Grain
Stocks
 
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service
 
 
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
 
Released January 12, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. For information on "Grain Stocks" call (202) 720-2127,
office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
 
 
                    Corn Stocks Up 11 Percent
                   Soybean Stocks Up 9 Percent
                 All Wheat Stocks Up 17 Percent
 
 
Corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 1998 totaled 8.05 billion
bushels, up 11 percent from December 1, 1997. Of the total stocks, 5.32
billion bushels were stored on farms, up 10 percent from a year earlier.
Off-farm stocks, at 2.73 billion bushels, were up 13 percent from the
previous year.
 
The September-November 1998 indicated disappearance based on September
1, 1998 stocks, 1998 production, and December 1 stocks is 3.02 billion
bushels, compared with 2.84 billion bushels during the same period last
year.
 
 
Soybeans stored in all positions on December 1, 1998, totaled 2.19
billion bushels, up 9 percent from December 1, 1997. On-farm stocks
estimated at 1.19 billion bushels, were up 13 percent from the same
period a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 1.00 billion bushels, were 5
percent higher than December 1, 1997. Indicated disappearance for the
September-November 1998 quarter totaled 770 million bushels, down 6
percent from the same quarter in 1997.
 
 
All wheat in all storage positions December 1, 1998 totaled 1.89 billion
bushels, up 17 percent from a year ago to the biggest December inventory
since 1990. Farm stocks are 680 million bushels and off-farm stocks
equal 1.21 billion bushels. The farm number is up 13 percent while the
off-farm stocks are up 19 percent. The indicated second quarter
disappearance of 494 million bushels is up 8 percent from the same
period in 1997.
 
 
Durum wheat stocks in all positions December 1, 1998 total 109 million
bushels, up 62 percent from a year ago. Like all wheat this is biggest
December inventory since 1990. Farm stocks, at 75.3 million bushels, are
more than double those of 1997. Off-farm stocks are 34.0 million
bushels, up12 percent. The indicated second quarter disappearance of
16.6 million bushels is down 19 percent from the same period a year
earlier.
 
 
Barley stocks in all positions on December 1, 1998 totaled 262 million
bushels, up 8 percent from a year ago. Of the total barley stocks on
hand, 141 million bushels were stored on farms, 5 percent above a year
ago. December 1, 1998 off-farm stocks, at 122 million bushels, were 11
percent above last year. Indicated disappearance during the
September-November quarter totaled 63.7 million bushels, 23 percent
below the same period a year earlier.
 
 
Gr Lg 11-1  (1-99)
 
Grain sorghum stored in all positions totaled 334 million bushels, down
11 percent from December 1, 1997. Of the total sorghum stocks on hand,
96.0 million bushels were stored on farm, 4 percent less than a year
earlier. Off-farm stocks, at 238 million bushels, are 13 percent below
the previous year. Disappearance for the September-November quarter is
235 million bushels, down 23 percent from the same quarter in 1997.
 
 
Oats stored in all positions on December 1, 1998 totaled 143 million
bushels, 1 percent below the stocks on December 1, 1997. Of the total
stocks on hand, 81.5 million bushels were stored on farms, 2 percent
below the same quarter last year. Stocks held in off-farm storage
facilities totaled 61.8 million bushels, 1 percent above a year earlier.
Indicated disappearance from all positions during the September-November
quarter totaled 18.5 million bushels compared to 10.7 million bushels
during the same period a year ago.
 
 
 
This report was approved on January 12, 1999.
 
 
                       Acting Secretary of
                           Agriculture
                         Keith J. Collins 
 
                  Agricultural Statistics Board
                           Chairperson
                           Rich Allen
 
 
 
            Grain Stocks:  By Position, Month, United States, 1997-98
                             (Domestic Units)
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          :               1997               :               1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Date   :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
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          :                                Corn
          :                            1,000 Bushels
Mar 1     : 2,870,000  1,624,128   4,494,128   2,975,000  1,964,898   4,939,898
Jun 1     : 1,501,000    995,550   2,496,550   1,830,000  1,209,757   3,039,757
Sep 1     :   475,000    408,161     883,161     640,000    667,803   1,307,803
Dec 1     : 4,822,000  2,424,756   7,246,756   5,320,000  2,730,220   8,050,220
          :
          :                               Sorghum
          :
Mar 1     :    76,980    197,374     274,354      56,760    177,916     234,676
Jun 1     :    38,815     80,329     119,144      27,200     68,944      96,144
Sep 1     :    15,487     31,974      47,461      13,700     35,203      48,903
Dec 1     :    99,625    274,244     373,869      95,900    237,831     333,731
          :
          :                                Oats
          :
Mar 1     :    56,200     39,330      95,530      58,800     52,418     111,218
Jun 1     :    33,100     33,576      66,676      34,500     39,498      73,998
Sep 1     :   105,950     48,972     154,922     110,300     51,515     161,815
Dec 1     :    83,200     61,051     144,251      81,500     61,841     143,341
          :
          :                               Barley
          :
Mar 1     :    82,060     90,840     172,900      81,900     98,299     180,199
Jun 1     :    43,715     65,735     109,450      43,700     75,533     119,233
Sep 1     :   195,500    131,347     326,847     193,500    132,652     326,152
Dec 1     :   134,500    109,561     244,061     140,900    121,523     262,423
          :
          :                              All Wheat
          :
Mar 1     :   320,750    501,069     821,819     399,920    766,644   1,166,564
Jun 1     :   154,560    289,047     443,607     224,210    498,268     722,478
Sep 1     :   794,350  1,281,998   2,076,348     885,720  1,499,770   2,385,490
Dec 1     :   604,000  1,015,242   1,619,242     680,200  1,211,746   1,891,946
          :
          :                           Durum Wheat 2/
          :
Mar 1     :    33,100     21,855      54,955      22,000     20,473      42,473
Jun 1     :    17,800     12,938      30,738      13,380     12,448      25,828
Sep 1     :    51,000     36,712      87,712      88,000     37,908     125,908
Dec 1     :    37,000     30,280      67,280      75,300     34,019     109,319
          :
          :                              Soybeans
          :
Mar 1     :   514,000    541,754   1,055,754     637,000    565,922   1,202,922
Jun 1     :   216,000    283,890     499,890     318,000    275,654     593,654
Sep 1     :    43,600     88,233     131,833      84,300    115,499     199,799
Dec 1     : 1,048,000    951,417   1,999,417   1,187,000    999,756   2,186,756
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1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
2/  Included in All Wheat.
 
 
 
