6,150                 18,150         
         :                                                                      
Oth Sts  :            470                  7,125                  7,595         
         :                                                                      
US       :         12,470                 13,275                 25,745         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/ Included in all wheat.                                                       
2/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.  
3/ Revised.                                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
       Sunflower:  Stocks by Position, Type, North Dakota, Other States,        
                    and United States, September 1, 1995-96                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         :               1995               :               1996                
         :--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State  :    On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
         : Farms    :  Farms 1/ : Positions : Farms    :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         :                             1,000 Pounds                             
         :                                                                      
Oil      :                                                                      
                                                                                
 ND      : 20,500     49,000        69,500    23,500     107,900      131,400   
         :                                                                      
 Oth Sts : 17,011     48,852        65,863    35,426     180,470      215,896   
         :                                                                      
 US      : 37,511     97,852       135,363    58,926     288,370      347,296   
         :                                                                      
Non-oil  :                                                                      
 ND      : 20,300     32,200        52,500     5,000      43,600       48,600   
         :                                                                      
 Oth Sts :  6,050     33,427        39,477     1,365      50,392       51,757   
         :                                                                      
 US      : 26,350     65,627        91,977     6,365      93,992      100,357   
         :                                                                      
All      :                                                                      
 ND      : 40,800     81,200       122,000     28,500    151,500      180,000   
         :                                                                      
 Oth Sts : 23,061     82,279       105,340     36,791    230,862      267,653   
         :                                                                      
 US      : 63,861    163,479       227,340     65,291    382,362      447,653   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
             Barley:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,             
                              September 1, 1995-96                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                1995               :               1996                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
AL      :                    *           *                      *           *   
AZ      :        *         205           *          *       1,054           *   
AR      :                    *           *                      *           *   
CA      :    1,200       4,394       5,594        800       2,571       3,371   
CO      :    6,000       4,420      10,420      5,200       5,025      10,225   
DE      :        *       1,387           *          *           *           *   
FL      :                    *           *                      *           *   
GA      :                   36          36                     71          71   
ID      :   35,000      12,794      47,794     16,000      16,455      32,455   
IL      :                    *           *                      *           *   
IN      :                    *           *                      *           *   
IA      :                    *           *                      *           *   
KS      :        *         185           *          *           *           *   
KY      :        *           *           *          *         123           *   
LA      :                    *           *                      *           *   
MD      :        *       1,800           *          *         327           *   
MI      :        *          69           *          *           *           *   
MN      :   18,000      26,110      44,110     21,000      22,375      43,375   
MS      :                    *           *                                      
MO      :                    *           *                      *           *   
MT      :   47,000       6,500      53,500     42,000       6,500      48,500   
NE      :        *          32           *          *          90           *   
NV      :        *                       *          *           *           *   
NH      :                    *           *                      *           *   
NJ      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
NM      :                    *           *                      *           *   
NY      :                   73          73                    113         113   
NC      :        *         437           *          *         217           *   
ND      :   64,000      23,550      87,550     79,000      30,400     109,400   
OH      :                    *           *                     37          37   
OK      :        *         103           *          *          34           *   
OR      :    4,500       1,918       6,418      6,000       3,005       9,005   
PA      :        *       1,100           *          *         590           *   
SC      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
SD      :    5,000       2,211       7,211      5,000         927       5,927   
TN      :                    *           *                     12          12   
TX      :        *          86           *          *         122           *   
UT      :    4,000       1,823       5,823      3,500       1,915       5,415   
VA      :        *       1,460           *          *           *           *   
WA      :    4,000      10,523      14,523      4,000      13,198      17,198   
WV      :                    *           *                      *           *   
WI      :        *       8,704           *          *      10,130           *   
WY      :    1,500           *           *      2,200           *           *   
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :    8,700       3,704      29,472      9,000       6,293      30,180   
        :                                                                       
US      :  198,900     113,624     312,524    193,700     121,584     315,284   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
            Soybeans:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,            
                              September 1, 1995-96                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                1995 1/            :               1996                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 2/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 2/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
AL      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
AZ      :                    *           *                      *           *   
AR      :      500       5,436       5,936        100       3,130       3,230   
CA      :                                                                       
CO      :                    *           *                      *           *   
DE      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
FL      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
GA      :      200           *           *          *       2,064           *   
ID      :                                                                       
IL      :   14,000      43,361      57,361     11,000      21,422      32,422   
IN      :    8,500       8,067      16,567      3,000       5,024       8,024   
IA      :   20,000      58,064      78,064     15,000      30,137      45,137   
KS      :    3,500       8,527      12,027      1,000       5,435       6,435   
KY      :      800       1,807       2,607        350           *           *   
LA      :       30       3,595       3,625         20       4,902       4,922   
MD      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
MI      :    2,200       1,532       3,732        900       1,186       2,086   
MN      :   19,500      35,083      54,583     11,000      11,171      22,171   
MS      :      300           *           *        100           *           *   
MO      :    7,500      11,010      18,510      4,100       7,657      11,757   
MT      :                                                                       
NE      :    7,000      12,226      19,226      4,000       7,389      11,389   
NV      :                                                                       
NH      :                                                       *           *   
NJ      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
NM      :                                                                       
NY      :                  100         100                     80          80   
NC      :    1,500       2,877       4,377        223       3,101       3,324   
ND      :    1,600       1,340       2,940        500         445         945   
OH      :    4,000       9,967      13,967      2,800       6,869       9,669   
OK      :        *           *           *          *         123           *   
