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JUNE ACREAGE AND GRAIN STOCKS

KANSAS AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Kansas Department of Agriculture
PO Box 3534
Topeka, KS 66601-3534
Phone: 785-233-2230

PRESS RELEASE

Released: June 28, 2002

JUNE ACREAGE


Kansas growers planted 19.35 million acres to the four major crops (wheat, sorghum, corn, and soybeans), down 4 percent from 2001. Wheat seeded last fall totaled 9.5 million acres, up 100,000 acres from the previous forecast but down 3 percent (300,000 acres) from last year. Acreage for harvest is expected to be 8.0 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but 2 percent (200,000 acres) below a year ago.

Sorghum acreage planted and to be planted, at 3.9 million acres, is down 2 percent from last year. Kansas ranks first in the nation in sorghum acreage. The acreage intended for harvest as grain, at 3.6 million acres, is down 4 percent from last year.

Corn planted acreage, at 3.15 million acres, is 9 percent below last year's planted acres. Farmers planted 43 percent of their corn acreage with varieties developed using biotechnology. Twenty-five percent of the acreage was planted with insect resistant only varieties containing bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and 15 percent of the acreage with herbicide resistant varieties developed using biotechnology. Stacked gene varieties, those containing both insect and herbicide resistance, were planted on 2 percent of the corn acreage. Acreage expected to be harvested for grain is 2.95 million acres, down 3 percent from last year.

Soybean plantings are expected to total 2.8 million acres, down 50,000 acres from a year ago. Producers planted 83 percent of the soybean acreage to herbicide resistant varieties in 2002. Expected acreage for harvest, at 2.75 million acres, is 1 percent above last year.

Oats planted in 2002, at 160,000 acres, is 60 percent above last year. Oats expected to be harvested for grain, at 60,000 acres, is up 20,000 acres from the previous year. Barley planted acreage, at 10,000 acres, increased 1,000 acres from last year. Expected acreage for harvest, at 9,000 acres, is also 1,000 acres above last year. All sunflowers planted, at 255,000 acres, are down 24 percent from last year. Oil type varieties planted are at 240,000 acres, while non-oil varieties are planted on 15,000 acres. All sunflowers harvested are expected to total 244,000 acres, with oil type varieties accounting for 230,000 harvested acres. Hay acreage to be harvested is expected to total 3.05 million acres, down 8 percent from last year. Of the total hay acreage, 1.0 million acres are alfalfa hay, up 100,000 acres from last year. Acreage of dry beans planted, at 18,000 acres, is up 3,000 acres from last year while harvested acreage is forecast at 17,000 acres. Cotton acreage is estimated at 68,000 planted acres in 2002, up 27,500 acres from last year.

GRAIN STOCKS

Kansas wheat stocks in all positions total 122.1 million bushels on June 1, 22 percent below last June. Wheat stored at off-farm locations (mills, elevators, warehouses, and processors) totaled 109.1 million bushels, which accounts for 89 percent of the total grain stocks.

Sorghum grain in all positions totals 50.4 million bushels, 43 percent above last year's level. Off-farm stocks accounted for 41.4 million bushels and on-farm stocks for 9.0 million bushels.

Kansas corn stocks in all locations, at 103.9 million bushels, are 6 percent lower than last June. Off-farm stocks are 76.9 million bushels, which account for 74 percent of the total corn stocks. On-farm stocks at 27.0 million bushels, are down 6.0 million bushels from last June.

Kansas soybeans in all locations total 19.8 million bushels, a 10 percent increase from June 2001. Off-farm stocks, at 14.3 million bushels, are up 10 percent from last year and account for 72 percent of the total soybean stocks. On-farm stocks total 5.5 million bushels, up 500,000 bushels from the previous year.


Off-farm oat stocks are 216,000 bushels, down 44 percent from last June.

Off-farm barley stocks, at 31,000 bushels, are up 94 percent, or 15,000 bushels, from a year ago.

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