 
            Grain Stocks:  By Position, Month, United States, 1997-98
                                 (Metric Units)
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          :               1997               :               1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Date   :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                                Corn
          :                             Metric Tons
Mar 1     : 72,901,360 41,254,750 114,156,110  75,568,480 49,910,710 125,479,190
Jun 1     : 38,127,160 25,288,130  63,415,290  46,484,140 30,729,240  77,213,380
Sep 1     : 12,065,560 10,367,770  22,433,320  16,256,750 16,962,980  33,219,730
Dec 1     :122,484,440 61,591,640 184,076,080 135,134,220 69,350,780 204,485,010
          :
          :                               Sorghum
          :
Mar 1     :  1,955,380  5,013,530   6,968,910   1,441,770  4,519,270   5,961,040
Jun 1     :    985,950  2,040,450   3,026,400     690,910  1,751,260   2,442,170
Sep 1     :    393,390    812,180   1,205,560     348,000    894,200   1,242,190
Dec 1     :  2,530,590  6,966,120   9,496,710   2,435,970  6,041,190   8,477,160
          :
          :                                Oats
          :
Mar 1     :    815,740    570,870   1,386,610     853,480    760,850   1,614,320
Jun 1     :    480,450    487,350     967,800     500,770    573,310   1,074,080
Sep 1     :  1,537,860    710,830   2,248,690   1,601,000    747,740   2,348,740
Dec 1     :  1,207,640    886,150   2,093,800   1,182,970    897,620   2,080,590
          :
          :                               Barley
          :
Mar 1     :  1,786,650  1,977,810   3,764,450   1,783,160  2,140,210   3,923,370
Jun 1     :    951,780  1,431,210   2,382,990     951,460  1,644,540   2,595,990
Sep 1     :  4,256,510  2,859,740   7,116,250   4,212,970  2,888,160   7,101,120
Dec 1     :  2,928,390  2,385,410   5,313,800   3,067,740  2,645,850   5,713,590
          :
          :                              All Wheat
          :
Mar 1     :  8,729,380 13,636,860  22,366,250  10,884,040 20,864,630  31,748,670
Jun 1     :  4,206,430  7,866,570  12,073,000   6,102,000 13,560,630  19,662,630
Sep 1     : 21,618,660 34,890,270  56,508,930  24,105,350 40,817,050  64,922,400
Dec 1     : 16,438,190 27,630,360  44,068,550  18,512,010 32,978,320  51,490,330
          :
          :                           Durum Wheat 2/
          :
Mar 1     :    900,830    594,800   1,495,630     598,740    557,180   1,155,930
Jun 1     :    484,440    352,110     836,550     364,140    338,780     702,920
Sep 1     :  1,387,990    999,140   2,387,130   2,394,970  1,031,690   3,426,650
Dec 1     :  1,006,970    824,090   1,831,060   2,049,330    925,850   2,975,180
          :
          :                              Soybeans
          :
Mar 1     : 13,988,790 14,744,130  28,732,920  17,336,300 15,401,870  32,738,170
Jun 1     :  5,878,560  7,726,220  13,604,780   8,654,540  7,502,070  16,156,610
Sep 1     :  1,186,600  2,401,310   3,587,910   2,294,270  3,143,370   5,437,640
Dec 1     : 28,521,890 25,893,330  54,415,210  32,304,850 27,208,900  59,513,750
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1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
2/  Included in All Wheat.
 
 
 
 
              Corn:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                               December 1, 1997-98
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          :               1997               :               1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :         *      4,706           *           *      4,331           *
AZ        :         *        694           *           *      1,404           *
AR        :         *      3,556           *           *      4,662           *
CA        :         *     13,146           *           *     13,441           *
CO        :    60,000     32,600      92,600      65,000     39,432     104,432
DE        :         *      9,120           *           *     10,078           *
FL        :         *          *           *           *          *           *
GA        :         *      7,088           *           *      6,494           *
ID        :         *      1,700           *           *      1,961           *
IL        :   730,000    497,755   1,227,755     780,000    580,648   1,360,648
IN        :   390,000    162,742     552,742     415,000    170,495     585,495
IA        :   960,000    439,662   1,399,662   1,100,000    532,196   1,632,196
KS        :    83,000    147,598     230,598     105,000    149,283     254,283
KY        :    57,000     15,606      72,606      71,000     15,026      86,026
LA        :         *     15,190           *           *     18,632           *
MD        :         *     13,748           *           *     15,861           *
MI        :   150,000     55,615     205,615     150,000     58,300     208,300
MN        :   580,000    162,876     742,876     680,000    223,436     903,436
MS        :         *     10,563           *           *     11,757           *
MO        :   140,000     55,776     195,776     150,000     54,750     204,750
MT        :         *          *           *           *        270           *
NE        :   660,000    328,135     988,135     740,000    334,466   1,074,466
NV        :
NH        :                  674         674                  1,700       1,700
NJ        :         *        646           *           *        615           *
NM        :         *          *           *           *          *           *
NY        :         *          *           *           *          *           *
NC        :    19,000     17,375      36,375      16,000     19,291      35,291
ND        :    35,000     12,700      47,700      53,000     14,900      67,900
OH        :   275,000    127,781     402,781     230,000    129,235     359,235
OK        :         *      8,263           *           *      9,564           *
OR        :         *          *           *           *          *           *
PA        :    60,000      6,639      66,639      60,000     10,163      70,163
SC        :         *      3,605           *           *      2,385           *
SD        :   210,000     48,326     258,326     265,000     48,867     313,867
TN        :         *     11,194           *           *     11,061           *
TX        :    25,000    115,256     140,256           *    112,764           *
UT        :         *        632           *           *        687           *
VA        :         *      6,784           *           *      6,699           *
WA        :         *     10,508           *           *     10,274           *
WV        :         *          *           *           *          *           *
WI        :   230,000     67,704     297,704     260,000     93,694     353,694
WY        :         *        186           *           *        250           *
          :
Unall*    :   158,000      8,607     287,936     180,000     11,148     434,338
          :
US        : 4,822,000  2,424,756   7,246,756   5,320,000  2,730,220   8,050,220
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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.
 
 
 
 
              Corn:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                                September 1, 1998
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          :          On          :          Off          :      Total All
   State  :        Farms         :       Farms 1/        :      Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :             *                   2,569                       *
AZ        :             *                     244                       *
AR        :             *                       *                       *
CA        :             *                   2,064                       *
CO        :         7,000                   4,690                  11,690
DE        :             *                   1,784                       *
FL        :             *                       *                       *
GA        :             *                   2,748                       *
ID        :             *                     543                       *
IL        :        58,000                 126,446                 184,446
IN        :        29,000                  43,661                  72,661
IA        :       138,000                 147,253                 285,253
KS        :         9,500                  35,877                  45,377
KY        :         7,000                   4,007                  11,007
LA        :             *                  10,572                       *
MD        :             *                   2,084                       *
MI        :        22,000                  15,223                  37,223
MN        :       115,000                  60,730                 175,730
MS        :             *                       *                       *
MO        :        20,000                  16,486                  36,486
MT        :             *                      15                       *
NE        :        75,000                  97,377                 172,377
NV        :
NH        :                                     *                       *
NJ        :             *                       *                       *
NM        :             *                       *                       *
NY        :             *                     747                       *
NC        :         4,000                   6,871                  10,871
ND        :         7,000                   2,030                   9,030
OH        :        19,000                  27,393                  46,393
OK        :             *                     563                       *
OR        :             *                      58                       *
PA        :        10,500                   2,462                  12,962
SC        :             *                     764                       *
SD        :        37,000                  12,607                  49,607
TN        :             *                   2,078                       *
TX        :             *                  10,132                       *
UT        :             *                     630                       *
VA        :             *                   2,068                       *
WA        :             *                   1,411                       *
WV        :             *                       *                       *
WI        :        53,000                  19,784                  72,784
WY        :             *                       *                       *
          :
Unall*    :        29,000                   3,832                  73,906
          :
US        :       640,000                 667,803               1,307,803
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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.
 
 
 
 
              Corn:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                            June 1 and March 1, 1998
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :           June 1, 1998           :          March 1, 1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   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        :         *      3,060           *           *      4,545           *
AZ        :         *        264           *           *        825           *
AR        :         *      1,237           *           *      2,149           *
CA        :         *      4,706           *           *      8,550           *
CO        :    22,000     11,155      33,155      38,000     21,480      59,480
DE        :         *      5,198           *           *      7,330           *
FL        :         *          *           *           *          *           *
GA        :         *      4,388           *           *      5,511           *
ID        :         *        737           *           *      1,147           *
IL        :   230,000    275,154     505,154     440,000    415,618     855,618
IN        :    95,000     97,119     192,119     165,000    152,158     317,158
IA        :   435,000    239,845     674,845     650,000    355,357   1,005,357
KS        :    30,000     58,162      88,162      48,000    123,934     171,934
KY        :    15,000      8,384      23,384      26,000     15,771      41,771
LA        :         *      7,221           *           *     12,806           *
MD        :         *      7,760           *           *     14,275           *
MI        :    46,000     30,017      76,017      80,000     53,870     133,870
MN        :   270,000     85,707     355,707     410,000    134,078     544,078
MS        :         *      3,913           *           *      7,680           *
MO        :    56,000     23,079      79,079      91,000     39,831     130,831
MT        :         *          *           *           *          *           *
NE        :   235,000    137,444     372,444     410,000    232,251     642,251
NV        :
NH        :                    *           *                  1,556       1,556
NJ        :         *         70           *           *        494           *
NM        :         *          *           *           *          *           *
NY        :         *          *           *           *          *           *
NC        :     9,500      8,271      17,771      13,000     15,810      28,810
ND        :    15,000      2,930      17,930      25,000      6,020      31,020
OH        :    70,000     73,665     143,665     138,000    120,689     258,689
OK        :         *      1,409           *           *      6,907           *
OR        :         *        296           *           *        904           *
PA        :    27,000      4,512      31,512      35,000      8,012      43,012
SC        :         *      1,659           *           *      2,836           *
SD        :    97,000     16,819     113,819     131,000     22,993     153,993
TN        :         *      4,666           *           *      7,995           *
TX        :         *     38,896           *           *     83,359           *
UT        :         *        560           *           *        727           *
VA        :         *      2,132           *           *      5,389           *
WA        :         *      5,162           *           *      6,541           *
WV        :         *          *           *           *          *           *
WI        :   104,000     38,116     142,116     155,000     58,386     213,386
WY        :         *         23           *           *         32           *
          :
Unall*    :    73,500      6,021     172,878     120,000      7,082     307,084
          :
US        : 1,830,000  1,209,757   3,039,757   2,975,000  1,964,898   4,939,898
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*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
 
