ne-agri-facts Released: 01/17/2006 Issue 02/2006 NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service Nebraska Field Office 100 Centennial Mall North, Suite 298, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 Phone: 402-437-5541 E-mail: nass-ne@nass.usda.gov Internet: www.nass.usda.gov Mark Harris, Director Dean Groskurth, Deputy Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Nebraska Farmers, Ranchers and Agribusinesses: The following narrative and tables are from recently published reports by USDA’s Agricultural Statistics Board. These data are direct results of information provided by Nebraska producers and agribusinesses to the surveys conducted each month by this office. Thank you for your response to these surveys. Mark Harris Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stocks of Grain and Hay Corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 2005, in Nebraska totaled 1.18 billion bushels, up 6 percent from last year and the largest total since 1987. Wheat stored in all positions totaled 39.5 million bushels, down 13 percent from a year ago. Soybean stocks totaled 182 million bushels, up 13 percent from last year and the largest total ever. Sorghum stocks totaled 25.0 million bushels, down 16 percent from 2004. Hay stocks on Nebraska farms totaled 4.6 million tons, up 5 percent from 2004. United States corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 2005 totaled 9.81 billion bushels, up 4 percent from December 1, 2004. Wheat stored in all positions totaled 1.43 billion bushels, down slightly from a year ago. Soybean stocks totaled 2.50 billion bushels, up 9 percent from December 1, 2004. Sorghum stocks totaled 289 million bushels, up 2 percent from a year ago. Hay stocks stored on farms totaled 105 million tons, down 8 percent from the previous year. Grain and Hay Stocks: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, 2003-2005 : Nebraska : United States ----------------------:---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grain : : and : Dec 1, Dec 1, Dec 1, 2005/ : Dec 1, Dec 1, Dec 1, 2005/ Position : 2003 2004 2005 2004 : 2003 2004 2005 2004 ----------------------:-------------------------------------:-------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels Percent : 1,000 Bushels Percent Corn : : On Farms : 650,000 760,000 780,000 103 : 5,286,000 6,144,000 6,325,000 103 Off Farms 1/ : 317,438 361,124 403,593 112 : 2,667,775 3,308,488 3,487,835 105 Total All Positions : 967,438 1,121,124 1,183,593 106 : 7,953,775 9,452,488 9,812,835 104 All Wheat : : On Farms : 14,500 7,100 8,500 120 : 491,925 531,020 531,000 100 Off Farms 1/ : 44,839 38,301 30,955 81 : 1,028,359 899,306 916,531 102 Total All Positions : 59,339 45,401 39,455 87 : 1,520,284 1,430,326 1,429,531 100 Soybeans : : On Farms : 42,000 66,000 68,000 103 : 820,000 1,300,000 1,345,000 103 Off Farms 1/ : 92,167 94,935 113,685 120 : 868,653 1,004,640 1,157,389 115 Total All Positions : 134,167 160,935 181,685 113 : 1,688,653 2,304,640 2,502,389 109 Sorghum : : On Farms : 9,000 8,500 5,400 64 : 45,200 78,700 55,000 70 Off Farms 1/ : 23,418 21,096 19,557 93 : 190,736 203,505 233,891 115 Total All Positions : 32,418 29,596 24,957 84 : 235,936 282,205 288,891 102 Oats : : On Farms : 2,000 1,400 1,400 100 : 64,400 60,400 60,100 100 Off Farms 1/ : * * * * : 54,900 44,513 35,635 80 Total All Positions : * * * * : 119,300 104,913 95,735 91 All Hay : 1,000 tons : 1,000 tons On Farms : 5,244 4,370 4,585 105 : 111,027 114,516 105,056 92 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2006. USDA NASS Crop Production, January 12, 2006 Crop Summary: Acres Harvested, Yield and Production, Nebraska and United States, 2003-2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Nebraska : United States --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Classification : 2005/ : 2005/ : 2003 2004 2005 2004 : 2003 2004 2005 