USDA: Nebraska Grain Stocks

USDA: Nebraska Grain Stocks

September 28, 2007

Old crop corn stocks in all positions on September 1 totaled 155 million bushels, down 35% from September 1, 2006, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. Of the total stocks,47 million bushels are stored on farm, down 45% from a year ago. Off farm holdings of108 million bushels are down 30% from 2006.

Old crop soybeans stored in all positions totaled 59.2 million bushels, up 68%from last year. This is the largest September 1 stocks level on record, exceeding the previousrecord set last year. On-farm stocks of 9.5 million bushels are down 5% from year agolevels. Off-farm stocks of 49.7 million bushels are nearly double last year's holdings.

Wheat stored in all positions totaled 67.7 million bushels, up 24% from a year ago.On-farm stocks of 8 million bushels are unchanged from 2006. Off-farm stocks, at 59.7 millionbushels, are up 28% from last year.

Old crop sorghum stored in all positions totaled 3.1 million bushels, down 5%from last year and the lowest in eleven years. On-farm stocks of 200 thousand bushels are down60% from a year ago, while off-farm stocks, at 2.9 million bushels, are up 5% from2006.

Find agricultural statistics for your county, state, and the nation at www.nass.usda.gov.

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