 
 
 
            All Wheat:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                               December 1, 1997-98
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1997               :               1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
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          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :        *       1,962           *          *       2,010           *
AZ        :        *       2,045           *          *       7,789           *
AR        :      250      11,157      11,407        300      19,313      19,613
CA        :    1,200      13,050      14,250      2,300      19,805      22,105
CO        :   26,500      32,500      59,000     32,000      35,644      67,644
DE        :        *       3,484           *          *       1,938           *
FL        :        *           *           *          *           *           *
GA        :        *       4,284           *          *       2,700           *
ID        :   32,000      36,556      68,556     27,000      31,574      58,574
IL        :    6,200      20,750      26,950      2,900      32,578      35,478
IN        :      450      15,153      15,603      2,500      27,076      29,576
IA        :        *           *           *          *       3,071           *
KS        :   36,000     208,197     244,197     31,000     240,381     271,381
KY        :        *       5,478           *          *       6,962           *
LA        :        *      12,674           *          *      15,349           *
MD        :        *       5,862           *          *       3,782           *
MI        :    1,900      16,005      17,905      4,500      21,000      25,500
MN        :   52,000      28,557      80,557     48,000      26,591      74,591
MS        :        *       1,457           *          *           *           *
MO        :    4,400      26,945      31,345      6,000      37,089      43,089
MT        :  126,000      23,300     149,300    135,000      25,500     160,500
NE        :   13,500      36,480      49,980     22,500      52,225      74,725
NV        :        *           *           *          *           *           *
NH        :                    *           *                      *           *
NJ        :        *           *           *          *           *           *
NM        :        *           *           *          *           *           *
NY        :        *      10,700           *          *      13,131           *
NC        :    1,300       8,778      10,078      1,600       5,067       6,667
ND        :  172,000      72,100     244,100    210,000      55,700     265,700
OH        :    3,100      52,693      55,793      5,100      63,774      68,874
OK        :    8,000      89,278      97,278     11,500     134,359     145,859
OR        :   13,000      29,811      42,811     12,000      29,860      41,860
PA        :        *       6,494           *          *       8,185           *
SC        :        *       2,143           *          *       2,323           *
SD        :   59,000      18,203      77,203     72,000      31,758     103,758
TN        :        *       6,908           *          *      10,915           *
TX        :    1,700      74,254      75,954      3,000     108,851     111,851
UT        :        *       6,410           *          *       5,538           *
VA        :        *       7,737           *          *       9,353           *
WA        :   22,000      98,926     120,926     22,000      97,136     119,136
WV        :        *           *           *          *           *           *
WI        :        *           *           *          *      12,188           *
WY        :        *       2,257           *          *       1,763           *
          :
Unall*    :   23,500      22,654     126,049     29,000       9,468     145,465
          :
US        :  604,000   1,015,242   1,619,242    680,200   1,211,746   1,891,946
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "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, 1997-98
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1997               :             1998 1/
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 2/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 2/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :        *       2,435           *          *       2,229           *
AZ        :        *       5,187           *          *       6,890           *
AR        :      550      12,529      13,079        620      21,601      22,221
CA        :    1,800      21,360      23,160      2,500      24,905      27,405
CO        :   36,000      40,890      76,890     37,000      45,470      82,470
DE        :        *       3,404           *          *       2,076           *
FL        :        *           *           *          *           *           *
GA        :        *       5,687           *          *       3,912           *
ID        :   42,000      55,373      97,373     41,000      46,815      87,815
IL        :    9,700      29,440      39,140      6,500      38,025      44,525
IN        :    3,000      21,110      24,110      2,500      26,479      28,979
IA        :        *           *           *          *       2,530           *
KS        :   58,000     293,810     351,810     60,000     319,253     379,253
KY        :        *       6,907           *          *       9,282           *
LA        :        *      16,989           *          *      17,847           *
MD        :        *       6,412           *          *       5,850           *
MI        :    2,700      18,750      21,450      6,500      25,200      31,700
MN        :   65,000      31,969      96,969     60,000      35,465      95,465
MS        :        *       1,673           *          *       2,996           *
MO        :    7,800      30,155      37,955     11,000      40,810      51,810
MT        :  161,000      28,400     189,400    171,000      30,700     201,700
NE        :   18,000      49,663      67,663     26,000      68,202      94,202
NV        :        *           *           *          *           *           *
NH        :                    *           *                      *           *
NJ        :        *         713           *          *           *           *
NM        :        *           *           *          *           *           *
NY        :        *       7,546           *          *      10,158           *
NC        :    2,500      12,016      14,516      3,800       6,457      10,257
ND        :  210,000      73,200     283,200    250,000      68,300     318,300
OH        :    7,200      61,727      68,927     10,500      78,953      89,453
OK        :   16,000     110,555     126,555     19,000     153,669     172,669
OR        :   17,000      37,793      54,793     19,000      41,000      60,000
PA        :        *       7,633           *          *       9,954           *
SC        :        *       2,804           *          *       3,527           *
SD        :   65,000      28,465      93,465     80,000      30,367     110,367
TN        :        *       9,356           *          *      12,364           *
TX        :    5,100      87,881      92,981      7,300     132,238     139,538
UT        :        *       4,401           *          *       5,472           *
VA        :        *           *           *          *           *           *
WA        :   31,000     120,366     151,366     33,000     136,410     169,410
WV        :        *           *           *          *           *           *
WI        :        *      13,275           *          *      16,938           *
WY        :        *       2,223           *          *       2,429           *
          :
Unall*    :   35,000      19,901     151,546     38,500      14,997     167,951
          :
US        :  794,350   1,281,998   2,076,348    885,720   1,499,770   2,385,490
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Revised.
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
 
 
 
