Gr Lg 11-1  (3-99)



Grain
Stocks

National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service




USDA
Washington, D.C.


Released March 31, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS),
Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For information
on "Grain Stocks" call (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.


                    Corn Stocks Up 15 Percent
                  Soybean Stocks Up 21 Percent
                 All Wheat Stocks Up 24 Percent



Corn stocks in all positions on March 1, 1999, totaled 5.70 billion bushels, up
15 percent from  March 1, 1998.  Of the total stocks, 3.57 billion bushels were
stored on farms, up 20 percent from a year ago.  Off-farm stocks, at 2.13
billion bushels, were up 8 percent from a year ago.

The December 1998-February 1999 indicated disappearance is 2.36 billion
bushels, 2 percent above the disappearance of 2.31 billion bushels during the
same period a year earlier.


All wheat stored in all positions on March 1, 1999 totaled 1.44 billion
bushels, up 24 percent from a  year ago to the biggest March number since 1988.
Farm stocks are 470 million bushels, up 18 percent from last year. Off-farm
stocks, at 975 million bushels, are up 27 percent.  Disappearance for the
quarter ending March 1 is 451 million bushels, down slightly from the same
period in 1998.


Soybeans stored in all positions on March 1, 1999 totaled 1.46 billion bushels,
up 21 percent from March 1, 1998.  On-farm stocks, estimated at 815 million
bushels, were up 28 percent from last March, and accounted for 56 percent of
the March 1, 1999 stocks. Off-farm stocks, at 643 million bushels, were
14 percent higher than the previous year.

Indicated disappearance for the December 1998 - February 1999 quarter totaled
728 million bushels, 9 percent below the same period one year ago.




Durum wheat stocks in all positions on March 1, 1999  total 88.2 million
bushels,  more than double last March 1. Like all wheat, this is the biggest
March inventory since 1988. On-farm stocks are 58.2 million bushels, up 165
percent from last year. Off-farm stocks total 30.0 million bushels, up
47 percent. The indicated third quarter disappearance of 20.8 million bushels
is down 16 percent from the same period a year earlier.


Barley stocks in all positions on March 1, 1999 totaled 200 million bushels, up
11 percent from a year ago.  Of the total barley stocks on hand, 86.9 million
bushels were stored on farms, 6 percent above a year ago.  March 1, 1999
off-farm stocks, at 114 million bushels, were 15 percent above last year. 
Indicated disappearance during the December-February quarter totaled 70 million
bushels, 10 percent above the same period a year earlier.


Oats stored in all positions on March 1, 1999 totaled 109 million bushels,
2 percent below a year ago.  Of the total stocks on hand, 62 million bushels
were stored on farm, 5 percent above this time last year.  Off-farm stocks
totaled 48 million bushels, 9 percent below a year earlier.  Indicated
disappearance during the December-February quarter totaled 34 million bushels,
3 percent more than the same period a year ago.


Grain sorghum stored in all positions on March 1, 1999, totaled 226 million
bushels, down 4 percent from March 1, 1998.  Of the total sorghum stocks on
hand, 61 million bushels were stored on farm, 7 percent more than a year
earlier.  Off-farm stocks, at 166 million bushels, are 7 percent below the
previous year.  Disappearance for the December-February quarter is 109 million
bushels, down 22 percent from the same quarter a year ago.



This report was approved on March 31, 1999.


                       Acting Secretary of
                           Agriculture
                        I. Miley Gonzalez


                  Agricultural Statistics Board
                           Chairperson
                           Rich Allen



