Nebraska grain stocks on Dec. 1, 2025 reflect a year of ample production and shifting storage patterns, with total corn and soybean inventories notably higher than a year ago while sorghum stocks tightened sharply. Corn stocks climbed into the mid-1.5 billion bushel range, driven largely by a significant increase in on-farm storage, even as off-farm holdings edged lower. Soybean stocks followed a similar pattern, posting double-digit gains overall with strong increases in both on-farm and off-farm positions.
Wheat stocks were essentially steady year over year, with modest gains in off-farm storage offsetting a decline in on-farm inventories. In contrast, sorghum stocks fell sharply across all positions, reflecting substantially smaller inventories compared with 2024.
Grain Stocks
Nebraska corn stocks in all positions on Dec. 1, 2025 totaled 1.53 billion bushels, up 12% from 2024, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Of the total, 1 billion bushels are stored on farms, up 17% from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 527 million bushels, are down 1% from last year.
Soybean stored in all positions totaled 263 million bushels, up 16% from last year. On-farm stocks of 83.0 million bushels are up 22% from a year ago, while off-farm stocks, at 180 million bushels, are up 14% from 2024.
Wheat stored in all positions totaled 39.8 million bushels, up 1% from a year ago. On-farm stocks of 3.30 million bushels are down 11% from 2024, and off-farm stocks of 36.5 million bushels are up 2% from last year.
Sorghum stored in all positions totaled 12.2 million bushels, down 27% from last year. On-farm stocks of 2.60 million bushels are down 21% and off farm holdings of 9.59 million bushels are down 29% from last year.
Oat on-farm oat stocks totaled 450,000 bushels, down 10% from 2024.
Grain storage capacity in Nebraska totaled 2.19 billion bushels, unchanged from Dec. 1, 2024. Total grain storage capacity is comprised of 1.20 billion bushels of on-farm storage, unchanged from last year, and 990 million bushels of off-farm storage, unchanged from last year.
