GRAIN STOCKS – SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
ARIZONA
Off-farm corn stocks in Arizona on September 1, 2017 were 1.28 million bushels, up 7 percent from September 1, 2016, according to the September 1 Agricultural Survey and September Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Off-farm barley stocks totaled 159,000 bushels.
Off-farm all wheat stocks in Arizona on September 1, 2017 were 7.57 million bushels, up 25 percent from September 1, 2016. Other Arizona grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
COLORADO
All corn stocks in Colorado on September 1, 2017 were 10.61 million bushels, down 52 percent from September 1, 2016, according to the September 1 Agricultural Survey and September Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. All corn stocks stored on farms amounted to 3.50 million bushels, compared to 13.00 million bushels a year ago. All corn stored off farms amounted to 7.11 million bushels, down 22 percent from a year ago. Oats stored off-farm were 35,000 bushels. Off-farm barley stocks totaled 7.29 million bushels, up 25 percent from last year.
All wheat stocks in Colorado on September 1, 2017 were 86.60 million bushels, down 9 percent from September 1, 2016. All wheat stocks stored on farms amounted to 32.00 million bushels, down 9 percent from a year ago. All wheat stored off farms amounted to 54.60 million bushels, down 10 percent from a year ago. Other Colorado grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
MONTANA
Off-farm corn stocks in Montana on September 1, 2017 were 57,000 bushels, up 104 percent from September 1, 2016, according to the September 1 Agricultural Survey and September Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. On-farm oat stocks were 650,000 bushels, down 41 percent from a year ago. Montana barley stocks in all positions on September 1, 2017 were 38.89 million bushels, down 24 percent from a year ago. Barley stored on farms totaled 26.00 million bushels, down 33 percent from last year. Off-farm barley stocks were up 8 percent from a year ago to 12.89 million bushels.
All wheat stocks in Montana on September 1, 2017 were 131.79 million bushels, down 34 percent from September 1, 2016. All wheat stocks stored on farms amounted to 94.00 million bushels, down 42 percent from a year ago. All wheat stored off farms amounted to 37.79 million bushels, down 1 percent from a year ago. All Durum wheat stocks on September 1, 2017 were 12.51 million bushels, down 49 percent from a year ago. Other Montana grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
NEW MEXICO
Off-farm all wheat stocks in New Mexico on September 1, 2017 were 253,000 bushels, down 63 percent from September 1, 2016, according to the September 1 Agricultural Survey and September Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Off-farm sorghum stocks totaled 61,000 bushels. Other New Mexico grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
UTAH
Off-farm oat stocks in Utah on September 1, 2017 were 25,000 bushels, according to the September 1 Agricultural Survey and September Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Off-farm all wheat stocks in Utah on September 1, 2017 were 6.30 million bushels, up 16 percent from last year. Other Utah grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
WYOMING
Off-farm barley stocks totaled 6.31 million bushels on September 1, 2017, down 5 percent from September 1, 2016, according to the September 1 Agricultural Survey and September Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Other Wyoming grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
UNITED STATES
Old crop corn stocks in all positions on September 1, 2017 totaled 2.29 billion bushels, up 32 percent from September 1, 2016. Of the total stocks, 787 million bushels are stored on farms, up 25 percent from a year earlier. Off-farm stocks, at 1.51 billion bushels, are up 36 percent from a year ago. The June - August 2017 indicated disappearance is 2.93 billion bushels, compared with 2.97 billion bushels during the same period last year.
Old crop grain sorghum stored in all positions on September 1, 2017 totaled 33.5 million bushels, down 8 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 4.28 million bushels, are up 14 percent from last year. Off-farm stocks, at 29.3 million bushels, are down 11 percent from September 1, 2016. The June - August 2017 indicated disappearance from all positions is 51.2 million bushels, down 5 percent from the same period a year ago.
Oats stored in all positions on September 1, 2017 totaled 71.8 million bushels, 9 percent below the stocks on September 1, 2016. Of the total stocks on hand, 33.7 million bushels are stored on farms, 10 percent lower than a year ago. Off-farm stocks totaled 38.1 million bushels, 7 percent below the previous year. Indicated disappearance during June - August 2017 totaled 27.9 million bushels, compared with 43.0 million bushels during the same period a year ago.
Barley stocks in all positions on September 1, 2017 totaled 180 million bushels, down 22 percent from September 1, 2016. On-farm stocks are estimated at 89.4 million bushels, 32 percent below a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 90.2 million bushels, are 10 percent below September 2016. The June - August 2017 indicated disappearance is 68.7 million bushels, 4 percent below the same period a year earlier.