            Grain Stocks:  By Position, Month, United States, 1998-99
                                (Domestic Units)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1998               :               1999
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   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     : 2,975,000  1,964,898   4,939,898   3,570,000  2,125,546   5,695,546
Jun 1     : 1,830,000  1,209,757   3,039,757
Sep 1     :   640,000    667,803   1,307,803
Dec 1     : 5,320,000  2,731,924   8,051,924
          :
          :                               Sorghum
          :
Mar 1     :    56,760    177,916     234,676      60,900    165,522     226,422
Jun 1     :    27,200     68,944      96,144
Sep 1     :    13,700     35,203      48,903
Dec 1     :    95,900    239,416     335,316
          :
          :                                Oats
          :
Mar 1     :    58,800     52,418     111,218      61,700     47,588     109,288
Jun 1     :    34,500     39,498      73,998
Sep 1     :   110,300     51,515     161,815
Dec 1     :    81,500     61,850     143,350
          :
          :                               Barley
          :
Mar 1     :    81,900     98,299     180,199      86,900    113,526     200,426
Jun 1     :    43,700     75,533     119,233
Sep 1     :   193,500    132,652     326,152
Dec 1     :   149,000    121,523     270,523
          :
          :                              All Wheat
          :
Mar 1     :   399,920    766,644   1,166,564     470,220    974,594   1,444,814
Jun 1     :   224,210    498,268     722,478
Sep 1     :   885,720  1,499,770   2,385,490
Dec 1     :   680,200  1,215,618   1,895,818
          :
          :                           Durum Wheat 2/
          :
Mar 1     :    22,000     20,473      42,473      58,200     30,005      88,205
Jun 1     :    13,380     12,448      25,828
Sep 1     :    88,000     37,908     125,908
Dec 1     :    75,300     33,719     109,019
          :
          :                              Soybeans
          :
Mar 1     :   637,000    565,922   1,202,922     815,000    643,280   1,458,280
Jun 1     :   318,000    275,654     593,654
Sep 1     :    84,300    115,499     199,799
Dec 1     : 1,187,000    999,033   2,186,033
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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, 1998-99
                                 (Metric Units)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1998               :               1999
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Date   :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                                Corn
          :                             Metric Tons
Mar 1     : 75,568,480 49,910,710 125,479,190 90,682,180  53,991,360 144,673,530
Jun 1     : 46,484,140 30,729,240  77,213,380
Sep 1     : 16,256,750 16,962,980  33,219,730
Dec 1     :135,134,220 69,394,070 204,528,290
          :
          :                               Sorghum
          :
Mar 1     :  1,441,770  4,519,270   5,961,040  1,546,930   4,204,450   5,751,380
Jun 1     :    690,910  1,751,260   2,442,170
Sep 1     :    348,000    894,200   1,242,190
Dec 1     :  2,435,970  6,081,450   8,517,420
          :
          :                                Oats
          :
Mar 1     :    853,480    760,850   1,614,320    895,570     690,740   1,586,310
Jun 1     :    500,770    573,310   1,074,080
Sep 1     :  1,601,000    747,740   2,348,740
Dec 1     :  1,182,970    897,750   2,080,720
          :
          :                               Barley
          :
Mar 1     :  1,783,160  2,140,210   3,923,370  1,892,020   2,471,740   4,363,760
Jun 1     :    951,460  1,644,540   2,595,990
Sep 1     :  4,212,970  2,888,160   7,101,120
Dec 1     :  3,244,090  2,645,850   5,889,940
          :
          :                              All Wheat
          :
Mar 1     : 10,884,040 20,864,630  31,748,670 12,797,290  26,524,100  39,321,390
Jun 1     :  6,102,000 13,560,630  19,662,630
Sep 1     : 24,105,350 40,817,050  64,922,400
Dec 1     : 18,512,010 33,083,700  51,595,710
          :
          :                           Durum Wheat 2/
          :
Mar 1     :    598,740    557,180   1,155,930  1,583,940     816,600   2,400,550
Jun 1     :    364,140    338,780     702,920
Sep 1     :  2,394,970  1,031,690   3,426,650
Dec 1     :  2,049,330    917,680   2,967,010
          :
          :                              Soybeans
          :
Mar 1     : 17,336,300 15,401,870  32,738,170 22,180,670  17,507,210  39,687,880
Jun 1     :  8,654,540  7,502,070  16,156,610
Sep 1     :  2,294,270  3,143,370   5,437,640
Dec 1     : 32,304,850 27,189,220  59,494,070
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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,
                                March 1, 1998-99
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1998               :               1999
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :         *      4,545           *           *      4,181           *
AZ        :         *        825           *           *        960           *
AR        :         *      2,149           *           *      3,945           *
CA        :         *      8,550           *           *      9,315           *
CO        :    38,000     21,480      59,480      40,000     27,635      67,635
DE        :         *      7,330           *           *      6,530           *
FL        :         *          *           *           *          *           *
GA        :         *      5,511           *           *      5,968           *
ID        :         *      1,147           *           *      1,515           *
IL        :   440,000    415,618     855,618     490,000    448,931     938,931
IN        :   165,000    152,158     317,158     165,000    145,311     310,311
IA        :   650,000    355,357   1,005,357     840,000    415,859   1,255,859
KS        :    48,000    123,934     171,934      60,000    132,680     192,680
KY        :    26,000     15,771      41,771      31,000     14,359      45,359
LA        :         *     12,806           *           *     14,304           *
MD        :         *     14,275           *           *     10,257           *