OR      :                    *           *                      *           *   
PA      :        *         410           *          *         215           *   
SC      :      800       2,226       3,026        100           *           *   
SD      :    7,000       3,296      10,296      2,500       1,779       4,279   
TN      :      800         273       1,073        200         213         413   
TX      :        *       2,072           *          *           *           *   
UT      :                    *           *                      *           *   
VA      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
WA      :                    *           *                      *           *   
WV      :                    *           *                      *           *   
WI      :    2,300       3,968       6,268      1,000       1,092       2,092   
WY      :                                                       *           *   
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :    3,100      14,447      20,529      1,630      10,221      14,803   
        :                                                                       
US      :  105,130     229,684     334,814     59,523     123,655     183,178   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "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 17 for revised 1995 production.                                    
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
              Oats:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,              
                              September 1, 1995-96                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                1995               :               1996                
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :     On    :    Off    : Total All :    On    :    Off    : Total All  
        :   Farms   :  Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/ : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :                             1,000 Bushels                             
        :                                                                       
AL      :        *        225            *          *          *            *   
AZ      :                  32           32                    33           33   
AR      :        *        268            *          *        225            *   
CA      :        *        188            *          *        539            *   
CO      :        *        125            *          *        200            *   
DE      :                   *            *                     *            *   
FL      :                   *            *                     *            *   
GA      :        *        132            *          *        165            *   
ID      :        *        199            *          *          *            *   
IL      :    2,200      1,252        3,452      2,600      1,214        3,814   
IN      :        *        352            *          *        246            *   
IA      :    8,000      8,093       16,093      6,500      6,390       12,890   
KS      :    1,900      1,372        3,272      1,600      1,940        3,540   
KY      :                  90           90                   150          150   
LA      :                 643          643                    27           27   
MD      :        *        214            *          *         17            *   
MI      :    2,000      1,708        3,708      1,500        717        2,217   
MN      :   13,000     19,182       32,182     11,000      9,123       20,123   
MS      :                  51           51                    23           23   
MO      :      800      1,691        2,491        700          *            *   
MT      :    4,500        160        4,660      2,400        150        2,550   
NE      :    2,400          *            *      3,800      2,636        6,436   
NV      :                                                                       
NH      :                   *            *                     *            *   
NJ      :                   *            *                     *            *   
NM      :                   *            *                     *            *   
NY      :    3,800        675        4,475      2,600      1,046        3,646   
NC      :        *        189            *          *        145            *   
ND      :   20,000      2,250       22,250     17,500      1,615       19,115   
OH      :    3,800      3,061        6,861      2,000      1,496        3,496   
OK      :        *        515            *          *        193            *   
OR      :    1,400        721        2,121        700        608        1,308   
PA      :    5,600      1,100        6,700      4,000        610        4,610   
SC      :        *         98            *          *        144            *   
SD      :   14,000      2,763       16,763     14,000      3,339       17,339   
TN      :                 273          273                    89           89   
TX      :    2,000      3,397        5,397      1,000        494        1,494   
UT      :        *        142            *          *         76            *   
VA      :                  31           31                   287          287   
WA      :        *        161            *          *        206            *   
WV      :        *          *            *          *          *            *   
WI      :   15,000          *            *     13,500      2,598       16,098   
WY      :        *         29            *          *         11            *   
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :    6,800     21,585       48,622      8,000      2,751       13,618   
        :                                                                       
US      :  107,200     72,967      180,167     93,400     39,503      132,903   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
               Mustard Seed:  Stocks by Position, United States,                
                              September 1, 1995-96                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                1995                :                1996                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Pounds                               
      :                                                                         
US    :     *           *           9,700        *         *           13,916   
                                                                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                 Safflower:  Stocks by Position, United States,                 
                              September 1, 1995-96                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                1995                :                1996                
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:     On    :     Off    : Total All :    On    :     Off    : Total All  
      :   Farms   :  Farms 1/  : Positions :   Farms  :  Farms 1/  : Positions  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Pounds                               
      :                                                                         
US    :     *          *           21,554        *         *            8,684   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.            
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                 Corn and Sorghum:  Stocks by Position, State,                  
                        and United States, June 1, 1996                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :              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      :        *       4,275            *         *          *           *    
AZ      :        *         246            *                    *           *    
AR      :        *         630            *        50          *           *    
CA      :        *       3,097            *                  183         183    
CO      :    6,000       5,700       11,700       600        345         945    
DE      :        *       5,508            *                    *           *    
FL      :        *           *            *                    *           *    
GA      :        *       4,740            *         *          *           *    
ID      :        *         463            *                                     
IL      :   95,000     157,819      252,819       200        516         716    
IN      :   45,000      83,511      128,511                   70          70    
IA      :  180,000     229,934      409,934                    *           *    
KS      :    8,000      32,917       40,917     7,000     27,325      34,325    
KY      :    7,600       6,870       14,470         *          *           *    
LA      :        *       4,115            *                  569         569    
MD      :        *       7,759            *                    *           *    
MI      :   28,000      20,780       48,780                                     
MN      :  145,000      76,883      221,883                                     
MS      :        *       2,514            *         5          *           *    
MO      :   12,000      13,726       25,726     1,600      1,713       3,313    
MT      :        *          50            *                                     
NE      :   62,000     123,900      185,900     3,000      8,471      11,471    
NV      :                                                                       
NH      :                1,322        1,322                    *           *    
NJ      :        *           *            *                                     
NM      :        *           *            *       100          *           *    
NY      :        *       1,396            *                    *           *    
NC      :    2,500       9,434       11,934         *          *           *    
ND      :    4,000       2,350        6,350                                     
