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United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Prospective Plantings

Grain Stocks

Rice Stocks

Executive Summary

Lance Honig, Chief

Crops Branch

March 31, 2015
USDA-NASS

3-31-15

Field Crops Stocks

Principal Crops Planted Acres Corn

Feed Grain Acres Soybeans

Food Grain Acres Sorghum

Oilseed Acres All Wheat

Other Crop Acres Barley

Oats

Rough Rice

Contents
USDA-NASS

3-31-15

March Ag Survey Off-Farm Grain

Stock Survey

Survey Type Farmer Reported Reported

Collection Method Mail, Phone, Internet, 

Personal Interview 

Mail, Phone, Internet, 

Personal Interview

Crops Included Acreage Intentions,

On-Farm Stocks

Grains and Oilseed 

On Hand

States All except AK and HI All except AK, HI, and 

NV

Sample Size 84,347 ~ 8,700 Facilities

Collection Period Feb 27 – Mar 18 Feb 27 – Mar 19

Survey Overview
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Percent

Acreage Intentions vs. Actual Planted Acres

Usual Planting Progress

Corn Soybeans

March 

Survey

June 

Survey

4 weeks

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Year Principal Crops Change From

Previous Year

Million Acres

2006 315.6 -2.0

2007 320.4 +4.7

2008 325.6 +5.3

2009 319.0 -6.6

2010 315.4 -3.6

2011 314.3 -1.1

2012 324.3 +10.0

2013 324.9 +0.6

2014 326.8 +1.9

2015 324.8 -2.0

Principal Crops Planted Acreage

United States

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325

290

295

300

305

310

315

320

325

330

335

340

1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Million Acres

Principal Crops

United States

Planted Harvested

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Soybeans, 934

Sorghum, 762

Barley, 283

D Wheat, 249

Sunflower, 225

Oats, 208

Peanuts, 127

Dry Beans, 24

Sugarbeets, 21

Hay, 1

Rice, -24

Tobacco, -33

S Wheat, -56

Canola, -160

Corn, -1,398

All Cotton, -1,488

W Wheat, -1,648

Change in Planted Acres (000)

2015 Compared With 2014

Harvested Acres for Hay & Tobacco
89.2

60.0

65.0

70.0

75.0

80.0

85.0

90.0

95.0

100.0

1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Million Acres

Corn Acres

United States

Planted Harvested

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84.6

50.0

55.0

60.0

65.0

70.0

75.0

80.0

85.0

90.0

1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Million Acres

Soybean Acres

United States

Planted Harvested

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9.55

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Million Acres

All Cotton Acres

United States

Planted Harvested

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NASS

Estimate

Low

Of Expectations

Average

Of Expectations

High

Of Expectations
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40.8

25.0

30.0

35.0

40.0

45.0

50.0

55.0

1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Million Acres Winter Wheat Acres

United States

Planted Harvested

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13.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Million Acres

Other Spring Wheat Acres

United States

Planted Harvested

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1.65

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

4.50

1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Million Acres

Durum Wheat Acres

United States

Planted Harvested

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% Change % Change

From From

March Previous Previous

2015 Forecast Season 

Feed Grains

Corn Mil Ac 89.2 NA -1.5

Sorghum Mil Ac 7.90 NA +10.7

Oats Mil Ac 2.93 NA +7.6

Barley Mil Ac 3.26 NA +9.5

Crop Unit 

March 2015 Prospective Plantings
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% Change % Change

From From

March Previous Previous

2015 Forecast Season 

Food Grains

Wheat, All Mil Ac 55.4 NA -2.6

Wheat, Winter Mil Ac 40.8 +0.7 -3.9

Wheat, Spring Mil Ac 13.0 NA -0.4

Wheat, Durum Mil Ac 1.65 NA +17.8

Rice Mil Ac 2.92 NA -0.8

Crop Unit 

March 2015 Prospective Plantings
USDA-NASS

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% Change % Change

From From

March Previous Previous

2015 Forecast Season 

Oilseeds

Soybeans Mil Ac 84.6 NA +1.1

Peanuts Mil Ac 1.48 NA +9.4

Sunflower Mil Ac 1.79 NA +14.4

Canola Mil Ac 1.55 NA -9.3

Flaxseed Thou Ac 401 NA +28.9

All Cotton Mil Ac 9.55 NA -13.5

Crop Unit 

March 2015 Prospective Plantings
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March 2015 Prospective Plantings

% Change % Change

From From

March Previous Previous

2015 Forecast Season 

Other Crops

All Hay Mil Ac 57.1 NA +<0.1

Sugarbeets Mil Ac 1.18 NA +1.8

Tobacco Thou Ac 345 NA -8.7

Spring Potatoes Thou Ac 73.0 NA -1.1

Dry Edible Beans Mil Ac 1.74 NA +1.4

Dry Edible Peas Mil Ac 1.01 NA +7.5

A. Winter Peas Thou Ac 20.0 NA -16.7

Lentils Thou Ac 385 NA +37.0

Sweet Potatoes Thou Ac 138 NA +0.3

Crop Unit 
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% Change % Change

From From

March Previous Previous

2015 Estimate Year

Stocks

Corn Bil Bu 7.74 NA +10.5

Soybeans Bil Bu 1.33 NA +34.2

Sorghum Mil Bu 119 NA -32.5

Rice Mil Cwt 112 NA +26.4

Crop Unit 

March 2015 Grain Stocks
USDA-NASS

3-31-15

% Change % Change

From From

March Previous Previous

2015 Estimate Year

Stocks

Wheat, All Bil Bu 1.12 NA +6.4

Barley Mil Bu 118 NA -3.0

Oats Mil Bu 59.4 NA +69.0

Crop Unit 

March 2015 Grain Stocks
13.2

12.5

14.3

13.7

14.7

14.1

13.4

11.7

14.7

15.4

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15

Billion Bushels

Corn Stocks

United States

Supply Dec Mar Jun Sep

USDA-NASS

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3.32

3.65

3.25

3.17

3.50 3.48

3.31

3.21

3.50

4.06

0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

4.50

05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15

Billion Bushels

Soybean Stocks

United States

Supply Dec Mar Jun Sep

USDA-NASS

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2.64

2.38

2.51

2.82 2.87

3.14

2.86

2.99

2.85

2.62

0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15

Billion Bushels

All Wheat Stocks

United States

Supply Sep Dec Mar Jun

USDA-NASS

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254

232 233

228

245

273

227

236

220

248

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15

Million Hundredweight

Rough Rice Stocks

United States

Supply Dec Mar Jun Aug

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Release Date Report Title

April 1 CAIR: Grain Crushings

April 6 Crop Progress

April 9 Crop Production

April 24 Cattle on Feed

April 30 Agricultural Prices

May 1

CAIR: Cotton

CAIR: Flour Millings

CAIR: Grain Crushing

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