MI        :    80,000     53,870     133,870      90,000     44,000     134,000
MN        :   410,000    134,078     544,078     540,000    183,690     723,690
MS        :         *      7,680           *           *      8,453           *
MO        :    91,000     39,831     130,831      89,000     39,867     128,867
MT        :         *          *           *           *          *           *
NE        :   410,000    232,251     642,251     520,000    261,378     781,378
NV        :
NH        :                1,556       1,556                    899         899
NJ        :         *        494           *           *        255           *
NM        :         *          *           *           *          *           *
NY        :         *          *           *           *      3,108           *
NC        :    13,000     15,810      28,810      10,000     12,911      22,911
ND        :    25,000      6,020      31,020      31,000      9,870      40,870
OH        :   138,000    120,689     258,689     135,000    104,552     239,552
OK        :         *      6,907           *           *      6,105           *
OR        :         *        904           *           *        420           *
PA        :    35,000      8,012      43,012      39,000      7,008      46,008
SC        :         *      2,836           *           *      1,614           *
SD        :   131,000     22,993     153,993     190,000     30,232     220,232
TN        :         *      7,995           *           *      7,945           *
TX        :         *     83,359           *           *     78,228           *
UT        :         *        727           *           *        763           *
VA        :         *      5,389           *           *      3,984           *
WA        :         *      6,541           *           *      9,038           *
WV        :         *          *           *           *          *           *
WI        :   155,000     58,386     213,386     200,000     65,887     265,887
WY        :         *         32           *           *          *           *
          :
Unall*    :   120,000      7,082     307,084     100,000      3,589     280,477
          :
US        : 2,975,000  1,964,898   4,939,898   3,570,000  2,125,546   5,695,546
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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,
                                March 1, 1998-99
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1998               :               1999
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :        *          *            *          *          *            *
AZ        :        *          *            *          *      8,057            *
AR        :       70      5,243        5,313        220      9,181        9,401
CA        :      700     10,262       10,962      1,600     12,927       14,527
CO        :   19,000     25,160       44,160     22,000     26,210       48,210
DE        :        *      1,844            *          *      1,154            *
FL        :        *          *            *          *          *            *
GA        :        *      3,392            *          *      1,952            *
ID        :   22,000     22,842       44,842     15,000     22,529       37,529
IL        :    1,600     15,544       17,144      2,000     27,819       29,819
IN        :      400     10,246       10,646      1,000     22,309       23,309
IA        :        *      2,553            *          *      3,476            *
KS        :   25,000    188,301      213,301     30,000    202,059      232,059
KY        :        *      2,819            *          *      4,557            *
LA        :        *      3,912            *          *     13,629            *
MD        :        *      3,901            *          *      2,943            *
MI        :    1,200     11,035       12,235      3,000     15,800       18,800
MN        :   30,000     25,115       55,115     36,000     23,426       59,426
MS        :        *          *            *          *          *            *
MO        :    1,450     17,867       19,317      3,800     33,450       37,250
MT        :   85,000     19,000      104,000     86,000     19,200      105,200
NE        :    9,000     31,591       40,591     11,000     42,880       53,880
NV        :        *          *            *          *          *            *
NH        :                   *            *                     *            *
NJ        :        *          *            *          *          *            *
NM        :        *      2,586            *          *      3,196            *
NY        :        *      9,329            *          *     13,376            *
NC        :    1,000      6,354        7,354        800      3,423        4,223
ND        :  120,000     46,600      166,600    150,000     48,000      198,000
OH        :    1,700     42,866       44,566      3,200     55,656       58,856
OK        :    5,500     58,653       64,153      9,000     95,783      104,783
OR        :    5,000     20,723       25,723      5,500     23,654       29,154
PA        :        *      5,836            *          *      5,774            *
SC        :        *      2,316            *          *      1,279            *
SD        :   40,000     14,788       54,788     61,000     29,896       90,896
TN        :        *      3,597            *          *      8,334            *
TX        :      800     49,945       50,745      1,600     82,850       84,450
UT        :        *      5,557            *          *      5,266            *
VA        :        *      2,317            *          *          *            *
WA        :   16,000     72,554       88,554     12,500     71,366       83,866
WV        :        *          *            *          *          *            *
WI        :        *     15,062            *          *     16,831            *
WY        :        *      1,875            *          *      1,622            *
          :
Unall*    :   14,500      5,059       86,455     15,000     14,730      121,176
          :
US        :  399,920    766,644    1,166,564    470,220    974,594    1,444,814
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*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.