OH      :   30,000      50,088       80,088                    *           *    
OK      :        *           *            *       200      2,293       2,493    
OR      :        *         230            *                    *           *    
PA      :   18,000       4,400       22,400                   22          22    
SC      :        *       1,040            *         *          *           *    
SD      :   26,000      10,115       36,115       400        290         690    
TN      :        *       5,502            *         *        108           *    
TX      :    2,500      31,556       34,056       600     11,567      12,167    
UT      :        *         377            *                    *           *    
VA      :        *       2,808            *                    *           *    
WA      :        *       4,054            *                    *           *    
WV      :        *           *            *                    *           *    
WI      :   70,000      22,982       92,982                    *           *    
WY      :        *           *            *                    *           *    
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :   38,500       4,703       92,007       200      2,961       3,424    
        :                                                                       
US      :  780,100     937,794    1,717,894    13,955     56,433      70,388    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Revised.                                                                    
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
              All Wheat and Soybeans:  Stocks by Position, State,               
                        and United States, June 1, 1996                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :            All Wheat 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      :       10           9          19      1,000      11,112      12,112   
CA      :      100       4,867       4,967                                      
CO      :    2,500      11,700      14,200                      *           *   
DE      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
FL      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
GA      :        *           *           *        100       7,703       7,803   
ID      :    1,800       8,975      10,775                                      
IL      :      300       4,526       4,826     51,000      73,006     124,006   
IN      :       40       2,674       2,714     12,000      21,992      33,992   
IA      :        *           *           *     52,000      82,720     134,720   
KS      :    2,500      37,548      40,048      4,400      21,206      25,606   
KY      :        *         212           *      1,900       6,632       8,532   
LA      :        *       3,072           *        100       8,159       8,259   
MD      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
MI      :      300       4,531       4,831      3,300       4,489       7,789   
MN      :    5,000      22,154      27,154     52,000      39,078      91,078   
MS      :        *           *           *        500           *           *   
MO      :      300       8,708       9,008     11,500      18,088      29,588   
MT      :   16,000      11,500      27,500                                      
NE      :    1,200      16,717      17,917     11,500      22,071      33,571   
NV      :        *           *           *                                      
NH      :                    *           *                      *           *   
NJ      :        *           *           *          *           *           *   
NM      :        *           *           *                                      
NY      :        *       3,430           *                    122         122   
NC      :      100       1,501       1,601      1,500       6,093       7,593   
ND      :   32,000      31,950      63,950      1,800       1,950       3,750   
OH      :       60       8,832       8,892      9,000      20,269      29,269   
OK      :    1,000      11,281      12,281          *           *           *   
OR      :      500      15,788      16,288                      *           *   
PA      :        *       2,780           *          *         950           *   
SC      :        *          19           *        700       3,585       4,285   
SD      :    7,000       4,279      11,279     11,500       6,339      17,839   
TN      :        *       2,435           *      2,000       1,102       3,102   
TX      :      700      28,846      29,546          *       2,295           *   
UT      :        *       3,684           *                      *           *   
VA      :        *       1,116           *          *           *           *   
WA      :    1,500      31,187      32,687                      *           *   
WV      :        *           *           *                      *           *   
WI      :        *       8,466           *      2,300       5,013       7,313   
WY      :        *           *           *                      *           *   
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :    1,700       8,623      35,537      4,000      24,727      32,472   
        :                                                                       
US      :   74,610     301,410     376,020    234,100     388,701     622,801   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Revised.                                                                    
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                  Oats and Barley:  Stocks by Position, State,                  
                        and United States, June 1, 1996                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :              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      :                  27          27           *         10           *    
AR      :        *          *           *                      *           *    
CA      :        *        122           *         100        687         787    
CO      :        *        100           *          50      4,420       4,470    
DE      :                   *           *           *          4           *    
FL      :                   *           *                      *           *    
GA      :        *         31           *                     17          17    
ID      :        *        177           *       2,400      7,354       9,754    
IL      :      800        363       1,163                      *           *    
IN      :        *        166           *                      *           *    
IA      :    3,500      4,435       7,935                      *           *    
KS      :      450        476         926           *          *           *    
KY      :                   *           *           *          *           *    
LA      :                   *           *                      *           *    
MD      :        *         13           *           *         78           *    
MI      :      700        441       1,141           *         26           *    
MN      :    3,500     10,462      13,962       4,000     22,220      26,220    
MS      :                  34          34                                       
MO      :      150          *           *                     11          11    
MT      :      700        170         870       5,000      3,000       8,000    
NE      :      900          *           *           *          *           *    
NV      :                                           *          *           *    
NH      :                   *           *                     30          30    
NJ      :                   *           *           *          *           *    
NM      :                   *           *                      *           *    
NY      :      800        205       1,005                     12          12    
NC      :        *         87           *           *         50           *    
ND      :    5,100        750       5,850       9,000     19,000      28,000    
OH      :      800      1,498       2,298                      *           *    
OK      :        *        271           *           *         40           *    
OR      :      200        164         364         400      1,230       1,630    
PA      :    1,600        460       2,060           *        275           *    
SC      :        *         22           *           *          *           *    
SD      :    5,000        817       5,817       1,100        862       1,962    
TN      :                 225         225                      *           *    
TX      :      400      1,351       1,751           *         41           *    
UT      :        *        136           *         800        557       1,357    
VA      :                  18          18           *         62           *    
WA      :        *        137           *         700      3,210       3,910    
WV      :        *          *           *                      *           *    
WI      :    6,000          *           *           *      9,685           *    
WY      :        *         14           *         250          *           *    
        :                                                                       
Unall*  :    2,000     10,536      20,862       1,800      1,112      13,433    
        :                                                                       
US      :   32,600     33,708      66,308      25,600     73,993      99,593    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid          
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor  
    producing States' data not published separately.                            
1/  Revised.                                                                    
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 
                                                                                