 
            All Wheat:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                            June 1 and March 1, 1998
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :           June 1, 1998           :          March 1, 1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :        *          *           *           *          *            *
AZ        :        *      2,524           *           *          *            *
AR        :       10      1,437       1,447          70      5,243        5,313
CA        :      200      7,455       7,655         700     10,262       10,962
CO        :    8,500     16,740      25,240      19,000     25,160       44,160
DE        :        *          *           *           *      1,844            *
FL        :        *          *           *           *          *            *
GA        :        *      1,380           *           *      3,392            *
ID        :   11,500     14,735      26,235      22,000     22,842       44,842
IL        :    1,200     11,400      12,600       1,600     15,544       17,144
IN        :      180      6,242       6,422         400     10,246       10,646
IA        :        *      2,145           *           *      2,553            *
KS        :   10,000     96,901     106,901      25,000    188,301      213,301
KY        :        *      1,003           *           *      2,819            *
LA        :        *      3,356           *           *      3,912            *
MD        :        *      1,276           *           *      3,901            *
MI        :      500      6,223       6,723       1,200     11,035       12,235
MN        :   17,000     18,613      35,613      30,000     25,115       55,115
MS        :        *          *           *           *          *            *
MO        :    1,300     13,932      15,232       1,450     17,867       19,317
MT        :   53,000     14,000      67,000      85,000     19,000      104,000
NE        :    4,700     21,296      25,996       9,000     31,591       40,591
NV        :        *          *           *           *          *            *
NH        :                   *           *                      *            *
NJ        :        *          *           *           *          *            *
NM        :        *      2,109           *           *      2,586            *
NY        :        *     10,126           *           *      9,329            *
NC        :      220      2,397       2,617       1,000      6,354        7,354
ND        :   77,000     30,100     107,100     120,000     46,600      166,600
OH        :      900     36,115      37,015       1,700     42,866       44,566
OK        :    1,300     37,741      39,041       5,500     58,653       64,153
OR        :    3,000     14,648      17,648       5,000     20,723       25,723
PA        :        *      3,745           *           *      5,836            *
SC        :        *        460           *           *      2,316            *
SD        :   23,000     10,885      33,885      40,000     14,788       54,788
TN        :        *      1,674           *           *      3,597            *
TX        :      400     34,866      35,266         800     49,945       50,745
UT        :        *      4,894           *           *      5,557            *
VA        :        *          *           *           *      2,317            *
WA        :    4,300     52,594      56,894      16,000     72,554       88,554
WV        :        *          *           *           *          *            *
WI        :        *      9,151           *           *     15,062            *
WY        :        *      1,084           *           *      1,875            *
          :
Unall*    :    6,000      5,021      55,948      14,500      5,059       86,455
          :
US        :  224,210    498,268     722,478     399,920    766,644    1,166,564
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "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, December 1, 1997-98 1/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1997               :               1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 2/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 2/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
ND        :  32,000      15,000     47,000      65,000       9,600      74,600
          :
Oth Sts   :   5,000      15,280     20,280      10,300      24,419      34,719
          :
US        :  37,000      30,280     67,280      75,300      34,019     109,319
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Included in All Wheat.
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
 
 
 
 
          Durum Wheat:  Stocks by Position, North Dakota, Other States,
                   and United States, September 1, 1997-98 1/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1997               :             1998  2/
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 3/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 3/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
ND        :  45,000      13,000     58,000      76,000      14,000      90,000
          :
Oth Sts   :   6,000      23,712     29,712      12,000      23,908      35,908
          :
US        :  51,000      36,712     87,712      88,000      37,908     125,908
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Included in All Wheat.
2/  Revised.
3/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
 
 
 
 
          Durum Wheat:  Stocks by Position, North Dakota, Other States,
                 and United States, March 1 and June 1,  1998 1/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :          March 1, 1998           :           June 1, 1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 2/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 2/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
ND        :  19,000       9,600     28,600      11,000       5,200     16,200
          :
Oth Sts   :   3,000      10,873     13,873       2,380       7,248      9,628
          :
US        :  22,000      20,473     42,473      13,380      12,448     25,828
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Included in All Wheat.
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
 
 
 
 
            Soybeans:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                               December 1, 1997-98
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1997               :               1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :         *         *            *           *     8,408            *
AZ        :                   *            *                     *            *
AR        :    10,000    50,125       60,125           *    46,603            *
CA        :
CO        :                   *            *                     *            *
DE        :         *         *            *           *         *            *
FL        :         *         *            *           *         *            *
GA        :     2,500         *            *           *         *            *
ID        :
IL        :   195,000   181,765      376,765     234,000   197,832      431,832
IN        :    94,000    55,218      149,218     111,000    59,605      170,605
IA        :   213,000   192,553      405,553     237,000   211,729      448,729
KS        :    21,500    46,517       68,017      23,000    38,868       61,868
KY        :    19,500    12,907       32,407           *    11,031            *
LA        :     2,000    16,787       18,787           *     9,152            *
MD        :         *    10,281            *           *         *            *
MI        :    19,000    20,931       39,931      30,000    18,400       48,400
MN        :   145,000    66,474      211,474     160,000    85,920      245,920
MS        :     8,000    14,986       22,986           *    17,046            *
MO        :    71,000    52,033      123,033      75,000    50,947      125,947
MT        :
NE        :    43,000    66,025      109,025      54,000    64,130      118,130
NV        :
NH        :                   *            *                     *            *
NJ        :         *         *            *           *         *            *
NM        :
NY        :                 239          239                   308          308
NC        :    15,500    12,751       28,251           *    15,393            *
ND        :    13,500     7,300       20,800           *     7,670            *
OH        :    71,000    54,172      125,172      78,000    52,528      130,528
OK        :         *     3,333            *           *     2,170            *
OR        :                   *            *                     *            *
PA        :         *     3,042            *           *     4,074            *
SC        :     6,200     4,891       11,091           *     6,832            *
SD        :    51,500    23,390       74,890      61,000    22,667       83,667
TN        :     8,800     9,981       18,781           *     7,935            *
TX        :         *     4,339            *           *     2,737            *
UT        :                   *            *                     *            *
VA        :         *         *            *           *     4,818            *
WA        :                   *            *                 1,073        1,073
WV        :                                                      *            *
WI        :    15,000    14,475       29,475      19,000    22,849       41,849
WY        :
          :
Unall*    :    23,000    26,902       73,397     105,000    29,031      277,900
          :
US        : 1,048,000   951,417    1,999,417   1,187,000   999,756    2,186,756
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "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, 1997-98
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1997               :               1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
AZ        :                   *           *                      *           *
AR        :     100       2,204       2,304          *       2,919           *
CA        :
CO        :                   1           1                      *           *
DE        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
FL        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
GA        :      20           *           *          *         705           *
ID        :
IL        :   8,000      15,886      23,886     13,000      19,570      32,570
IN        :   2,000       3,898       5,898      2,500       3,844       6,344
IA        :  11,300      23,289      34,589     24,000      31,706      55,706
KS        :   1,200       3,286       4,486      2,500       7,045       9,545
KY        :     300           *           *          *         772           *
LA        :      10       2,324       2,334          *       3,067           *
MD        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
MI        :     700         865       1,565      1,500       1,262       2,762
MN        :   6,300       7,588      13,888     11,000      10,866      21,866
MS        :     100           *           *          *           *           *
MO        :   2,200       4,811       7,011      4,500       5,880      10,380
MT        :
NE        :   3,900       6,884      10,784      4,200       8,478      12,678
NV        :
NH        :                   *           *                     16          16
NJ        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
NM        :
NY        :                  87          87                      *           *
NC        :     180       1,694       1,874          *       2,049           *
ND        :     300         190         490          *         390           *
OH        :   1,500       4,388       5,888      3,300       4,672       7,972
OK        :       *         261           *          *         139           *
OR        :                   *           *                      *           *
PA        :       *         205           *          *         364           *
SC        :      40           *           *          *           *           *
SD        :   3,300       1,873       5,173      6,000       2,532       8,532
TN        :     250         151         401          *         252           *
TX        :       *          75           *          *         248           *
UT        :                   *           *                      *           *
VA        :       *         464           *          *         253           *
WA        :                   *           *                    204         204
WV        :                   *           *
WI        :     600         710       1,310      1,800       2,378       4,178
WY        :                   *           *
          :
Unall*    :   1,300       7,099       9,864     10,000       5,888      27,046
          :
US        :  43,600      88,233     131,833     84,300     115,499     199,799
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "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,
                            June 1 and March 1, 1998
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :           June 1, 1998           :          March 1, 1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :        *          *           *           *          *            *
AZ        :                   *           *                      *            *
AR        :        *      9,021           *           *     24,776            *
CA        :
CO        :                   *           *                      *            *
DE        :        *          *           *           *          *            *
FL        :        *          *           *           *          *            *
GA        :        *      1,371           *           *          *            *
ID        :
IL        :   59,000     50,222     109,222     115,000    102,961      217,961
IN        :   15,000      9,473      24,473      38,000     30,116       68,116
IA        :   80,000     67,085     147,085     155,000    120,886      275,886
KS        :    7,500     13,452      20,952      14,000     35,364       49,364
KY        :        *      2,502           *           *      6,287            *
LA        :        *      4,623           *           *      5,534            *
MD        :        *          *           *           *          *            *
MI        :    4,000      4,677       8,677      12,000     10,646       22,646
MN        :   52,000     24,045      76,045     100,000     41,869      141,869
MS        :        *      2,281           *           *      8,225            *
MO        :   20,500     13,818      34,318      39,000     30,435       69,435
MT        :
NE        :   16,500     21,082      37,582      27,000     39,272       66,272
NV        :
NH        :                   *           *                      *            *
NJ        :        *          *           *           *          *            *
NM        :
NY        :                   *           *                    260          260
NC        :        *      4,981           *           *      9,267            *
ND        :        *      1,370           *           *      3,550            *
OH        :   16,500     15,360      31,860      43,000     35,193       78,193
OK        :        *        333           *           *      1,344            *
OR        :                   *           *                      *            *
PA        :        *        974           *           *      2,148            *
SC        :        *      2,275           *           *      5,149            *
SD        :   23,000      6,672      29,672      36,000     12,940       48,940
TN        :        *      1,095           *           *      2,685            *
TX        :        *        746           *           *      2,001            *
UT        :                   *           *                      *            *
VA        :        *        468           *           *      1,975            *
WA        :                   *           *                      *            *
WV        :                   *           *
WI        :    5,000      5,197      10,197      11,000      8,376       19,376
WY        :
          :
Unall*    :   19,000     12,531      63,571      47,000     24,663      144,604
          :
US        :  318,000    275,654     593,654     637,000    565,922    1,202,922
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
 