          Durum Wheat:  Stocks by Position, North Dakota, Other States,
                     and United States, March 1, 1998-99 1/
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          :               1998               :               1999
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   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      50,000       7,900     57,900
          :
Oth Sts   :   3,000      10,873     13,873       8,200      22,105     30,305
          :
US        :  22,000      20,473     42,473      58,200      30,005     88,205
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1/  Included in all wheat.
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.




          Durum Wheat:  Stocks by Position, North Dakota, Other States,
                     and United States, December 1, 1998 1/
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          :          On          :          Off          :      Total All
   State  :        Farms         :      Farms 2/ 3/      :      Positions
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          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
ND        :        65,000                  9,300                  74,300
          :
Oth Sts   :        10,300                 24,419                  34,719
          :
US        :        75,300                 33,719                 109,019
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1/  Included in all wheat.
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
3/  Revised.




            Soybeans:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                                March 1, 1998-99
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1998               :               1999
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :        *          *            *          *          *            *
AZ        :                   *            *                     *            *
AR        :        *     24,776            *          *     28,551            *
CA        :
CO        :                   *            *                     *            *
DE        :        *          *            *          *          *            *
FL        :        *          *            *          *          *            *
GA        :        *          *            *          *          *            *
ID        :
IL        :  115,000    102,961      217,961    155,000    123,094      278,094
IN        :   38,000     30,116       68,116     48,000     35,232       83,232
IA        :  155,000    120,886      275,886    185,000    147,554      332,554
KS        :   14,000     35,364       49,364     16,000     26,102       42,102
KY        :        *      6,287            *          *      8,918            *
LA        :        *      5,534            *          *      6,712            *
MD        :        *          *            *          *          *            *
MI        :   12,000     10,646       22,646     22,000     10,650       32,650
MN        :  100,000     41,869      141,869    125,000     58,691      183,691
MS        :        *      8,225            *          *      6,302            *
MO        :   39,000     30,435       69,435     48,000     29,730       77,730
MT        :
NE        :   27,000     39,272       66,272     44,000     39,217       83,217
NV        :
NH        :                   *            *                     *            *
NJ        :        *          *            *          *          *            *
NM        :
NY        :                 260          260          *        363            *
NC        :        *      9,267            *          *     11,739            *
ND        :        *      3,550            *          *      6,690            *
OH        :   43,000     35,193       78,193     48,000     31,920       79,920
OK        :        *      1,344            *          *        876            *
OR        :                   *            *                     *            *
PA        :        *      2,148            *          *      2,732            *
SC        :        *      5,149            *          *      5,751            *
SD        :   36,000     12,940       48,940     43,000     15,277       58,277
TN        :        *      2,685            *          *      3,315            *
TX        :        *      2,001            *          *      1,654            *
UT        :                   *            *                     *            *
VA        :        *      1,975            *          *      2,780            *
WA        :                   *            *                   216          216
WV        :                                                      *            *
WI        :   11,000      8,376       19,376     16,000     14,780       30,780
WY        :
          :
Unall*    :   47,000     24,663      144,604     65,000     24,434      175,817
          :
US        :  637,000    565,922    1,202,922    815,000    643,280    1,458,280
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*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.




