PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS

GRAIN STOCKS

RICE STOCKS

Executive Summary

MARCH 28, 2013 12:00 PM

United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service
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Field Crops Stocks

Principal Crops Planted Acres Corn

Feed Grain Acres Soybean

Food Grain Acres All Wheat

Oilseed Acres Rough Rice

Other Crop Acres

Contents
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Survey Overview

March Ag Survey Off-Farm Grain

Stocks Survey

Survey Type Farmer Reported Reported

Collection Method Mail, Phone, Internet,

Personal Interview

Mail, Phone, Internet, 

Personal Interview

Items Collected Acreage Intentions, 

On-Farm Stocks

Grains and Oilseeds 

On Hand

States All except AK and HI All except AK and HI

Sample Size ~ 84,000 ~ 8,800 Facilities

Collection Period Feb 27 – Mar 18 Feb 27 – Mar 18
0

20

40

60

80

100

120

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--

2004 322.3 - 3.4

2005 317.6 - 4.7

2006 315.6 - 2.0

2007 320.4 + 4.7

2008 325.0 + 4.6

2009 319.3 - 5.7

2010 316.7 - 2.6

2011 315.1 - 1.6

2012 326.3 +11.2

2013 325.3 - 1.0

U.S. Principal Crops Planted Acres
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325.3

270

280

290

300

310

320

330

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Million acres

U.S. Principal Crop Acres

Planted Harvested
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325

319.3

316.7

315.1

326.3

325.3

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

314

316

318

320

322

324

326

328

Jan-08

Mar

May

Jul

Sept

Nov

Jan-09

Mar

May

Jul

Sep

Nov

Jan-10

Mar

May

Jul

Sep

Nov

Jan-11

Mar

May

Jul

Sep

Nov

Jan-12

Mar

May

Jul

Sep

Nov

Jan-13

Mar

May

Jul

Sep

Nov

Percent

Million Acres (1990-92=100)

Feed Grain & Hay Price Index and

Principal Crop Acres (2008-2013)

Principal Crop Acres Feed Grain & Hay Price Index
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2013 Principal Crops Planted

Acres (000) and Change From Previous Year

2410 20

723 -62 8127 179

3990 -370 5739 -300

85NC

483 -13

1161 -40

3876 61

17NC

4399 -5

23108 -50

12315 -80

24860 22

23700 -22 6122 -56

3543 -57

2673

1547 -5

89NC 6711 59

19905 -104

4567 -48

14174 100

9486 325

19415 451 -136 2

65-1

3354

995 -23

3320 68

4843 -37

22994 24

10284 110

10149 -290

2150 18

3833 74

10NC

1591 -53

U.S. 325,306

-1,012

17126 -386

4807 -82

22673 73

981 NC

267-9

2764 -131

3770 100

701-9

8090 -8

1433 121
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Cotton, -2,289

Peanuts, -447

D Wheat, -372

Dry Beans, -243

Sunflower, -235

Canola, -111

Rice, -88

Soybeans, -72

Potatoes, -22

Sugarbeets, -19

Barley, -3

Tobacco, 13

Corn, 127

Oats, 141

Hay, 159

S Wheat, 412

W Wheat, 664

Sorghum, 1,376

Change in Planted Acres (000)

2013 Compared With 2012

2013 Estimates Not Available for Proso Millet, Rye, & Sugarcane.

Harvested Acres for Hay & Tobacco
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97.3

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013

Million acres

U.S. Corn Acres

Planted Harvested
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2013 Corn Planted

Acres (000) and Change From Previous Year

33020

85#10 1000 290

560 -50 1250 -170

180-5

805

495 150

380# 20

12200 -600

6100 -150

14200 NC

4600 -100 1600 -50

60060

470 -25

2600 -50

9000# 250

1050 230

3400 -200

11510

9900 -100 8# NC

1005

1305

1200 30

89030

4100# 500

3950 50

340 -20

85# NC

1480 20

34515

U.S. 97,282

127

# Record High

NC = No Change

5900 -250

970 -70

2100 250

953 52010

1905

49-2

4350 NC

105 NC
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77.1

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

Million Acres

U.S. Soybean Acres

Planted Harvested
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2013 Soybeans Planted

Acres (000) and Change From Previous Year

41070

3250 50

170 NC

254

28060

9400 350

5100 -50

9400 50

3900 -100 1500 20

1110 -20

480 NC

2100 100

6800 -250

1950 -20

5300 -100

4700 -350

90-6

320#5

1580 -10

4900# 150

4650 50

410 -10

560# 30

370 -10

U.S. 77,126

-72

# Record High

NC = No Change

4600 -150

1360 100

120-5

570 -20

21 NC

1700 -10
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2013 Combined Corn & Soybeans Planted

Acres (000) and Change From Previous Year

740 90

85# 10 4250 340

560 -50 1250 -170

27NC

350-5

1059

775 210

.&#

.

