nd-crops NEWS RELEASE Grain Stocks September 30, 2005 September Grain Stocks Report North Dakota All wheat stored in all positions in North Dakota on September 1, 2005 totaled 287 million bushels, down 4 percent from September 1, 2004, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, North Dakota Field Office. All wheat stocks include durum, other spring wheat and winter wheat. On-farm stocks include unharvested grain at the time of data collection. On-farm stocks are estimated at 220 million bushels, down 11 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 67.0 million bushels, were up 30 percent from last year's 51.5 million bushels, which was the lowest since 1993's 51.0 million bushels. The indicated June-August 2005 quarter disappearance was 109 million bushels, up 19 percent from the same period in 2004. Durum wheat stocks in all positions totaled 62.0 million bushels, up 19 percent from last year's 52.3 million bushels. Last year's stocks level was the lowest since records for durum wheat stocks were kept separately, starting in 1974. On-farm stocks, at 52.0 million bushels, were up 13 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks totaled 10.0 million bushels, up from 6.30 million bushels a year ago. The June-August disappearance was 27.7 million bushels, up from 15.5 million bushels during the same period a year ago. Barley stocks in all positions totaled 67.3 million bushels, down 26 percent from last year's level of 91.5 million bushels, which was the highest since 1998's September 1 stocks of 102 million bushels. On-farm stocks totaled 46.0 million bushels, down 36 percent from last year. Off-farm stocks totaled 21.3 million bushels, up 9 percent from a year ago. Disappearance during the quarter totaled 28.7 million bushels, down from 30.5 million bushels during the same period a year ago. Old crop corn stocks in all positions totaled 18.7 million bushels, up from 7.90 million bushels last year and the highest since 1988's September 1 stocks, which were 27.0 million bushels. On-farm stocks totaled 11.0 million bushels, up from 4.00 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm totaled 7.70 million bushels, up from 3.90 million bushels a year ago. Disappearance during the quarter totaled 21.8 million bushels, up from 16.9 million bushels last year and the highest on record. Old crop soybean stocks in all positions totaled 4.50 million bushels, up from 1.84 million bushels a year earlier. On-farm stocks totaled 1.50 million bushels, up from 800,000 bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 3.00 million bushels, were up from 1.04 million bushels a year ago. Disappearance of 4.20 million bushels for the quarter was down from 6.46 million bushels a year ago. Old crop oil sunflower stocks in all positions totaled 85.7 million pounds, down from 212.5 million pounds a year earlier. Old crop non-oil sunflower stocks totaled 18.3 million pounds, down from 47.7 million pounds last year. United States All wheat stored in all positions on September 1, 2005 totaled 1.92 billion bushels, down 1 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks are estimated at 719 million bushels, down 9 percent from the previous year. Off-farm stocks, at 1.20 billion bushels, are up 4 percent from a year ago. The June - August 2005 indicated disappearance is 720 million bushels, down 6 percent from the same period a year earlier. Durum wheat stocks in all positions on September 1, 2005 totaled 99.4 million bushels, up 9 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 70.2 million bushels, are up 7 percent from September 1, 2004. Off-farm stocks totaled 29.2 million bushels, up 15 percent from a year ago. The June - August 2005 indicated disappearance of 38.2 million bushels is up 52 percent from the same period a year earlier. Barley stocks in all positions on September 1, 2005 totaled 251 million bushels, down 13 percent from September 1, 2004. On-farm stocks are estimated at 137 million bushels, 22 percent below a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 114 million bushels, are 1 percent below September 2004. The June - August 2005 indicated disappearance is 89.3 million bushels, 19 percent below the same period a year earlier. Corn stocks in all positions