             Barley:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                                March 1, 1998-99
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1998               :               1999
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :                   *           *                      *           *
AZ        :       *         101           *          *         204           *
AR        :                   *           *                      *           *
CA        :       *       2,353           *          *       3,314           *
CO        :       *       6,075           *          *       7,080           *
DE        :       *         102           *          *         305           *
FL        :                   *           *                      *           *
GA        :                  28          28                      *           *
ID        :   8,000      11,820      19,820     10,000      11,057      21,057
IL        :                   *           *                      *           *
IN        :                   *           *                      *           *
IA        :                   *           *                      *           *
KS        :       *          47           *          *          48           *
KY        :       *          20           *          *           *           *
LA        :                   *           *                      *           *
MD        :       *         383           *          *         473           *
MI        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
MN        :   7,000      24,893      31,893      6,500      28,210      34,710
MS        :                   *           *                      *           *
MO        :                   *           *                      *           *
MT        :  14,000       7,600      21,600     19,000       6,600      25,600
NE        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
NV        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
NH        :                   *           *                    347         347
NJ        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
NM        :                   *           *                      *           *
NY        :                  46          46                     59          59
NC        :       *         157           *          *         129           *
ND        :  37,000      17,800      54,800     38,000      24,550      62,550
OH        :                  15          15                      *           *
OK        :       *          55           *          *          45           *
OR        :     800       3,981       4,781        800       1,763       2,563
PA        :       *         434           *          *         600           *
SC        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
SD        :   2,800         343       3,143      1,700         361       2,061
TN        :                   *           *                      *           *
TX        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
UT        :       *       1,367           *          *         903           *
VA        :       *         241           *          *         266           *
WA        :   1,600       8,731      10,331      2,000      11,057      13,057
WV        :                                                      *           *
WI        :       *       8,548           *          *      11,837           *
WY        :       *       1,723           *          *       2,470           *
          :
Unall*    :  10,700       1,436      33,742      8,900       1,848      38,422
          :
US        :  81,900      98,299     180,199     86,900     113,526     200,426
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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.




              Oats:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                                March 1, 1998-99
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          :               1998               :               1999
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 1/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :       *         270           *          *         305           *
AZ        :                   *           *                      *           *
AR        :       *          76           *          *           *           *
CA        :       *         101           *          *         438           *
CO        :       *         112           *          *          87           *
DE        :                   *           *                      *           *
FL        :                   *           *                      *           *
GA        :       *          88           *          *          67           *
ID        :       *         279           *          *         394           *
IL        :       *       1,388           *          *         516           *
IN        :       *         255           *          *         138           *
IA        :   4,900       7,243      12,143      4,500       1,935       6,435
KS        :       *       1,324           *          *         650           *
KY        :                 424         424                    168         168
LA        :                 258         258                      *           *
MD        :       *          19           *          *          17           *
MI        :       *           *           *          *         730           *
MN        :   6,400      15,275      21,675      8,000      17,260      25,260
MS        :                   *           *                      *           *
MO        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
MT        :   1,600         150       1,750      1,700         200       1,900
NE        :   1,600           *           *      1,200           *           *
NV        :
NH        :                   *           *                      *           *
NJ        :                   *           *                      9           9
NM        :                   *           *
NY        :       *         424           *          *         320           *
NC        :       *         185           *          *         172           *
ND        :   9,800         900      10,700     12,000       1,650      13,650
OH        :       *       2,965           *          *       1,502           *
OK        :       *         501           *          *         455           *
OR        :       *         640           *          *         685           *
PA        :   3,500         604       4,104      3,300         483       3,783
SC        :       *          83           *          *           *           *
SD        :   9,500       1,149      10,649      9,400       1,161      10,561
TN        :                 149         149                    145         145
TX        :       *       1,724           *          *         569           *
UT        :       *          96           *          *           *           *
VA        :                   *           *                     24          24
WA        :       *         227           *          *         292           *
WV        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
WI        :   8,500       7,067      15,567      9,600       9,830      19,430
WY        :       *          17           *          *           *           *
          :
Unall*    :  13,000       8,425      33,799     12,000       7,386      27,923
          :
US        :  58,800      52,418     111,218     61,700      47,588     109,288
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.




