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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 30, 2002

SMALL GRAINS SUMMARY

Kansas wheat production for 2002 is estimated at 267.3 million bushels, up 1 percent from the August forecast but down 19 percent from 2001. Yield is estimated at 33.0 bushels per acre, unchanged from the August forecast but 7 bushels below the 2001 yield. Acres harvested for grain totaled 8.1 million acres, up 100,000 acres from the previous forecast but down 100,000 from the 2001 harvest. A total of 9.6 million acres were planted to wheat for harvest in 2002, up 100,000 acres from the August forecast but down 200,000 acres from the previous year.

Oat production is 3.12 million bushels in 2002, up 47 percent from 2001. Final yield is estimated at 52.0 bushels per acre, 1 bushel lower than the 2001 yield. Grain was harvested from 60,000 of the 140,000 acres planted.

Barley production totaled 238,000 bushels for 2002, down 162,000 bushels from the 2001 crop. Yields averaged 34.0 bushels per acre, 16 bushels below last year. Grain was harvested from 7,000 of the 8,000 acres planted.

GRAIN STOCKS

Kansas wheat stocks in all positions on September 1 totaled 255.3 million bushels, 32 percent less than last year's total. Wheat stored in off-farm locations (mills, elevators, warehouses, and processors) totaled 219.3 million bushels, a decrease of 34 percent from a year ago. Wheat stored off the farm accounted for 86 percent of all wheat stocks. Wheat in farm storage totaled 36.0 million bushels, down 20 percent from last September.

Sorghum grain in all positions totaled 29.5 million bushels, up from 22.9 million bushels last year. Off-farm holdings of 25.9 million bushels were up from 18.9 million bushels last year. Sorghum grain stored off the farm accounted for 88 percent of the total sorghum stocks. On-farm stocks of 3.6 million bushels were down 400,000 bushels from a year ago.

Corn stocks in all locations, at 52.9 million bushels, were up 9 percent from a year ago. Off-farm corn stocks of 37.4 million bushels were down slightly from 37.7 million bushels last year and accounted for 71 percent of total corn stocks. On-farm stocks of 15.5 million bushels were 41 percent above last September.

Kansas soybeans stored in all positions totaled 5.3 million bushels, down 2.1 million bushels from last year. Off- farm locations held 4.2 million bushels, down 1.6 million bushels from last year, and accounted for 79 percent of total soybean stocks. On-farm stocks of 1.1 million bushels are 500,000 bushels below last year.

Oats stored at off-farm locations totaled 778,000 bushels, up 30 percent from September 2001.

Barley stored at off-farm locations totaled 62,000 bushels, compared with 132,000 a year earlier.

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