on September 1, 2005 totaled 2.11 billion bushels, up 120 percent from September 1, 2004. This is the highest September 1 stocks level since 1993. Of the total stocks, 21 million bushels are stored on farms, up 87 percent from a year earlier. Off-farm stocks, at 1.29 billion bushels, are up 148 percent from a year ago to the highest September 1 level since 1988. The June - August 2005 indicated disappearance is 2.21 billion bushels, compared with 2.01 billion bushels during the same period last year. Old crop soybeans stored in all positions on September 1, 2005 totaled 256 million bushels, up 127 percent from September 1, 2004. Soybean stocks stored on farms totaled 99.7 million bushels, up 239 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks are up 88 percent from September 1, 2004, to 156 million bushels. Indicated disappearance for June - August 2005 totaled 444 million bushels, up 49 percent from the same period a year earlier. Grain Stocks, September 1, 2005 1/ North Dakota Crop Date On Off Total All Farm Farm 2/ Positions - - - 1,000 Bushels - - - Wheat, All Sept 1, 2004 247,000 51,500 298,500 June 1, 2005 67,000 25,400 92,400 Sept 1, 2005 220,000 67,000 287,000 Durum Wheat 3/ Sept 1, 2004 46,000 6,300 52,300 June 1, 2005 17,000 4,400 21,400 Sept 1, 2005 52,000 10,000 62,000 Barley Sept 1, 2004 72,000 19,500 91,500 June 1, 2005 20,000 18,800 38,800 Sept 1, 2005 46,000 21,300 67,300 Oats Sept 1, 2004 14,500 1,120 15,620 June 1, 2005 5,600 410 6,010 Sept 1, 2005 13,500 1,150 14,650 Corn Sept 1, 2004 4,000 3,900 7,900 June 1, 2005 29,000 11,500 40,500 Sept 1, 2005 11,000 7,700 18,700 Soybeans Sept 1, 2004 800 1,040 1,840 June 1, 2005 4,700 4,000 8,700 Sept 1, 2005 1,500 3,000 4,500 - - - 1,000 Pounds - - - All Sunflower Sept 1, 2004 11,200 249,000 260,200 Sept 1, 2005 3,000 101,000 104,000 Oil Sunflower Sept 1, 2004 8,500 204,000 212,500 Sept 1, 2005 2,200 83,500 85,700 Non-oil Sunflower Sept 1, 2004 2,700 45,000 47,700 Sept 1, 2005 800 17,500 18,300 Mustard 4/ Sept 1, 2004 --- --- --- Sept 1, 2005 --- --- --- Safflower 4/ Sept 1, 2004 --- --- --- Sept 1, 2005 --- --- --- 1/ Corn, soybean, sunflower, safflower and mustard stocks are old crop grains on hand September 1 from 2004 and earlier crop years. Small grain stocks are from all crop years, including 2005. 2/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. 3/ Included in all wheat. 4/ Estimates published at U.S. level only. Grain Stocks, September 1, 2005 1/ United States Crop Date On Off Total All Farm Farm 2/ Positions - - - 1,000 Bushels - - - Wheat, All Sept 1, 2004 790,600 1,147,807 1,938,407 June 1, 2005 161,275 378,825 540,100 Sept 1, 2005 719,360 1,199,274 1,918,634 Durum Wheat 3/ Sept 1, 2004 65,600 25,508 91,108 June 1, 2005 24,100 13,494 37,594 Sept 1, 2005 70,200 29,235 99,435 Barley Sept 1, 2004 175,300 114,777 290,077 June 1, 2005 41,100 87,317 128,417 Sept 1, 2005 137,400 113,911 251,311 Oats Sept 1, 2004 74,300 41,458 115,758 June 1, 2005 25,350 32,592 57,942 Sept 1, 2005 71,200 41,843 113,043 Corn Sept 1, 2004 438,000 520,091 958,091 June 1, 2005 2,462,300 1,857,482 4,319,782 Sept 1, 2005 820,500 1,291,734 2,112,234 Soybeans Sept 1, 2004 29,400 83,014 112,414 June 1, 2005 356,100 343,174 699,274 Sept 1, 2005 99,700 155,807 255,507 - - - 1,000 Pounds - - - All Sunflower Sept 1, 2004 28,586 330,538 359,124 Sept 1, 2005 16,880 177,883 194,763 Oil Sunflower Sept 1, 2004 23,386 259,923 283,309 Sept 1, 2005 14,870 132,478 147,348 Non-oil Sunflower Sept 1, 2004 5,200 70,615 75,815 Sept 1, 2005 2,010 45,405 47,415 Mustard 4/ Sept 1, 2004 --- --- 12,895 Sept 1, 2005 --- --- 11,403 Safflower 4/ Sept 1, 2004 --- --- 22,748 Sept 1, 2005 --- --- 16,597 1/ Corn, soybean, sunflower, safflower and mustard stocks are old crop grains on hand September 1 from 2004 and earlier crop years. Small grain stocks are from all crop years, including 2005. 2/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. 3/ Included in all wheat. 4/ Estimates published at U.S. level only. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: David Knopf, Director USDA, NASS, North Dakota Field Office NDSU, IACC Bldg., Room 448 P.O. Box 3166 Fargo, ND 58108-3166 Telephone: (701) 239-5306 E-Mail: nass-nd@nass.usda.gov Internet: http://www.nass.usda.gov/nd/