             Sorghum:  Stocks by Position, State, and United States,
                                March 1, 1998-99
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :               1998               :               1999
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   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                  2,834       2,834
AR        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
CA        :                 432         432                    207         207
CO        :       *       1,390           *          *       2,605           *
DE        :                   *           *                      *           *
FL        :                   *           *                      *           *
GA        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
ID        :
IL        :       *       1,487           *          *       1,426           *
IN        :                   *           *                      *           *
IA        :                   *           *                      *           *
KS        :  28,000      92,560     120,560     33,000      75,670     108,670
KY        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
LA        :       *       1,227           *          *       2,560           *
MD        :                   *           *                      *           *
MI        :
MN        :                   *           *                      *           *
MS        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
MO        :   4,500       2,914       7,414      5,700       2,833       8,533
MT        :
NE        :  12,000      19,580      31,580     11,000      25,836      36,836
NV        :
NH        :                   *           *                      *           *
NJ        :                                                      *           *
NM        :       *       2,514           *          *           *           *
NY        :                   *           *                      *           *
NC        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
ND        :                   *           *                      *           *
OH        :                  14          14                      *           *
OK        :       *       6,518           *          *       5,499           *
OR        :                   *           *                      *           *
PA        :                  85          85                      *           *
SC        :       *           *           *          *           *           *
SD        :       *         620           *          *         428           *
TN        :       *          55           *          *         102           *
TX        :   4,500      42,459      46,959      3,200      42,053      45,253
UT        :                   *           *                      *           *
VA        :                   *           *                      *           *
WA        :                   *           *                      *           *
WV        :                                                      *           *
WI        :                   *           *                      *           *
WY        :
          :
Unall*    :   7,760       2,351      23,922      8,000       3,469      24,089
          :
US        :  56,760     177,916     234,676     60,900     165,522     226,422
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.




                  Corn and Sorghum:  Stocks by Position, State,
                       and United States, December 1, 1998
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :             Corn 1/              :            Sorghum 1/
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 2/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 2/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :         *      4,331           *         *           *           *
AZ        :         *      1,404           *                   667         667
AR        :         *      4,662           *         *           *           *
CA        :         *     13,441           *                   253         253
CO        :    65,000     39,432     104,432         *       2,900           *
DE        :         *     10,078           *                     *           *
FL        :         *          *           *                     *           *
GA        :         *      6,494           *         *           *           *
ID        :         *      1,961           *
IL        :   780,000    580,648   1,360,648         *       2,064           *
IN        :   415,000    170,495     585,495                   214         214
IA        : 1,100,000    532,196   1,632,196                     *           *
KS        :   105,000    149,283     254,283    51,000     122,035     173,035
KY        :    71,000     15,026      86,026         *           *           *
LA        :         *     18,632           *         *       2,800           *
MD        :         *     15,861           *                     *           *
MI        :   150,000     59,500     209,500
MN        :   680,000    223,436     903,436                     *           *
MS        :         *     11,757           *         *         460           *
MO        :   150,000     54,750     204,750    11,000       4,120      15,120
MT        :         *        270           *
NE        :   740,000    334,970   1,074,970    18,000      38,142      56,142
NV        :
NH        :                1,700       1,700                     *           *
NJ        :         *        615           *
NM        :         *          *           *         *       1,248           *
NY        :         *          *           *                     *           *
NC        :    16,000     19,291      35,291         *           *           *
ND        :    53,000     14,900      67,900                     *           *
OH        :   230,000    129,235     359,235                     *           *
OK        :         *      9,564           *         *       7,254           *
OR        :         *          *           *                     *           *
PA        :    60,000     10,163      70,163                   116         116
SC        :         *      2,385           *         *           *           *
SD        :   265,000     48,867     313,867         *         654           *
TN        :         *     11,061           *         *         132           *
TX        :         *    112,764           *     4,700      53,464      58,164
UT        :         *        687           *                     *           *
VA        :         *      6,699           *                     *           *
WA        :         *     10,274           *                     *           *
WV        :         *          *           *                     *           *
WI        :   260,000     93,694     353,694                     *           *
WY        :         *        250           *
          :
Unall*    :   180,000     11,148     434,338    11,200       2,893      31,605
          :
US        : 5,320,000  2,731,924   8,051,924    95,900     239,416     335,316
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Revised.
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.