380# 20

21600 -250

11200 -200

23600# 50

8500 -200 3100 -30

1710 40

30NC

950 -25

16&NC 4700# 50

15800# NC

3000 210

8700 -300

115 10

14600 8# -450 NC

14NC

190-1

1305

1520# 35

2470 20

9000# 650

8600# 100

750 -30

85# NC

2040# 50

1&NC

7155

U.S.174,408 #

55

# Record High

& Record Low

NC = No Change

10500 -400

2330 30

2220 245

953

921

1090 -10

1905

70-2

6050 -10

105 NC
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10.0

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013

Million acres

U.S. All Cotton Acres

Planted Harvested
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2013 Upland Cotton Planted

Acres (000) and Change From Previous Year

360 -20

160 -40 270& -325

90-52

1157

1300 10

40-16

170& -60

270& -205

270 -80

30&-16

450 -135 160& -145 290-9

U.S. 9,820

-2,257

& = Record Low

280 -100

5500 -1050

65-21
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42.0

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013

Million acres

U.S. Winter Wheat Acres

Planted Harvested
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Winter Wheat Planted, 2013

Acres(000) and Change From Previous Year

350 -400

9300 -200

2100 -200

2200 -150

1250 -70

240 -45

420 -30

80-5

145-5

610 NC

780 NC

20 NC

5400 NC

5700 NC

111

233

113

385

2405 U.S. 41,988

664

# Record High

NC = No Change

1455

5010

80010

29010

33020

59020 4022

12525

40030

20035

26040

1740 40

32055

1450 70

680 100

400 110

470 120

960# 130

630 130

550 130 710 160

830 170

1100 310
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12.7

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013

Million acres

U.S. Other Spring Wheat Acres

Planted Harvested
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Other Spring Wheat Planted, 2013

Acres(000) and Change From Previous Year

2900 -50

490 -20

90-5 1350 NC

161

8

2

174

53010 1100 20

6200 450

U.S. 12,701

412

NC = No Change
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1.75

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013

Million acres

U.S. Durum Wheat Acres

Planted Harvested
Feed Grains

2013 

Intentions

2012 

Planted

%

Change

--Million Acres--

Corn 97.3 97.2 +0.1

Sorghum 7.62 6.24 +22.0

Oats 2.90 2.76 +5.1

Barley 3.63 3.64 -<0.1

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March 2013 Prospective Plantings
Food Grains

2013 

Intentions

2012 

Planted

%

Change

--Million Acres--

All Wheat 56.4 55.7 +1.3

 Winter Wheat 42.0 41.3 +1.6

 Durum Wheat 1.75 2.12 -17.5

 Other Spring Wheat 12.7 12.3 +3.4

Rice 2.61 2.70 -3.3

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March 2013 Prospective Plantings
Oilseeds

2013 

Intentions

2012 

Planted

%

Change

--Million Acres--

Soybeans 77.1 77.2 -0.1

Peanuts 1.19 1.64 -27.3

Sunflower 1.68 1.92 -12.2

Canola 1.65 1.77 -6.3

Flaxseed 0.272 0.344 -20.9

All Cotton 10.0 12.3 -18.6

 Upland Cotton 9.82 12.1 -18.7

 American Pima 0.206 0.238 -13.6

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March 2013 Prospective Plantings
Other Crops

2013 

Intentions

2012 

Planted

%

Change

--Million Acres--

All Hay (Harvested) 56.4 56.3 +0.3

Sugarbeets 1.21 1.23 -1.5

Tobacco (Harvested) .349 .336 +3.9

Spring Potatoes .075 .097 -22.6

Sweet Potatoes .122 .131 -6.3

Dry Edible Beans 1.50 1.74 -13.9

Dry Edible Peas .850 .649 +31.0

Austrian Winter Peas .019 .019 NC

Lentils .335 .463 -27.6

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March 2013 Prospective Plantings
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8.03

5.40

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13

Billion bushels

U.S. Corn Stocks

Beginning Supply Dec Mar Jun Sep
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1.97

0.999

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13

Billion bushels

U.S. Soybean Stocks

Beginning Supply Dec Mar Jun Sep
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2.10

1.67

1.23 

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13

Billion bushels

U.S. All Wheat Stocks

Beginning Supply Sep Dec Mar Jun
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148

104

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13

Million cwt

U.S. Rough Rice Stocks

Beginning Supply Dec 1 Mar 1 June 1 Aug 1 Oct 1
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April 10 Crop Production

April 19 Cattle on Feed

April 30 Agricultural Prices

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