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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 03/31/10
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: JAMES E. RAMEY
REYNOLDSBURG, OH (614) 728-2100


Corn stocks in all positions in Ohio on March 1, 2010 totaled 324.2
million bushels, 36 percent above the 237.9 million bushels stored on
March 1, 2009. On-farm stocks, at 200.0 million bushels accounted for 62
percent of the total stored. Off-farm stocks increased 31.3 million
bushels from a year ago to 124.2 million bushels. 

Soybean stocks in all positions in Ohio totaled 85.8 million bushels on
March 1, up 31 percent from last year at this time. On-farm stocks at
50.0 million bushels, accounted for 58 percent of total stocks compared
to 50 percent last year. Off-farm stocks increased 10 percent from March
1, 2009 to 35.8 million bushels. 

All wheat stocks totaled 67.2 million bushels on March 1, up 24 percent
from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 63.7 million bushels, account for
95 percent of total stocks. On-farm stocks, at 3.5 million bushels are
up 150 percent from March of last year. 

U. S. Corn stocks in all positions on March 1, 2010 totaled 7.69 billion
bushels, up 11 percent from March 1, 2009. Of the total stocks, 4.55
billion bushels are stored on farms, up 11 percent from a year earlier.
Off-farm stocks, at 3.15 billion bushels, are up 10 percent from a year
ago. The December 2009 - February 2010 indicated disappearance is 3.23
billion bushels, compared with 3.12 billion bushels during the same
period last year. 

U. S. Soybeans stored in all positions on March 1, 2010 totaled 1.27
billion bushels, down 2 percent from March 1, 2009. Soybean stocks
stored on farms are estimated at 609 million bushels, down 7 percent
from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 661 million bushels, are up 2
percent from last March. Indicated disappearance for the December 2009 -
February 2010 quarter totaled 1.07 billion bushels, up 10 percent from
the same period a year earlier. 

U. S. all wheat stored in all positions on March 1, 2010 totaled 1.35
billion bushels, up 30 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks are
estimated at 348 million bushels, up 24 percent from last March.
Off-farm stocks, at 1.00 billion bushels, are up 32 percent from a year
ago. The December 2009 - February 2010 indicated disappearance is 429
million bushels, up 12 percent from the same period a year earlier.