               All Wheat and Soybeans:  Stocks by Position, State,
                       and United States, December 1, 1998
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :           All Wheat 1/           :           Soybeans 1/
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 2/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 2/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :        *       2,010           *           *     8,408            *
AZ        :        *       7,789           *                     *            *
AR        :      300      19,313      19,613           *    46,603            *
CA        :    2,300      19,805      22,105
CO        :   32,000      35,644      67,644                     *            *
DE        :        *       1,938           *           *         *            *
FL        :        *           *           *           *         *            *
GA        :        *       2,700           *           *         *            *
ID        :   27,000      31,574      58,574
IL        :    2,900      32,578      35,478     234,000   197,832      431,832
IN        :    2,500      27,076      29,576     111,000    59,605      170,605
IA        :        *       3,071           *     237,000   211,729      448,729
KS        :   31,000     240,381     271,381      23,000    38,868       61,868
KY        :        *       6,962           *           *    11,031            *
LA        :        *      15,349           *           *     9,152            *
MD        :        *       3,782           *           *         *            *
MI        :    4,500      21,000      25,500      30,000    18,000       48,000
MN        :   48,000      26,591      74,591     160,000    85,920      245,920
MS        :        *           *           *           *    17,046            *
MO        :    6,000      37,489      43,489      75,000    50,947      125,947
MT        :  135,000      25,500     160,500
NE        :   22,500      52,163      74,663      54,000    63,807      117,807
NV        :        *           *           *
NH        :                    *           *                     *            *
NJ        :        *           *           *           *         *            *
NM        :        *           *           *
NY        :        *      16,865           *           *       308            *
NC        :    1,600       5,067       6,667           *    15,393            *
ND        :  210,000      55,500     265,500           *     7,670            *
OH        :    5,100      63,774      68,874      78,000    52,528      130,528
OK        :   11,500     134,359     145,859           *     2,170            *
OR        :   12,000      29,860      41,860                     *            *
PA        :        *       8,185           *           *     4,074            *
SC        :        *       2,323           *           *     6,832            *
SD        :   72,000      31,758     103,758      61,000    22,667       83,667
TN        :        *      10,915           *           *     7,935            *
TX        :    3,000     108,851     111,851           *     2,737            *
UT        :        *       5,538           *                     *            *
VA        :        *       9,353           *           *     4,818            *
WA        :   22,000      97,136     119,136                 1,073        1,073
WV        :        *           *           *                     *            *
WI        :        *      12,188           *      19,000    22,849       41,849
WY        :        *       1,763           *
          :
Unall*    :   29,000       9,468     149,199     105,000    29,031      278,208
          :
US        :  680,200   1,215,618   1,895,818   1,187,000   999,033    2,186,033
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Revised.
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.




                  Oats and Barley:  Stocks by Position, State,
                       and United States, December 1, 1998
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :             Oats 1/              :            Barley 1/
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :    On     :   Off    : Total All :    On     :   Off    : Total All
          :   Farms   : Farms 2/ : Positions :   Farms   : Farms 2/ : Positions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Bushels
          :
AL        :       *         232           *                      *           *
AZ        :                  10          10           *        499           *
AR        :       *           *           *                      *           *
CA        :       *         249           *           *      2,729           *
CO        :       *           *           *           *      7,038           *
DE        :                   *           *           *        588           *
FL        :                   *           *                      *           *
GA        :       *         115           *                     23          23
ID        :       *         478           *      17,000     13,950      30,950
IL        :       *         882           *                      *           *
IN        :       *         242           *                      *           *
IA        :   5,800       6,661      12,461                      *           *
KS        :       *         710           *           *         36           *
KY        :                   *           *           *          *           *
LA        :                   *           *                      *           *
MD        :       *          35           *           *        981           *
MI        :       *       1,020           *           *        220           *
MN        :  10,000      21,819      31,819      11,500     25,564      37,064
MS        :                   *           *                      *           *
MO        :       *           *           *                      *           *
MT        :   2,600         120       2,720      33,000      7,100      40,100
NE        :   2,600           *           *           *          *           *
NV        :                                           *          *           *
NH        :                   *           *                    498         498
NJ        :                   *           *           *          *           *
NM        :                                                      *           *
NY        :       *         359           *                     73          73
NC        :       *         215           *           *        160           *
ND        :  14,500       1,880      16,380      63,000     24,150      87,150
OH        :       *           *           *                      *           *
OK        :       *         473           *           *         57           *
OR        :       *         836           *       1,500      2,712       4,212
PA        :   5,000         698       5,698           *        720           *
SC        :       *          50           *           *          *           *
SD        :  11,000       1,597      12,597       4,000        313       4,313
TN        :                 144         144                      *           *
TX        :       *         392           *           *          *           *
UT        :       *           *           *           *      1,417           *
VA        :                  28          28           *        340           *
WA        :       *         361           *       4,500     17,079      21,579
WV        :       *           *           *                      *           *
WI        :  12,500      11,575      24,075           *     10,696           *
WY        :       *           *           *           *          *           *
          :
Unall*    :  17,500      10,669      37,418      14,500      4,580      44,561
          :
US        :  81,500      61,850     143,350     149,000    121,523     270,523
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid
    disclosure of individual operations; "on farms unallocated" includes minor
    producing States' data not published separately.
1/  Revised.
2/  Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.