          Soybeans:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production          
                    by State and United States, 1995 Revised                    
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       :               Area             :           :                           
 State :--------------------------------:   Yield   :       Production          
       :    Planted    :    Harvested   :           :                           
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       :         1,000 Acres                Bushels        1,000 Bushels        
       :                                                                        
AL     :       240             225          24.0               5,400            
AR     :     3,450           3,400          26.0              88,400            
DE     :       235             233          20.0               4,660            
FL     :        30              28          26.0                 728            
GA     :       320             310          27.0               8,370            
IL     :     9,750           9,700          39.0             378,300            
IN     :     5,000           4,980          39.5             196.710            
IA     :     9,300           9,260          44.0             407,440            
KS     :     2,100           2,050          25.0              51,250            
KY     :     1,170           1,150          36.0              41,400            
LA     :     1,070           1,040          25.0              26,000            
MD     :       550             510          23.0              11,730            
MI     :     1,500           1,490          40.0              59,600            
MN     :     5,900           5,800          40.5             234,900            
MS     :     1,850           1,800          21.0              37,800            
MO     :     4,600           4,500          29.5             132,750            
NE     :     3,100           3,060          33.0             100,980            
NJ     :       140             138          22.0               3,036            
NC     :     1,150           1,070          25.0              26,750            
ND     :       660             640          29.0              18,560            
OH     :     4,050           4,030          38.0             153,140            
OK     :       290             275          20.0               5,500            
PA     :       320             315          30.0               9,450            
SC     :       550             530          24.0              12,720            
SD     :     2,550           2,500          30.0              75,000            
TN     :     1,130           1,080          32.0              34,560            
TX     :       250             240          25.0               6,000            
VA     :       490             470          24.0              11,280            
WI     :       830             800          43.0              34,400            
       :                                                                        
US     :    62,575          61,624          35.3           2,176,814            
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     Reliability of September 1, 1996, Grain Stocks Estimates                   
                                                                                
