ne-agri-facts NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS Issue 02/2005 Released: 01/14/2005 by USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Mark Harris, Director Dean C. Groskurth, Deputy Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P.O Box 81069 Location: 298 Federal Bldg Lincoln, NE 68501 Phone: (402) 437-5541 e-mail: nass-ne@nass.usda.gov Internet: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ne/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear producers and other data users: Information contained herein is the result of mail, phone and personal interview surveys conducted during the past few weeks. Special recognition and appreciation are extended to all producers and agribusinesses who provided data making these reports possible. Mark Harris Director For the PDF version of this report, go to the following address: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ne/agrifact/agf0502.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stocks of Grain and Hay Corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 2004, in Nebraska totaled 1.12 billion bushels, up 16 percent from last year and the largest total since 1987. Wheat stored in all positions totaled 45.4 million bushels, down 23 percent from a year ago. Soybean stocks totaled 161 million bushels, up 20 percent from last year and the largest since 2001. Sorghum stocks totaled 29.6 million bushels, down 9 percent from 2003. Hay stocks on Nebraska farms totaled 4.2 million tons, down 20 percent from last year. United States corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 2004 totaled 9.45 billion bushels, up 19 percent from December 1, 2003. Wheat stored in all positions totaled 1.43 billion bushels, down 6 percent from a year ago. Soybean stocks totaled a record high 2.30 billion bushels, up 36 percent from December 1, 2003. Sorghum stocks totaled 282 million bushels, up 19 percent from a year ago. Hay stocks stored on farms totaled 114.3 million tons, up 3 percent from the previous year. Grain and Hay Stocks: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, 2002-2004 : Nebraska : United States ----------------------:------------------------------------------------------------------------ Grain : : and : Dec 1, Dec 1, Dec 1, 2004 : Dec 1, Dec 1, Dec 1, 2004 Position : 2002 2003 2004 2003 : 2002 2003 2004 2003 ----------------------:-----------------------------------:------------------------------------ : 1,000 Bushels Percent : 1,000 Bushels Percent Corn : : On Farms : 530,000 650,000 760,000 117 : 4,800,000 5,286,000 6,144,000 116 Off Farms 1/ : 325,944 317,438 361,124 114 : 2,837,971 2,667,775 3,304,798 124 Total All Positions : 855,944 967,438 1,121,124 116 : 7,637,971 7,953,775 9,448,798 119 : : All Wheat : : On Farms : 8,700 14,500 7,100 49 : 384,800 491,925 531,020 108 Off Farms 1/ : 43,603 44,839 38,301 85 : 935,069 1,028,359 899,718 87 Total All Positions : 52,303 59,339 45,401 77 : 1,319,869 1,520,284 1,430,738 94 : : Soybeans : : On Farms : 56,000 42,000 66,000 157 : 1,172,000 820,000 1,300,000 159 Off Farms 1/ : 84,827 92,167 94,935 103 : 943,373 868,653 1,004,880 116 Total All Positions : 140,827 134,167 160,935 120 : 2,115,373 1,688,653 2,304,880 136 : : Sorghum : : On Farms : 6,700 9,000 8,500 94 : 53,600 45,200 78,700 174 Off Farms 1/ : 18,461 23,418 21,096 90 : 178,252 190,736 203,182 107 Total All Positions : 25,161 32,418 29,596 91 : 231,852 235,936 281,882 119 : : Oats : : On Farms : 1,300 2,000 1,400 70 : 52,500 64,400 60,400 94 Off Farms 1/ : * * * * : 51,284 54,900 44,563 81 Total All Positions : * * * * : 103,784 119,300 104,963 88 : : All Hay : 1,000 tons : 1,000 tons On Farms : 3,278 5,244 4,175 80 : 102,978 111,027 114,294 103 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Source: USDA NASS Grain Stocks January 12, 2005. USDA NASS Crop Production, January 12, 2005. Crop Summary: Acres Harvested, Yield and Production, Nebraska and United States, 2002-2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Nebraska : United States : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: Classification : 2004/ : 2004/ : : 2002 2003 2004 2003 : 2002 2003 2004 2003 : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: : Percent : Percent : Corn for Grain : : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 7,350 7,700 7,950 103 : 69,330 70,944 73,632 104 : Yield Bushels : 128.0 146.0 *166.0 114 : 129.3 142.2 160.4 113 : Production 1,000 Bushels : 940,800 1,124,200 1,319,700 117 : 8,966,787 10,089,222 11,807,217 117 : : : : Corn for Silage : : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 450 300 230 77 : 7,122 6,583 6,103 93 : Yield Tons : 10.5 13.0 16.5 127 : 14.4 16.3 17.6 108 : Production 1,000 Tons : 4,725 3,900 3,795 97 : 102,293 107,378 107,336 100 : : : : Sorghum for Grain : : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 320 500 415 83 : 7,125 7,798 6,517 84 : Yield Bushels : 50.0 62.0 81.0 131 : 50.6 52.7 69.8 132 : Production 1,000 Bushels : 16,000 31,000 33,615 108 : 360,713 411,237 454,899 111 : : : : Sorghum for Silage : : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 25 35 25 71 : 408 343 352 103 : Yield Tons : 7.5 9.5 9.0 95 : 9.6 10.4 13.5 130 : Production 1,000 Tons : 188 333 225 68 : 3,913 3,552 4,763 134 : : : : Soybeans for Beans : : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 4,580 4,500 4,750 106 : 72,497 72,476 73,958 102 : Yield Bushels : 38.5 40.5 46.5 115 : 38.0 33.9 42.5 125 : Production 1,000 Bushels : 176,330 182,250 220,875 121 : 2,756,147 2,453,665 3,140,996 128 : : : : All Hay : : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 3,050 3,150 2,800 89 : 63,942 63,383 61,916 98 : Yield Tons : 1.89 2.41 2.19 91 : 2.34 2.49 2.55 102 : Production 1,000 Tons : 5,750 7,600 6,143 81 : 149,467 157,585 157,774 100 : : : : Alfalfa Hay : : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 1,350 1,450 1,250 86 : 22,923 23,529 21,707 92 : Yield Tons : 3.00 3.60 3.55 99 : 3.19 3.24 3.47 107 : Production 1,000 Tons : 4,050 5,220 4,438 85 : 73,014 76,273 75,383 99 : : : : All Other Hay : : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 1,700 1,700 1,550 91 : 41,019 39,854 40,209 101 : Yield Tons : 1.00 1.40 1.10 79 : 1.86 2.04 2.05 100 : Production 1,000 Tons : 1,700 2,380 1,705 72 : 76,453 81,312 82,391 101 : : : : Proso Millet : : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 100 170 135 79 : 275 620 595 96 : Yield Bushels : 12.0 19.0 25.0 132 : 13.3 18.5 25.3 137 : Production 1,000 Bushels : 1,200 3,230 3,375 104 : 3,668 11,450 15,065 132 : : : : Potatoes, All : : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 21.8 23.2 21.6 93 : 1,265.9 1,248.6 1,168.1 94 : Yield Cwt. : 395 420 *430 102 : 362 367 391 107 : Production 1,000 Cwt. : 8,611 9,744 9,288 95 : 458,171 457,814 456,362 100 : : : : Beans, Dry Edible : : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 165.0 148.0 110.0 74 : 1,738.9 1,346.9 1,219.3 91 : Yield Pounds : 2,100 2,130 *2,160 101 : 1,743 1,670 1,460 87 : Production 1,000 Cwt. : 3,465 3,151 2,376 75 : 30,312 22,492 17,799 79 : : : : Sugar Beets : : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 42.0 42.4 47.5 112 : 1,360.7 1,347.8 1,306.7 97 : Yield Tons : 18.1 20.3 22.1 109 : 20.4 22.8 22.9 100 : Production 1,000 Tons : 760 861 1,050 122 : 27,707 30,710 29,932 97 : : : : Sunflowers : : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 41 62 53 85 : 2,167 2,197 1,711 78 : Yield Lbs. : 627 934 984 105 : 1,131 1,213 1,197 99 : Production 1,000 Lbs. : 25,700 57,900 52,150 90 : 2,451,247 2,665,226 2,047,863 77 : : : : Sunflowers - Oil : : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 30 48 35 73 : 1,806 1,874 1,424 76 : Yield Lbs. : 600 900 950 106 : 1,144 1,206 1,237 103 : Production 1,000 Lbs. : 18,000 43,200 33,250 77 : 2,065,899 2,259,666 1,761,628 78 : : : : Sunflowers - Non-Oil : : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 11 14 18 129 : 361 323 287 89 : Yield Lbs. : 700 1,050 1,050 100 : 1,067 1,256 997 79 : Production 1,000 Lbs. : 7,700 14,700 18,900 129 : 385,348 405,560 286,235 71 : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: * Record high. Source: USDA NASS Crop Production January 12, 2005. USES OF USDA ARMS DATA Information from USDA's Agricultural Resource Management Study (ARMS) is used daily across America in all types of agricultural planning and decision making. > Farm Bill programs depend on ARMS data to calculate benefits. If you've received a loan of any payment from your Farm Service Agency (FSA), you are familiar