2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent Corn for Grain : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 7,700 7,950 8,250 104 : 69,330 73,631 75,107 102 Yield Bushels : 146.0 *166.0 154.0 93 : 142.2 160.4 147.9 92 Production 1,000 Bushels : 1,124,200 *1,319,700 1,270,500 96 : 10,089,222 11,807,086 11,112,072 94 : : Corn for Silage : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 300 230 200 87 : 6,583 6,101 5,920 97 Yield Tons : 13.0 16.5 15.5 94 : 16.3 17.6 18.0 102 Production 1,000 Tons : 3,900 3,795 3,100 82 : 107,378 107,293 106,311 99 : : Sorghum for Grain : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 500 415 250 60 : 7,798 6,517 5,736 88 Yield Bushels : 62.0 78.0 87.0 112 : 52.7 69.6 68.7 99 Production 1,000 Bushels : 31,000 32,370 21,750 67 : 411,237 453,654 393,893 87 : : Sorghum for Silage : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 35 25 20 80 : 343 352 311 88 Yield Tons : 9.5 9.5 10.5 111 : 10.4 13.6 13.6 100 Production 1,000 Tons : 333 238 210 88 : 3,552 4,776 4,218 88 : : Soybeans for Beans : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 4,500 4,750 4,660 98 : 72,476 73,958 71,361 96 Yield Bushels : 40.5 46.0 *50.5 110 : 33.9 42.2 43.3 103 Production 1,000 Bushels : 182,250 218,500 *235,330 108 : 2,453,665 3,123,686 3,086,432 99 : : All Hay : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 3,150 2,800 2,850 102 : 63,383 61,966 61,649 99 Yield Tons : 2.41 2.29 *2.44 107 : 2.49 2.55 2.44 96 Production 1,000 Tons : 7,600 6,423 6,945 108 : 157,585 158,247 150,590 95 : : Alfalfa Hay : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 1,450 1,250 1,250 100 : 23,529 21,707 22,389 103 Yield Tons : 3.60 3.65 3.70 101 : 3.24 3.48 3.38 97 Production 1,000 Tons : 5,220 4,563 4,625 101 : 76,273 75,481 75,771 100 : : All Other Hay : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 1,700 1,550 1,600 103 : 39,854 40,259 39,260 98 Yield Tons : 1.40 1.20 *1.45 121 : 2.04 2.06 1.91 93 Production 1,000 Tons : 2,380 1,860 2,320 125 : 81,312 82,766 74,819 90 : : Proso Millet : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 170 135 125 93 : 620 595 515 87 Yield Bushels : 19.0 25.0 *34.0 136 : 18.5 25.3 26.3 104 Production 1,000 Bushels : 3,230 3,375 4,250 126 : 11,450 15,065 13,545 90 : : Potatoes, All : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 23.2 21.6 19.4 90 : 1,248.6 1,166.9 1,084.6 93 Yield Cwt. : 420 *430 425 99 : 367 391 388 99 Production 1,000 Cwt. : 9,744 9,288 8,245 89 : 457,814 456,041 420,879 92 : : Beans, Dry Edible : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 148.0 110.0 172.0 156 : 1,346.9 1,219.3 1,562.9 128 Yield Pounds : 2,130 2,160 *2,250 104 : 1,670 1,459 1,742 119 Production 1,000 Cwt. : 3,151 2,376 3,870 163 : 22,492 17,788 27,222 153 : : Sugar Beets : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 42.4 47.5 45.3 95 : 1,347.8 1,306.7 1,238.9 95 Yield Tons : 20.3 22.1 20.4 92 : 22.8 23.0 22.3 97 Production 1,000 Tons : 861 1,050 924 88 : 30,710 30,021 27,654 92 : : Sunflowers : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 62 53 96 181 : 2,197 1,711 2,610 153 Yield Lbs. : 934 1,017 *1,479 145 : 1,213 1,198 1,540 129 Production 1,000 Lbs. : 57,900 53,900 *142,000 263 : 2,665,226 2,049,613 4,018,355 196 : : Sunflowers - Oil : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 48 35 58 166 : 1,874 1,424 2,032 143 Yield Lbs. : 900 1,000 *1,400 140 : 1,206 1,238 1,564 126 Production 1,000 Lbs. : 43,200 35,000 *81,200 232 : 2,259,666 1,763,378 3,177,635 180 : : Sunflowers - Non-Oil : : Harvested 1,000 Acres : 14 18 38 211 : 323 287 578 201 Yield Lbs. : 1,050 1,050 *1,600 152 : 1,256 997 1,455 146 Production 1,000 Lbs. : 14,700 18,900 *60,800 322 : 405,560 286,235 840,720 294 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Record high. Source: USDA NASS Crop Production January 12, 2006 ************************************************* * Financial FACTS * * for agriculture’s