SMALL GRAINS SUMMARY

GRAIN STOCKS

RICE STOCKS

Executive Summary

September 30, 2011 8:30 AM

United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service
Contents

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Field Crops Grain Stocks Oilseed Stocks

Wheat Corn Sunflower

Barley Soybeans Safflower

Oats Wheat Mustard Seed

Rye Barley

Oats

Sorghum

Rice
Survey Overview

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September Ag Survey

Survey Type Farmer Reported

Collection Method Mail, Phone, Internet,

Personal Interview

Crops Included Barley, Oats, Wheat, Rye

Stocks – All Crops

States All except AK and HI

Sample Size 66,255 farms

Collection Period August 30 – September 20
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Small Grains Annual Summary

Crop Unit

September

2011

% Change from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change from 

Previous 

Season

Winter Wheat

 Harvested Mil Ac 32.3 + <0.1 + 1.8

 Yield Bu/Ac 46.2 - 0.2 - 1.3

 Production Bil Bu 1.49 - 0.3 + 0.6

Other Spring

 Harvested Mil Ac 12.1 - 1.6 - 9.6

 Yield Bu/Ac 38.3 - 9.9 - 16.9

 Production Mil Bu 462 - 11.4 - 24.9

Durum

 Harvested Mil Ac 1.32 - 1.9 - 47.5

 Yield Bu/Ac 39.3 - 7.3 - 6.7

 Production Mil Bu 51.9 - 9.2 - 51.1

All Wheat

 Production Bil Bu 2.01 - 3.3 - 9.0
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40.6

32.3

25

30

35

40

45

50

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

U.S. Winter Wheat Acres

Planted Harvested

Million acres
46.2

30

35

40

45

50

Bushels/Acre

U.S. Winter Wheat Yield

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Winter Wheat Production, 2011 

Million Bu. and Percent Change From Previous Year

2.1 -74.3

49.4 -61.3

1.5 -48.4

70.4 -41.8

78 -26.2 276.5 -23.2

5.2 -22.3

13.9 -21.2

0.4 -6.7

1

-5

4.4 -4.7

89.8 -4.1

8.7 65.3 -2 1.8

66.8 4.8

49.3 7.8

63.1 8.5

6.2 9.5

129.8 10

63.5 17.1

35.7 24

0.4 28.6

0.4 31.1

1.5 34.8

51# 42.9

21.8 47.9

12.5 54.8

0.7 56.5

24.8 79.7

30.8 86.7

5.2 98.3

21.4 124.2

17.8 124.5

14.2 125.1

11 125.4

10.8 130.8 U.S. 1,493.7

0.6

14.8 # Record High 169.2

34 169.8

46.7 182.5

41.5 195

30.2 272.3

21.4 356.2
38.3

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Bushels/Acre

U.S. Other Spring Wheat Yield

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Other Spring Wheat Production, 2011 

Million Bu. and Percent Change From Previous Year

173.3 -37.5

U.S. 462.5

-24.9

# Record High

37.8 -36.1

76.8 -26

69 -19.1

52.1# 8.6

1118

37.5 25.5

0.9 28.7

0.350

3.8 54.1
39.3

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Bushels/Acre

U.S. Durum Wheat Yield

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Durum Wheat Production, 2011 

Million Bu. and Percent Change From Previous Year

18.7 -72

0.2 -64.7

0.8& -37.8

11.7 -35.1

U.S. 51.9

-51.1

8 & Record Low

-12.2

12.5 20
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1.95

1.61

2.34

2.16

2.10

1.81

2.05

2.50

2.22 2.21

2.01

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

U.S. All Wheat Production

Billion Bushels
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Crop Unit

September

2011

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Barley

 Harvested Mil Ac 2.24 - 6.3 - 9.2

 Yield Bu/Ac 69.2 - 1.7 - 5.3

 Production Mil Bu 155 - 7.8 - 14.0

Oats

 Harvested Thou Ac 940 + 0.6 - 25.6

 Yield Bu/Ac 57.5 - 6.7 - 10.6

 Production Mil Bu 54.0 - 6.1 - 33.5

Rye

 Harvested Thou Ac 242 NC - 8.7

 Yield Bu/Ac 26.1 --- - 6.8

 Production Mil Bu 6.33 --- - 14.9

Small Grains Annual Summary
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Crop

2011

% of Acres

Unharvested

2010

% of Acres

Unharvested

2009

% of Acres

Unharvested

Other Spring Wheat 30.5 26.7 33.2

Durum Wheat 62.1 63.0 44.0

Barley 25.9 25.1 18.2

Oats 17.9 9.3 16.2

Small Grains Annual Summary
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Small Grains Re-Interview

Durum 

Wheat

Other Spring 

Wheat Barley Oats

ID ID ID ID

MT MT ME ME

ND ND MT MT

OR ND ND

WA OR OR

WA WA
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2.15

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

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

Billion Bushels

U.S. All Wheat Stocks

Beginning Supply Sep Dec Mar Jun
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10.1

6.52

3.67

1.13

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11

Billion Bushels

U.S. Corn Stocks

Beginning Supply Dec Mar Jun Sep
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2.28

1.25

0.619

0.215

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11

Billion Bushels

U.S. Soybean Stocks

Beginning Supply Dec Mar Jun Sep
2010 Soybean Crop

Previous

Estimates

Sept 30

Estimates Change

--- Mil Bushels --- Mil Bu

Sept 1, 2010, Beginning Stocks 151 151 ---

2010 Production 3,329 3,329 ---

Imports 15* 15* ---

Total Supply 3,495 3,495 ---

 Crushings 1650* 1650* ---

 Exports 1495* 1495* ---

 Seed 87* 87* ---

Measured Disappearance 3,232* 3,232* ---

 Ending Stocks 225* 215 - 10

 Residual 38* 48 + 10

* WAOB Forecasts in September WASDE Report USDA-NASS 

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Crop Unit

September

2011

% Change 

from 

September 

2010

Barley Mil Bu 174 - 22.1

Oats Mil Bu 78.4 - 33.0

Sorghum Mil Bu 27.5 - 33.4

September 1, 2011, Grain Stocks
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Crop Unit

September

2011

% Change 

from 

September 

2010

All Sunflower Mil Lbs 259 - 33.6

Safflower Mil Lbs 14.3 - 20.8

Mustard Seed Mil Lbs 3.38 - 20.9

September 1, 2011, Oilseed Stocks
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173

121

71.4

41.7

25.9

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300

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Million Cwt

U.S. Rough Rice Stocks

Beginning Supply Dec 1 Mar 1 June 1 Aug 1 Sep 1 Oct 1
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