 
 
 
             Barley:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                               December 1, 1997-98
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1997               :               1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :                   *           *                      *           *
AZ        :        *         49           *           *        499           *
AR        :                   *           *                      *           *
CA        :      600      1,704       2,304           *      2,729           *
CO        :    2,000      7,035       9,035           *          *           *
DE        :        *        248           *           *        588           *
FL        :                   *           *                      *           *
GA        :                  21          21                     23          23
ID        :   17,000     13,103      30,103      17,000     13,950      30,950
IL        :                   *           *                      *           *
IN        :                   *           *                      *           *
IA        :                   *           *                      *           *
KS        :        *         35           *           *         36           *
KY        :        *         16           *           *          *           *
LA        :                   *           *                      *           *
MD        :        *        378           *           *        981           *
MI        :        *        221           *           *        220           *
MN        :   11,500     22,436      33,936      11,500     25,564      37,064
MS        :                   *           *
MO        :                   *           *                      *           *
MT        :   29,000      7,300      36,300      33,000      7,100      40,100
NE        :        *          *           *           *          *           *
NV        :        *          *           *
NH        :                   *           *                    498         498
NJ        :        *          *           *           *          *           *
NM        :                   *           *                      *           *
NY        :                  83          83                     73          73
NC        :        *        223           *           *        160           *
ND        :   55,000     23,000      78,000      63,000     24,150      87,150
OH        :                   *           *                      *           *
OK        :        *         56           *           *         57           *
OR        :    2,000      3,363       5,363       1,500      2,712       4,212
PA        :        *        558           *           *        720           *
SC        :        *          *           *           *          *           *
SD        :    3,800        297       4,097       4,000        313       4,313
TN        :                   *           *                      *           *
TX        :        *          *           *           *          *           *
UT        :    2,900      1,601       4,501           *      1,417           *
VA        :        *        271           *           *        340           *
WA        :    3,500     12,929      16,429       4,500     17,079      21,579
WV        :                                                      *           *
WI        :        *      9,333           *           *     10,696           *
WY        :      700      2,611       3,311           *          *           *
          :
Unall*    :    6,500      2,690      20,578       6,400     11,618      36,461
          :
US        :  134,500    109,561     244,061     140,900    121,523     262,423
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
 
 
 
 
             Barley:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                              September 1, 1997-98
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1997               :               1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :                   *           *                      *           *
AZ        :        *      1,517           *           *      1,492           *
AR        :                   *           *                      *           *
CA        :      800      2,249       3,049           *      3,401           *
CO        :    4,500          *           *           *      4,915           *
DE        :        *        540           *           *      1,086           *
FL        :                   *           *                      *           *
GA        :                   *           *                      *           *
ID        :   31,000     14,995      45,995      26,000     17,089      43,089
IL        :                   *           *                      *           *
IN        :                   *           *                      *           *
IA        :                   *           *                      *           *
KS        :        *         55           *           *         49           *
KY        :        *         91           *           *          *           *
LA        :                   *           *                      *           *
MD        :        *        744           *           *      1,406           *
MI        :        *        139           *           *          *           *
MN        :   16,000     21,831      37,831      15,500     24,072      39,572
MS        :                   *           *                      *           *
MO        :                   *           *                      *           *
MT        :   47,000      7,200      54,200      43,000      7,800      50,800
NE        :        *         54           *           *        102           *
NV        :        *          *           *
NH        :                  43          43                    447         447
NJ        :        *          *           *           *          *           *
NM        :
NY        :                  67          67                     89          89
NC        :        *        290           *           *        292           *
ND        :   66,000     31,300      97,300      73,000     29,100     102,100
OH        :                   *           *                      *           *
OK        :        *         66           *           *         60           *
OR        :    3,000      4,832       7,832       3,000      3,688       6,688
PA        :        *        808           *           *      1,138           *
SC        :        *          *           *           *          *           *
SD        :    4,500        536       5,036       5,000        556       5,556
TN        :                   *           *                      *           *
TX        :        *         56           *           *          *           *
UT        :    3,500      2,058       5,558           *      1,523           *
VA        :        *        128           *           *        492           *
WA        :    6,500     22,728      29,228       7,000     21,552      28,552
WV        :                   *           *                      *           *
WI        :        *      9,510           *           *      8,415           *
WY        :    2,700          *           *           *          *           *
          :
Unall*    :   10,000      9,510      40,708      21,000      3,888      49,259
          :
US        :  195,500    131,347     326,847     193,500    132,652     326,152
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
 
 
 
 
             Barley:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                            June 1 and March 1, 1998
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :           June 1, 1998           :          March 1, 1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :                   *           *                      *           *
AZ        :       *          50           *          *         101           *
AR        :                   *           *                      *           *
CA        :       *       2,890           *          *       2,353           *
CO        :       *           *           *          *       6,075           *
DE        :       *          95           *          *         102           *
FL        :                   *           *                      *           *
GA        :                  19          19                     28          28
ID        :   3,900       8,219      12,119      8,000      11,820      19,820
IL        :                   *           *                      *           *
IN        :                   *           *                      *           *
IA        :                   *           *                      *           *
KS        :       *          34           *          *          47           *
KY        :       *           *           *          *          20           *
LA        :                   *           *                      *           *
MD        :       *         349           *          *         383           *
MI        :       *          81           *          *           *           *
MN        :   3,500      23,944      27,444      7,000      24,893      31,893
MS        :                   *           *                      *           *
MO        :                   *           *                      *           *
MT        :   5,000       4,000       9,000     14,000       7,600      21,600
NE        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
NV        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
NH        :                   *           *                      *           *
NJ        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
NM        :                   *           *                      *           *
NY        :                  30          30                     46          46
NC        :       *          90           *          *         157           *
ND        :  23,000      14,800      37,800     37,000      17,800      54,800
OH        :                   *           *                     15          15
OK        :       *          58           *          *          55           *
OR        :     500       1,566       2,066        800       3,981       4,781
PA        :       *         306           *          *         434           *
SC        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
SD        :   1,700         294       1,994      2,800         343       3,143
TN        :                   *           *                      *           *
TX        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
UT        :       *         679           *          *       1,367           *
VA        :       *           *           *          *         241           *
WA        :   1,200       4,557       5,757      1,600       8,731      10,331
WV        :                   *           *
WI        :       *       7,081           *          *       8,548           *
WY        :       *           *           *          *       1,723           *
          :
Unall*    :   4,900       6,391      23,004     10,700       1,436      33,742
          :
US        :  43,700      75,533     119,233     81,900      98,299     180,199
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
 
 
 
