SMALL GRAIN SUMMARY & GRAIN STOCKS

KANSAS AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

Kansas Department of Agriculture

PO Box 3534

Topeka, KS 66601-3534

Phone: 785-233-2230

Special Press Release: September 29, 2006

SMALL GRAINS SUMMARY

Kansas wheat production for 2006 is estimated at 291.2 million bushels, down 3 percent from the August forecast and 23 percent below 2005. Yield is estimated at 32.0 bushels per acre, unchanged from the August forecast but 8 bushels below 2005. Acres harvested for grain totaled 9.1 million acres, down 300,000 acres from the previous forecast and 400,000 below 2005. A total of 9.8 million acres were planted to wheat for harvest in 2006, down 400,000 acres from the August forecast and 200,000 acres below the previous year.

Oat production is 1.8 million bushels in 2006, down 24 percent from 2005. Final yield is estimated at 45.0 bushels per acre, 14 bushels lower than last year. Grain was harvested from 40,000 of the 100,000 acres planted.

Barley production totaled 486,000 bushels for 2006, down 17 percent from the 2005 crop. Yields averaged 27.0 bushels per acre, 15 bushels below last year. Grain was harvested from 18,000 of the 24,000 acres planted.

GRAIN STOCKS

Kansas wheat stocks in all positions on September 1 totaled 266.2 million bushels, 14 percent below last year's total. Wheat stored in off-farm locations (mills, elevators, warehouses, and processors) totaled 238.2 million bushels, a decrease of 11 percent from a year ago. Wheat stored off the farm accounted for 89 percent of all wheat stocks. Wheat in farm storage totaled 28.0 million bushels, down 32 percent from last September.

Sorghum grain in all positions totaled 25.5 million bushels, down from 29.4 million bushels last year. Off-farm holdings of 21.8 million bushels were down from 26.9 million bushels last year. Sorghum grain stored off the farm accounted for 85 percent of the total sorghum stocks. On-farm stocks of 3.7 million bushels were up 1.2 million bushels from a year ago.

Corn stocks in all locations, at 77.1 million bushels, were up 4.6 percent from a year ago. Off-farm corn stocks of 61.1 million bushels were up from 58.7 million bushels last year and accounted for 79 percent of total corn stocks. On-farm stocks of 16.0 million bushels were 6.7 percent above last September.

Kansas soybeans stored in all positions totaled 18.7 million bushels, up 12.7 million bushels from last year. Off-farm locations held 13.8 million bushels, up 9.4 million bushels from last year, and accounted for 73.8 percent of total soybean stocks. On-farm stocks of 4.9 million bushels are 3.3 million bushels above last year.

Oats stored at off-farm locations totaled 766,000 bushels, down 4.1 percent from September 2005.

Barley stored at off-farm locations totaled 56,000 bushels, compared with 95,000 a year earlier.