with the safety net USDA programs provide. > Federal funds and grants for your State and community are allocated based on per capita income projections from ARMS and other sources. Programs supported include Medicaid and other health services, education, road construction, senior services, water and waste utilities, and rural developments. > Grower associations and elected representatives lobby for legislation that promote and serve agriculture and oppose those that may adversely impact you. Trade, tax, labor, fuel, irrigation, environmental, and other agricultural issues are heavily debated and need good information for well-informed decisions to be made. > Colleges and universities use ARMS data in research programs to develop new and improved methods to increase agricultural production and profitability and for retirement and succession planning. Grain Storage Capacity There were 500 commercially licensed off-farm grain storage facilities in Nebraska as of December 1, 2004. Storage capacity for these facilities totaled 699 million bushels, down 2 percent from a year ago. In the United States, off-farm grain storage facilities totaled 9,602 on December 1, 2004, down 2 percent from December 1, 2003. Capacity of off- farm commercial grain storage totaled 8.50 billion bushels, on December 1, 2004, down fractionally from December 1, 2003. Off Farm Storage: Number and Capacity, Nebraska and United States, December 1, 2003-2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Facilities Storage Capacity State 2003 2004 2003 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,000 Bushels Nebraska 508 500 711,910 698,838 United States 9,792 9,602 8,504,123 8,503,901 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: USDA NASS Grain Stocks January 12, 2005. On-farm storage capacity in Nebraska is estimated at 1,020 million bushels, up 6 percent from last year. The United States on-farm storage capacity totaled 11.2 billion bushels on December 1, 2004, up 1 percent from December 1, 2003. On Farm Storage: Capacity, Nebraska and United States, December 1, 2003-2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Storage Capacity State 2003 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Million Bushels Nebraska 960 1,020 United States 11,025 11,190 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: USDA NASS Grain Stocks January 12, 2005. Winter Wheat Seedings Nebraska's winter wheat seedings for the 2005 crop is expected to total 1.85 million acres, unchanged from last year. Seeding was underway by the first of September. Rainfall across the Panhandle and southwest during September was double normal amounts, assisting germination and establishment of the young crop. Rainfall did, however, slow seedings, with producers finishing planting a few days behind normal. Weather conditions since planting has left the crop rated 64 percent good and excellent, well above last year and normal. Winter Wheat Seedings: Nebraska and United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Seeded All Purposes -----------------:-------------------------------------------------- State : Crop of : -----------------:------------:---------------:----------: 2005/ : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 -----------------:------------:---------------:----------:---------- : : 1,000 Acres : : Percent Nebraska : 1,900 : 1,850 : 1,850 : 100 United States : 45,384 : 43,350 : 41,567 : 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA NASS Wheat Seedings January 12, 2005. Nebraska's Government Payments, 2003 In 2003, Nebraska producers collected $726 million in government payments. This was 50 percent more than the $485 million in 2002 but 44 percent less than the $1.30 billion in 2001. Government Payments: By Program, Nebraska, 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Program Dollars ---------------------------------------------------------------- $1,000 Production Flexibility Contracts (22,358) Fixed Direct Payments 422,976 Counter-cyclical Payments 54,184 Loan Deficiency Payments 7,849 Marketing Loan Gains 2,644 Milk Income Loss Payments 7,096 Conservation 82,270 Ad Hoc and Emergency Programs 170,750 Miscellaneous 389 Total Payments 725,799 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA ERS