Survey Procedures:  The grain stocks estimates in this report are based on      
                    surveys conducted during the first 2 weeks of 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           
50,000 operators selected from a list of producers which ensures that all       
operations in the U.S. have a chance to be selected.  These producers were      
asked to provide the total quantities of grain on their operations as of        
September 1, 1996.  This included all whole grains and oilseeds stored whether  
for feed, seed, or sale as well as any stored under a Government program.       
                                                                                
The off-farm stocks survey is an enumeration of all known commercial grain      
storage facilities.  This includes approximately 11,500 facilities with about   
8.3 billion bushels of storage capacity.  An effort is made to obtain a report  
from all facilities.  Reports of stock holdings are normally received from      
operations covering about 90 percent of the capacity.  Estimates are made for   
missing facilities to make the survey complete.                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Estimation Procedures:  On-farm and off-farm survey data are reviewed at the    
                        State and national levels for reasonableness,           
consistency with historical estimates, and current crop size.  After estimates  
are made for on-farm and off-farm, the total of these two are combined and      
evaluated using the balance sheet approach.  This method utilizes other         
sources of data to check the reasonableness of the stocks estimates.            
Estimates of production, imports, exports, crushings, milling, and all other    
recorded uses of grain and oilseeds are reviewed to make sure beginning         
stocks, production, utilization, and ending stocks are within reasonable        
balance and present the best possible estimate of stocks.                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Revision Policy:  On-farm and off-farm stocks are subject to revision the       
                  quarter following initial publication and again in the        
following December 1 Grain Stocks report published in January each year.        
Revisions can be made when late reports are received, errors are detected in    
reporting and calculating, and production estimates are revised.  Estimates     
will also be reviewed after data for the 5-year Census of Agriculture are       
available.  No revisions will be made after that date.                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
Reliability:  Reliability of the on-farm and off-farm stocks must be treated    
              separately because the survey design for the two surveys are      
drastically different.  The on-farm stocks estimates are subject to sampling    
variability because all operations holding on-farm stocks are not included in   
the sample.  This variability, as measured by the relative standard error at    
the U.S. level, is approximately 3.1 percent for corn, 5.4 percent for          
soybeans, and 1.9 percent for all wheat.  This means that chances are           
approximately 95 out of 100 that survey estimates for stocks will be within     
plus or minus 6.2 percent for corn, 10.8 percent for soybeans, and 3.8 percent  
for all wheat of the value that could be developed by averaging the estimates   
produced from all possible samples selected from the same population and        
surveyed using the same procedures.  The relative standard error for sorghum,   
barley, and oats are 16.0, 3.9, and 3.2, respectively.  Sampling errors cannot  
be applied directly to the on-farm stocks published in this report to           
determine confidence intervals since the Agricultural Statistics Board          
estimates represent a composite of information from more than a single source.  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Surveys estimates are also subject to non sampling errors such as omission,     
duplication, imputation for missing data, and mistakes in reporting,            
recording, and processing the data.  Off-farms, as well as on-farms stocks,     
are subject to these types or errors.  These errors cannot be measured          
directly, but they are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data     
collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency    
and reasonableness.                                                             
                                                                                