future * * * * Respond to USDA’s Agricultural Resource * * Management Survey and let the financial facts * * be known for agriculture’s policies and * * programs. * * * * NASS * * Fact Finders for Agriculture * * U.S. Department of Agriculture * * Nebraska Field Office * ************************************************* Uses of USDA Arms Data Information from USDA’s Agricultural Resource Management Study (ARMS) fulfills a congressional mandate that USDA provide annual cost-of- production data for commodities covered under farm-support legislation. This year’s ARMS survey, covering corn and oats, will be the last chance to update the annual economic snapshot before the 2007 Farm Bill is finalized. · Farm Bill programs depend on ARMS data to calculate overall benefits to agriculture. 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Grain Storage Capacity There were 494 commercially licensed off-farm grain storage facilities in Nebraska as of December 1, 2005. Storage capacity for these facilities totaled 691 million bushels, down 1 percent from a year ago. In the United States, off-farm grain storage facilities totaled 9,498 on December 1, 2005, down 1 percent from December 1, 2004. Capacity of off- farm commercial grain storage totaled 8.53 billion bushels, on December 1, 2005, up fractionally from December 1, 2004. Off Farm Storage: Number and Capacity, Nebraska and United States, December 1, 2004-2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Facilities Storage Capacity State 2004 2005 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,000 Bushels Nebraska 500 494 698,838 691,186 United States 9,608 9,498 8,521,156 8,530,179 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: USDA NASS Grain Stocks January 12, 2006 On-farm storage capacity in Nebraska is estimated at 1.05 billion bushels, up 3 percent from last year. The United States on-farm storage capacity totaled 11.4 billion bushels on December 1, 2005, up 1 percent from December 1, 2004. On Farm Storage: Capacity, Nebraska and United States, December 1, 2004-2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Storage Capacity State 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Million Bushels Nebraska 1,020 1,050 United States 11,210 11,355 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: USDA NASS Grain Stocks January 12, 2006 Winter Wheat Seedings Nebraska's winter wheat seedings for the 2006 crop is expected to total 1.75 million acres, down 100,000 acres from last year. Subsoil moisture supplies were mostly adequate to short as fall planting began and this condition continued until planting was completed. Weather conditions since planting have left the crop condition rated 64 percent good and excellent, identical to last year but well above two years ago. Winter Wheat Seedings: Nebraska and United States, 2004-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Seeded All Purposes -----------------:-------------------------------------------------- State : Crop of : -----------------:------------:--------------:-----------: 2006/ : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 -----------------:------------:--------------:-----------:---------- : : 1,000 Acres : : Percent Nebraska : 1,850 : 1,850 : 1,750 : 95 United States : 43,350 : 40,433 : 41,367 : 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA NASS Wheat Seedings January 12, 2006 Nebraska’s Government Payments, 2004 In 2004, Nebraska producers collected $728 million in government payments. This was fractionally more than the $726 million in 2003 and 35 percent more than the $5.39 million in 2002. Government Payments: Nebraska, 2002-2004 ------------------------------------------------ Year Payments ------------------------------------------------ 1,000 Dollars 2004 728,310 2003 725,848 2002 539,264 2001 1,297,623 2000 1,406,971 ------------------------------------------------ Source: USDA ERS, August 2005