 
              Oats:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                               December 1, 1997-98
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1997               :               1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :       *         169           *          *         232           *
AZ        :                  61          61                     10          10
AR        :       *         149           *          *           *           *
CA        :       *          60           *          *         249           *
CO        :       *         140           *          *           *           *
DE        :                   *           *                      *           *
FL        :                   *           *                      *           *
GA        :       *         119           *          *         115           *
ID        :       *         382           *          *         478           *
IL        :   1,800       1,663       3,463          *         882           *
IN        :       *         306           *          *         242           *
IA        :   5,700       8,367      14,067      5,800       6,661      12,461
KS        :   1,500       1,953       3,453          *         710           *
KY        :                   *           *                      *           *
LA        :                 212         212                      *           *
MD        :       *          16           *          *          35           *
MI        :   1,800       1,702       3,502          *       1,020           *
MN        :   9,000      17,632      26,632     10,000      21,819      31,819
MS        :                  27          27                      *           *
MO        :     500           *           *          *           *           *
MT        :   3,200         270       3,470      2,600         120       2,720
NE        :   2,400           *           *      2,600           *           *
NV        :
NH        :                   *           *                      *           *
NJ        :                   *           *                      *           *
NM        :
NY        :   3,000         571       3,571          *         359           *
NC        :       *         218           *          *         215           *
ND        :  12,500       1,350      13,850     14,500       1,880      16,380
OH        :   3,300       3,336       6,636          *           *           *
OK        :       *         526           *          *         473           *
OR        :     500         616       1,116          *         836           *
PA        :   5,300         690       5,990      5,000         698       5,698
SC        :       *          99           *          *          50           *
SD        :  11,500       1,404      12,904     11,000       1,597      12,597
TN        :                 123         123                    144         144
TX        :   1,200       1,344       2,544          *         392           *
UT        :       *          95           *          *           *           *
VA        :                  37          37                     28          28
WA        :       *         261           *          *         361           *
WV        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
WI        :  12,000       9,155      21,155     12,500      11,575      24,075
WY        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
          :
Unall*    :   8,000       7,998      21,438     17,500      10,660      37,409
          :
US        :  83,200      61,051     144,251     81,500      61,841     143,341
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
 
 
 
 
              Oats:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                              September 1, 1997-98
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1997               :               1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :        *        342           *           *        271           *
AZ        :                  20          20                      *           *
AR        :        *        143           *           *        237           *
CA        :        *        208           *           *        149           *
CO        :        *         90           *           *         80           *
DE        :                   *           *                      *           *
FL        :                   *           *                      *           *
GA        :        *        166           *           *         92           *
ID        :        *          *           *           *        420           *
IL        :    3,100      1,221       4,321           *      1,001           *
IN        :        *        384           *           *        299           *
IA        :    7,700      9,093      16,793       6,500      5,428      11,928
KS        :    1,900      1,768       3,668           *      1,056           *
KY        :                 153         153                    256         256
LA        :                   *           *                      *           *
MD        :        *         22           *           *         17           *
MI        :    2,200      1,661       3,861           *          *           *
MN        :   11,000     10,037      21,037      14,000     13,509      27,509
MS        :                   *           *                     24          24
MO        :      850      1,799       2,649           *          *           *
MT        :    3,600        350       3,950       3,000        180       3,180
NE        :    2,900      2,954       5,854       3,500          *           *
NV        :
NH        :                   *           *                      *           *
NJ        :                   *           *                      *           *
NM        :
NY        :    4,000        369       4,369           *        580           *
NC        :        *        269           *           *        190           *
ND        :   17,000      1,650      18,650      20,000      1,850      21,850
OH        :    4,100      3,715       7,815           *      2,330           *
OK        :        *        535           *           *        756           *
OR        :      600        689       1,289           *        636           *
PA        :    5,400        910       6,310       5,800        918       6,718
SC        :        *        154           *           *         77           *
SD        :   16,000      2,514      18,514      15,000      2,381      17,381
TN        :                  94          94                    105         105
TX        :    1,600      1,728       3,328           *        995           *
UT        :        *          *           *           *         68           *
VA        :                  28          28                     51          51
WA        :        *        244           *           *        325           *
WV        :        *          *           *           *          *           *
WI        :   14,000      3,629      17,629      15,000      7,679      22,679
WY        :        *         28           *           *          *           *
          :
Unall*    :   10,000      2,005      14,590      27,500      9,555      50,134
          :
US        :  105,950     48,972     154,922     110,300     51,515     161,815
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
 
 
 
 
              Oats:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                            June 1 and March 1, 1998
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :           June 1, 1998           :          March 1, 1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :       *         276          *           *         270           *
AZ        :                   *          *                       *           *
AR        :       *          56          *           *          76           *
CA        :       *         100          *           *         101           *
CO        :       *          84          *           *         112           *
DE        :                   *          *                       *           *
FL        :                   *          *                       *           *
GA        :       *          63          *           *          88           *
ID        :       *         162          *           *         279           *
IL        :       *       1,024          *           *       1,388           *
IN        :       *         210          *           *         255           *
IA        :   3,300       5,548      8,848       4,900       7,243      12,143
KS        :       *       1,140          *           *       1,324           *
KY        :                 405        405                     424         424
LA        :                   *          *                     258         258
MD        :       *          16          *           *          19           *
MI        :       *       1,095          *           *           *           *
MN        :   3,100      11,597     14,697       6,400      15,275      21,675
MS        :                  33         33                       *           *
MO        :       *           *          *           *           *           *
MT        :     700          90        790       1,600         150       1,750
NE        :   1,000           *          *       1,600           *           *
NV        :
NH        :                   *          *                       *           *
NJ        :                   *          *                       *           *
NM        :                   *          *                       *           *
NY        :       *         241          *           *         424           *
NC        :       *         107          *           *         185           *
ND        :   6,400         700      7,100       9,800         900      10,700
OH        :       *           *          *           *       2,965           *
OK        :       *         537          *           *         501           *
OR        :       *         491          *           *         640           *
PA        :   1,900         403      2,303       3,500         604       4,104
SC        :       *          39          *           *          83           *
SD        :   4,600         800      5,400       9,500       1,149      10,649
TN        :                 161        161                     149         149
TX        :       *         507          *           *       1,724           *
UT        :       *          32          *           *          96           *
VA        :                  60         60                       *           *
WA        :       *         159          *           *         227           *
WV        :       *           *          *           *           *           *
WI        :   6,200       5,393     11,593       8,500       7,067      15,567
WY        :       *           8          *           *          17           *
          :
Unall*    :   7,300       7,961     22,608      13,000       8,425      33,799
          :
US        :  34,500      39,498     73,998      58,800      52,418     111,218
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
 
 
 
 
             Sorghum:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                               December 1, 1997-98
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1997               :               1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
AZ        :               1,488       1,488                    667         667
AR        :     500       1,530       2,030          *           *           *
CA        :                 626         626                    253         253
CO        :   1,800       2,050       3,850          *       2,900           *
DE        :                   *           *                      *           *
FL        :                   *           *                      *           *
GA        :       *          63           *          *           *           *
ID        :
IL        :   2,900       1,965       4,865          *       2,064           *
IN        :                   *           *                    214         214
IA        :                   *           *                      *           *
KS        :  45,000     126,815     171,815     51,000     122,035     173,035
KY        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
LA        :     100       3,607       3,707          *       2,800           *
MD        :                  10          10                      *           *
MI        :
MN        :                   *           *                      *           *
MS        :      25         517         542          *         460           *
MO        :  12,500       6,131      18,631     11,000       4,120      15,120
MT        :
NE        :  21,000      35,135      56,135     18,000      37,805      55,805
NV        :
NH        :                   *           *                      *           *
NJ        :
NM        :     700           *           *          *           *           *
NY        :                   *           *                      *           *
NC        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
ND        :                   *           *                      *           *
OH        :                   *           *                      *           *
OK        :   2,000      12,886      14,886          *       7,254           *
OR        :                   *           *                      *           *
PA        :                  82          82                    116         116
SC        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
SD        :   5,000         700       5,700          *         654           *
TN        :       *         128           *          *         132           *
TX        :   7,000      77,819      84,819      4,700      53,464      58,164
UT        :                   *           *                      *           *
VA        :                   *           *                      *           *
WA        :                   *           *                      *           *
WV        :                                                      *           *
WI        :                   *           *                      *           *
WY        :
          :
Unall*    :   1,100       2,692       4,683     11,200       2,893      30,357
          :
US        :  99,625     274,244     373,869     95,900     237,831     333,731
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "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, 1997-98
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1997               :               1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :       *           *          *           *           *          *
AZ        :                   *          *                       *          *
AR        :      40           *          *           *           *          *
CA        :                 255        255                     375        375
CO        :     270         225        495           *         290          *
DE        :                   *          *                       *          *
FL        :                   *          *                       *          *
GA        :       *           *          *           *           *          *
ID        :
IL        :     400         234        634           *         310          *
IN        :                  23         23                      22         22
IA        :                   *          *                       *          *
KS        :   8,000      14,100     22,100       8,000      19,897     27,897
KY        :       *           *          *           *           *          *
LA        :                   *          *           *         817          *
MD        :                   *          *                       *          *
MI        :
MN        :                   *          *                       *          *
MS        :       2           *          *           *           *          *
MO        :   1,600         995      2,595       1,500         776      2,276
MT        :
NE        :   4,000       7,047     11,047       2,700       6,941      9,641
NV        :
NH        :                   *          *                       *          *
NJ        :
NM        :      75           *          *           *           *          *
NY        :                   *          *                       *          *
NC        :       *           *          *           *           *          *
ND        :                   *          *                       *          *
OH        :                   *          *                       *          *
OK        :     300       1,138      1,438           *       1,029          *
OR        :
PA        :                  37         37                       *          *
SC        :       *           *          *           *           *          *
SD        :     400         231        631           *          72          *
TN        :       *           *          *           *           *          *
TX        :     200       4,028      4,228         100       3,523      3,623
UT        :                   *          *                       *          *
VA        :                   *          *                       *          *
WA        :                   *          *                       *          *
WV        :                   *          *
WI        :                   *          *                       *          *
WY        :                   *          *
          :
Unall*    :     200       3,661      3,978       1,400       1,151      5,069
          :
US        :  15,487      31,974     47,461      13,700      35,203     48,903
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "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.
 