       Reliability of March 1, 1999, Grain Stocks Estimates

Survey Procedures:  The grain stocks estimates in this report are based on
surveys conducted during the first 2 weeks of March.  Separate surveys were
conducted to obtain the on-farm and off-farm estimates.  The on-farm stocks
survey is a probability survey that included more than 57,000 operators
selected from a list of producers that ensures all operations in the U.S. have
a chance to be selected.  These producers were asked to provide the total
quantities of grain stored on their operations as of March 1, 1999.  This
included all whole grains and oilseeds stored whether for feed, seed, or sale
as well as any stored under a Government program.

The off-farm stocks survey is an enumeration of all known commercial grain
storage facilities.  This includes approximately 10,300 facilities with about
8.01 billion bushels of storage capacity.  An effort is made to obtain a report
from all facilities.  Reports of stock holdings are normally received from
operations covering about 90 percent of the capacity.  Estimates are made for
missing facilities to make the survey complete.

Estimation Procedures:  On-farm and off-farm survey data are reviewed at the
State and national levels for reasonableness, consistency with historical
estimates, and current crop size.  After estimates are made for 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 1.5 percent for corn, 1.9 percent for soybeans, and
2.3 percent for all wheat.  This means that chances are approximately 95 out of
100 that survey estimates for stocks will be within plus or minus 3.0 percent
for corn, 3.8 percent for soybeans, and 4.6 percent for all wheat of the value
that could be developed by averaging the estimates produced from all possible
samples selected from the same population and surveyed using the same
procedures.

The relative standard errors for sorghum, barley, and oats are 5.7, 4.1,
and 4.0, respectively.  Sampling errors cannot be applied directly to the
on-farm stocks published in this report to determine confidence intervals since
the Agricultural Statistics Board estimates represent a composite of
information from more than a single source.

Survey indications are also subject to non sampling errors such as omission,
duplication, imputation for missing data, and mistakes in reporting, recording,
and processing the data.  Off-farm, as well as on-farm stocks, are subject to
these types of errors.  These errors cannot be measured directly, but they are
minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a
careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.



                              Index


                                                               Page

Barley
  March 1, 1998-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
  December 1, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Corn
  March 1, 1998-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
  December 1, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Oats
  March 1, 1998-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
  December 1, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Sorghum
  March 1, 1998-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
  December 1, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Soybeans
  March 1, 1998-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
  December 1, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Wheat, All
    March 1, 1998-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
    December 1, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
  Durum
    March 1, 1998-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
    December 1, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3



                       Information Contacts


Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information.


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

    Field Crops Section
       Brad Parks, Head                             (202) 720-3843
       Rhonda Brandt - Corn                         (202) 720-9526
       Herman Ellison - Peanuts, Rice, Barley       (202) 720-7688
       Lance Honig - Hay, Sorghum                   (202) 690-3234
       Roger Latham - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings       (202) 720-5944
       Mark E. Miller - Oats, Sugar Crops, Weekly Crop Weather
    (202) 720-7621
       Jerry Ramirez - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds     (202) 720-7369
       Vaughn Siegenthaler - Wheat, Rye             (202) 720-8068

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       Arvin Budge - Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes       (202) 720-4285
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       Howard Hill - Apples, Cherries, Berries, Prunes, Plums, Grapes
                   Cranberries, Maple Syrup, Tobacco     (202) 720-7235
       Jeffrey Kissel - Noncitrus Fruits, Mint, Dry Beans & Peas,
                   Mushrooms                        (202) 690-0270
       Harry Nishimoto - Hops                       (360) 902-1940
       Dave Ranek - Nuts, Floriculture              (202) 720-4215
       Biz Wallingsford - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions,
    
                   Strawberries                     (202) 720-2157



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