All wheat stored in all positions on September 1, 2017 totaled 2.25 billion bushels, down 11 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks are estimated at 489 million bushels, down 33 percent from last September. Off-farm stocks, at 1.76 billion bushels, are down 3 percent from a year ago. The June - August 2017 indicated disappearance is 668 million bushels, down 10 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Durum wheat stocks in all positions on September 1, 2017 totaled 63.9 million bushels, down 30 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 31.1 million bushels, are down 53 percent from September 1, 2016. Off-farm stocks totaled 32.8 million bushels, up 24 percent from a year ago. The June - August 2017 indicated disappearance of 27.3 million bushels is down 31 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Old crop soybeans stored in all positions on September 1, 2017 totaled 301 million bushels, up 53 percent from September 1, 2016. Soybean stocks stored on farms totaled 87.9 million bushels, up 112 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 213 million bushels, are up 38 percent from last September. Indicated disappearance for June - August 2017 totaled 665 million bushels, down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Old crop sunflower stocks in all positions on September 1, 2017 totaled 649 million pounds, up 57 percent from a year ago. All stocks stored on farms totaled 134 million pounds and off-farm stocks totaled 515 million pounds. Stocks of oil type sunflower seed are 495 million pounds; of this total, 115 million pounds are on-farm stocks and 379 million pounds are off-farm stocks. Non-oil sunflower stocks totaled 154 million pounds, with 18.9 million pounds stored on the farm and 135 million pounds stored off the farm.
For a full copy of the Grain Stocks report please visit www.nass.usda.gov. For state specific questions please contact:
Arizona – Dave DeWalt 1-800-645-7286 New Mexico – Longino Bustillos 1-800-530-8810 Colorado – William R. Meyer 1-800-392-3202 Utah – John Hilton 1-800-747-8522 Montana – Eric Sommer 1-800-835-2612 Wyoming – Rhonda Brandt 1-800-892-1660
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SMALL GRAINS - SEPTEMBER 2017
UTAH HIGHLIGHTS
All wheat production in Utah, estimated at 6.24 million bushels, is down 13 percent from 2016, according to the September 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. All wheat yield was 52.0 bushels per acre, down 7.9 bushels per acre from a year ago.
Winter wheat producers seeded 120,000 acres in the fall of 2016 for harvest in 2017, unchanged from the acres seeded for the previous year’s crop. Acreage harvested for grain decreased 4,000 acres from last year to 108,000 acres in 2017. Winter wheat production is estimated at 5.62 million bushels, down 16 percent from last year. Winter wheat yield, at 52.0 bushels per acre, is down 8.0 bushels per acre from last year.
Spring wheat seedings, at 14,000 acres, are up 5,000 acres from last year. Acreage harvested totaled 12,000 acres, up from 8,000 acres harvested last year. Spring wheat production is estimated at 624,000 bushels, up 34 percent from last year. Spring wheat yield, at 52.0 bushels per acre, is down 6.0 bushels per acre from last year.
Utah’s barley seeded area, at 25,000 acres, is down 4,000 acres from last year. Harvested area, at 18,000 acres, is down 1,000 acres from 2016. Barley yield, at 75.0 bushels per acre is down 7.0 bushels per acre from last year. Barley production in 2017 is estimated at 1.35 million bushels, down 13 percent from the previous year.
UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS
All wheat production totaled 1.74 billion bushels in 2017, down 25 percent from the revised 2016 total of 2.31 billion bushels. Area harvested for grain totaled 37.6 million acres, down 14 percent from the previous year. The United States yield is estimated at 46.3 bushels per acre, down 6.4 bushels from the previous year. The levels of production and changes from 2016 by type are winter wheat, 1.27 billion bushels, down 24 percent; other spring wheat, 416 million bushels, down 22 percent; and Durum wheat, 54.9 million bushels, down 47 percent.
Winter wheat production for 2017 totaled 1.27 billion bushels, down 24 percent from the revised 2016 total of 1.67 billion bushels. The United States yield, at 50.2 bushels per acre, is down 5.1 bushels from 2016. Area harvested for grain is estimated at 25.3 million acres, down 16 percent from the previous year. Record high yields are estimated in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia for 2017.
Other spring wheat production for 2017 is estimated at 416 million bushels, down 22 percent from the revised 2016 total of 532 million bushels. Harvested area totaled 10.2 million acres, down 10 percent from 2016. The United States yield is estimated at 41.0 bushels per acre, 6.3 bushels below 2016. Record high yields are estimated in Minnesota and Nevada for 2017. Of the total production, 385 million bushels are Hard Red Spring wheat, down 22 percent from the revised 2016 total.
Barley production is estimated at 142 million bushels, down 29 percent from the revised 2016 total of 200 million bushels. Average yield per acre, at 72.6 bushels, is down 5.3 bushels from the previous year. Producers seeded 2.48 million acres in 2017, down 19 percent from last year. Harvested area, at 1.95 million acres, is down 24 percent from 2016.
For a full copy of the Small Grains Summary report please visit www.nass.usda.gov.
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