 
 
 
             Sorghum:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                            June 1 and March 1, 1998
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :           June 1, 1998           :          March 1, 1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :       *           *          *           *           *           *
AZ        :                   *          *                   3,710       3,710
AR        :       *          88          *           *           *           *
CA        :                 230        230                     432         432
CO        :       *         730          *           *       1,390           *
DE        :                   *          *                       *           *
FL        :                   *          *                       *           *
GA        :       *           *          *           *           *           *
ID        :
IL        :       *         880          *           *       1,487           *
IN        :                  42         42                       *           *
IA        :                   *          *                       *           *
KS        :  11,000      37,186     48,186      28,000      92,560     120,560
KY        :       *           *          *           *           *           *
LA        :       *       1,016          *           *       1,227           *
MD        :                   *          *                       *           *
MI        :
MN        :                   *          *                       *           *
MS        :       *           *          *           *           *           *
MO        :   2,600       1,394      3,994       4,500       2,914       7,414
MT        :
NE        :  10,000      10,513     20,513      12,000      19,580      31,580
NV        :
NH        :                   *          *                       *           *
NJ        :
NM        :       *           *          *           *       2,514           *
NY        :                   *          *                       *           *
NC        :       *           *          *           *           *           *
ND        :                   *          *                       *           *
OH        :                   *          *                      14          14
OK        :       *       1,942          *           *       6,518           *
OR        :                   *          *                       *           *
PA        :                 117        117                      85          85
SC        :       *           *          *           *           *           *
SD        :       *         301          *           *         620           *
TN        :       *          34          *           *          55           *
TX        :     600      13,295     13,895       4,500      42,459      46,959
UT        :                   *          *                       *           *
VA        :                   *          *                       *           *
WA        :                   *          *                       *           *
WV        :                   *          *
WI        :                   *          *                       *           *
WY        :
          :
Unall*    :   3,000       1,176      9,167       7,760       2,351      23,922
          :
US        :  27,200      68,944     96,144      56,760     177,916     234,676
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
 
 
 
 
        Sunflower:  Stocks by Position, Type, North Dakota, Other States,
                     and United States, September 1, 1997-98
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1997               :               1998
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Pounds
          :
Oil       :   87,500    147,900     235,400      8,000      74,300      82,300
  ND      :
          :   29,578     65,340      94,918      7,145      48,537      55,682
  Oth Sts :
          :  117,078    213,240     330,318     15,145     122,837     137,982
  US      :
          :
Non-oil   :   12,500     42,100      54,600      5,000      36,700      41,700
  ND      :
          :    6,810     41,277      48,087        510      22,120      22,630
  Oth Sts :
          :   19,310     83,377     102,687      5,510      58,820      64,330
  US      :
          :
All       :  100,000    190,000     290,000     13,000     111,000     124,000
  ND      :
          :   36,388    106,617     143,005      7,655      70,657      78,312
  Oth Sts :
  US      :  136,388    296,617     433,005     20,655     181,657     202,312
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
 
 
 
 
     Annual Crops:  Stocks by Position, United States, September 1, 1997-98
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                 :         On         :        Off         :     Total All
       Year      :       Farms        :      Farms 1/      :     Positions
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                 :                         Mustard Seed
                 :                         1,000 Pounds
                 :
1997             :         *                    *                  12,458
1998             :         *                    *                  25,767
                 :
                 :                          Safflower
                 :                         1,000 Pounds
                 :
1997             :         *                    *                  14,244
1998             :         *                    *                   8,084
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*   Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
 
 
 
 
        Annual Crops:  Stocks by Position, United States, June 1, 1997-98
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                 :         On         :        Off         :     Total All
       Year      :       Farms        :      Farms 1/      :     Positions
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                 :                            Rye 2/
                 :                        1,000 Bushels
                 :
  1997           :        460                    *                      *
  1998           :        410                  354                    764
                 :
                 :                           Flaxseed
                 :                        1,000 Bushels
                 :
  1997           :        239                  214                    453
  1998           :        247                  934                  1,181
                 :
                 :                            Canola
                 :                         1,000 Pounds
                 :
  1997           :          *                    *                 79,510
  1998           :          *                    *                 41,907
                 :
                 :                           Rapeseed
                 :                         1,000 Pounds
                 :
  1997           :          *                    *                     31
  1998           :          *                    *                    346
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*   Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
2/  3-State total including MN, ND, and SD.
 
 
 
                 On-Farm Grain Storage Capacity
                           Up Slightly
 
The United States on-farm grain storage capacity totaled 11.1 billion bushels
on December 1, 1998, up slightly from December 1, 1997.  Iowa leads all States
in on-farm storage capacity with 1.60 billion bushels followed by Illinois with
1.23 billion bushels; Minnesota, 1.18 billion bushels; Nebraska 1.05 billion
bushels; and North Dakota at 750 million bushels.  The top five States account
for 52 percent of the Nation's on-farm grain storage capacity.
 
On-Farm grain storage capacity includes all bins, cribs, sheds, and other
structures normally used to store whole grains or oilseeds located on farms.
 
 
 
                  Capacity:  On-Farm Storage, by Region, State,
                    and United States, December 1, 1997-98 1/
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   State  :               1997               :               1998
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          :                           Million Bushels
          :
AL        :                  30                                 30
AR        :                 110                                120
CO        :                 170                                190
GA        :                  90                                 80
ID        :                 125                                130
IL        :               1,200                              1,230
IN        :                 650                                670
IA        :               1,600                              1,600
KS        :                 400                                400
KY        :                 180                                180
MI        :                 250                                270
MN        :               1,200                              1,180
MS        :                  60                                 60
MO        :                 400                                430
MT        :                 320                                320
NE        :               1,050                              1,050
NY        :                 100                                100
NC        :                  90                                 90
ND        :                 720                                750
OH        :                 400                                430
OK        :                  90                                 90
OR        :                  45                                 40
PA        :                 130                                130
SD        :                 530                                550
TN        :                  70                                 65
TX        :                 130                                130
VA        :                  45                                 45
WA        :                  75                                 75
WI        :                 400                                400
          :
Unall 2/  :                 290                                290
          :
US        :              10,950                             11,125
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1/  Excludes AK and HI.
2/  AZ, CA, DE, FL, LA, MD, N ENG, NJ, NM, SC, UT, WV, and WY.
 