                               Index                                            
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Barley                                                                          
  September 1, 1996...............................................       10     
  June 1, 1996....................................................       16     
                                                                                
Corn                                                                            
  September 1, 1996...............................................        5     
  June 1, 1996....................................................       14     
                                                                                
Mustard Seed                                                                    
  September 1, 1996...............................................       13     
                                                                                
Oats                                                                            
  September 1, 1996...............................................       12     
  June 1, 1996....................................................       16     
                                                                                
Reliability Summary...............................................       18     
                                                                                
Safflower                                                                       
  September 1, 1996...............................................       13     
                                                                                
Sorghum                                                                         
  September 1, 1996...............................................        6     
  June 1, 1996....................................................       14     
                                                                                
Soybeans                                                                        
  September 1, 1996...............................................       11     
  June 1, 1996....................................................       15     
  1995 Production Revisions.......................................       17     
                                                                                
Sunflower                                                                       
  September 1, 1996...............................................        9     
                                                                                
Wheat, All                                                                      
  September 1, 1996...............................................        7     
  June 1, 1996....................................................       15     
                                                                                
Wheat, Durum                                                                    
  September 1, 1996...............................................        8     
  June 1, 1996....................................................        8     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National  
Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information.          
                                                                                
                                                                                
C. Ray Halley, Chief                                              (202) 720-2127
                                                                                
  Field Crops Section                                                           
    Bill Dowdy, Head                                              (202) 720-3843
      Kevin Barnes - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds                     (202) 720-7369
      Dan Kerestes - Corn                                         (202) 720-9526
      Roger Latham - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings                      (202) 720-5944
      Joel Moore - Barley, Hay, Sorghum                           (202) 690-3234
      Greg Preston - Sugar Crops, Weekly Crop Weather, Oats       (202) 720-7621
      Barbara Rater - Peanuts, Rice, Tobacco                      (202) 720-7688
      Vaughn Siegenthaler - Wheat, Rye                            (202) 720-8068
                                                                                
                                                                                
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January 10, 1997.                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
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