 
 
                 Off-Farm Grain Storage Capacity
                      Up Less Than 1 Percent
 
Capacity of off-farm commercial grain storage totaled 8.01 billion
bushels in the United States on December 1, 1998, up less than 1 percent
from December 1, 1997. Twenty-two States and New England showed
decreases from a year earlier, 14 States recorded increases in capacity,
and three were unchanged. Expanded production of grains and oilseeds
resulted in the need for increased capacity in Iowa where an additional
42.6 million bushels were added in 1998. Other states showing increases
included Kansas 41.4, Wisconsin 14.6, and Illinois 12.5 million bushels.
Capacity was taken off line in Texas where 36.8 million bushels were
dropped during 1998. Oklahoma lost 7.8 and North Dakota 6.4 million
bushels.
 
Illinois continued to lead all States in off-farm storage capacity,
followed by Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Texas. The top five States
accounted for 51 percent of the Nation's off-farm storage capacity on
December 1, 1998.
 
Off-farm grain storage capacity includes all elevators, warehouses,
terminals, merchant mills, other storage, and oilseed crushers which
store grains, soybeans, sunflowers, or flaxseed. Capacity data excludes
warehouses used to store only rice or peanuts, oilseed crushers
processing only cottonseed or peanuts, tobacco warehouses, seed
warehouses, and storage that handle only dry edible beans.
 
 
 
                 Off-Farm Grain Storage Facilities
 
Off-farm grain storage facilities totaled 10,287 on December 1, 1998,
318 fewer than on December 1, 1997. States with the largest number of
facilities are Illinois, 1,013; Kansas, 876; Minnesota, 676; Texas, 550;
and Iowa, 552.
 
Data users are advised that some differences may exist between the
procedures used for making counts of facilities. In a few instances, the
count includes Headquarters operations which report for more than one
facility. This does not affect the data on total capacity.
 
 
 
           Off-Farm Storage Facilities:  Number and Capacity by State
                     and United States, December 1, 1997-98
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          :      Number of Facilities       :  Rated Off-farm Storage Capacity
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :     Dec 1,     :     Dec 1,     :     Dec 1,      :     Dec 1,
          :      1997      :      1998      :      1997       :      1998
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          :                                      ------ 1,000 Bushels ------
          :
AL        :        101              101             28,120            28,150
AZ        :         30               29             22,950            22,170
AR        :        212              212            207,320           214,210
CA        :        160              157             97,340            95,830
CO        :        126              131            110,930           109,100
DE        :         19               21             23,310            23,400
FL        :         30               29              8,940             8,060
GA        :        206              202             50,430            49,930
ID        :         80               74            110,870           107,890
IL        :      1,033            1,013          1,069,260         1,081,720
IN        :        443              430            356,050           342,400
IA        :        582              552            983,060         1,025,700
KS        :        875              876            742,220           783,650
KY        :        229              218             59,250            58,870
LA        :         66               62             95,310            94,240
MD        :         63               64             45,310            44,600
MI        :        289              286            146,000           143,000
MN        :        692              676            482,890           479,460
MS        :         91               88             59,500            60,900
MO        :        495              482            229,520           227,600
MT        :        150              147             62,210            60,550
NE        :        533              524            628,690           628,610
N ENG     :         25               24              8,110             7,080
NJ        :         20               20              2,440             2,580
NM        :         27               27             15,460            15,460
NY        :         77               74             41,600            39,990
NC        :        229              219             73,340            71,810
ND        :        428              420            239,040           245,430
OH        :        506              507            335,320           337,830
OK        :        289              264            247,200           239,360
OR        :        124              124             67,520            67,580
PA        :        225              219             27,540            27,130
SC        :        103               90             25,350            25,710
SD        :        290              290            135,000           135,000
TN        :        225              225             58,510            58,510
TX        :        620              550            614,860           578,060
UT        :         40               42             19,920            19,000
VA        :        130              101             32,410            31,460
WA        :        286              285            209,650           209,980
WI        :        428              404            179,020           193,650
WY        :         18               18              8,640             9,000
          :
Unall 1/  :         10               10                930               920
          :
US        :     10,605           10,287          7,961,340         8,005,580
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1/  NV and WV.
 
 
 
      Reliability of December 1, 1998, Grain Stocks Estimates
 
Survey Procedures:  The grain stocks estimates in this report are based on
surveys conducted during the first 2 weeks of December.  Separate surveys were
conducted to obtain the on-farm and off-farm estimates.  The on-farm stocks
survey is a probability survey that included over
50,000 operators selected from a list of producers that ensures all operations
in the U.S. have a chance to be selected.  These producers were asked to
provide the total quantities of grain stored on their operations as of December
1, 1998.  This included all whole grains and oilseeds stored whether for feed,
seed, or sale as well as any stored under a Government program.
 
The off-farm stocks survey is an enumeration of all known commercial
grain storage facilities. This includes approximately 10,300 facilities
with about 8.00 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. Revisions for 1993-1998 have been published in "SB 948, Stocks
of Grains, Oilseeds, and Hay, Final Estimates 1993-1998". This report
was released on December 18, 1998. No revisions to these years will be
made after that date.
 
Reliability: Reliability of the on-farm and off-farm stocks must be
treated separately because the survey design for the two surveys are
drastically different. The on-farm stocks estimates are subject to
sampling variability because all operations holding on-farm stocks are
not included in the sample. This variability, as measured by the
relative standard error at the U.S. level, is approximately 1.3 percent
for corn, 1.6 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 2.6 percent for corn, 3.2
percent for soybeans, and 3.8 percent for all wheat of the value that
could be developed by averaging the estimates produced from all possible
samples selected from the same population and surveyed using the same
procedures.
 
The relative standard errors for sorghum, barley, and oats are 5.3, 3.5,
and 3.4, respectively. Sampling errors cannot be applied directly to the
on-farm stocks published in this report to determine confidence
intervals since the Agricultural Statistics Board estimates represent a
composite of information from more than a single source.
 
Survey indications are also subject to non sampling errors such as
omission, duplication, imputation for missing data, and mistakes in
reporting, recording, and processing the data. Off-farm, as well as
on-farm stocks, are subject to these types of errors. These errors
cannot be measured directly, but they are minimized through rigid
quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of
all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.
 
 
                       Information Contacts
 
 
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information.
 
 
C. Ray Halley, Chief                                     (202) 720-2127
 
    Field Crops Section
       Charles Van Lahr, Acting Head                (202) 720-5446
       Jerry Ramirez - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds     (202) 720-7369
       Rhonda Brandt - Corn                         (202) 720-9526
       Herman Ellison - Peanuts, Rice, Barley       (202) 720-7688
       Doug Hartwig - Hay, Sorghum                  (202) 690-3234
       Roger Latham - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings       (202) 720-5944
       Mark E. Miller - Oats, Sugar Crops, Weekly Crop Weather
    (202) 720-7621
       Vaughn Siegenthaler - Wheat, Rye             (202) 720-8068
 
    Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops Section
       Dean Groskurth, Head                         (202) 720-3843
       Arvin Budge - Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes       (202) 720-4285
       Dave DeWalt - Citrus, Tropical Fruits        (202) 720-5412
       Howard Hill - Cherries, Berries, Prunes, Plums,
                   Cranberries, Grapes, Maple Syrup (202) 720-7235
       Dave Ranek - Nuts, Floriculture              (202) 720-4215
       Jeffery Kissel - Noncitrus Fruits, Mint, Dry Beans & Peas,
                   Mushrooms                        (202) 690-0270
       Biz Wallingsford - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions
    (202) 720-2157
       Debbie Williams - Apples, Strawberries, Tobacco   (202) 720-4288
       Harry Nishimoto - Hops                       (360) 902-1940
 
 
                              Index
 
 
                                                               Page
 
Barley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
 
Canola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
 
Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
 
Flaxseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
 
Grain Storage Capacity, Off-Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
  On-Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
 
Mustard Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
 
Oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
 
Rapeseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
 
Rye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
 
Safflower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
 
Sorghum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
 
Soybeans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
 
Sunflower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
 
Wheat, All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
  Durum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
 
United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
 
 
 
The next "Grain Stocks" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on March 31,
1999.
 
 
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