Corn stocks in all positions on June 1, 2016 totaled 4.72 billion bushels, up 6 percent from June 1, 2015. Of the total stocks, 2.47 billion bushels are stored on farms, up 9 percent from a year earlier. Off-farm stocks, at 2.25 billion bushels, are up 3 percent from a year ago. The March – May 2016 indicated disappearance is 3.10 billion bushels, compared with 3.30 billion bushels during the same period last year.
Soybeans stored in all positions on June 1, 2016 totaled 870 million bushels, up 39 percent from June 1, 2015. On-farm stocks totaled 281 million bushels, up 14 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 589 million bushels, are up 55 percent from a year ago. Indicated disappearance for the March – May 2016 quarter totaled 661 million bushels, down 5 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Old crop all wheat stored in all positions on June 1, 2016 totaled 981 million bushels, up 30 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks are estimated at 197 million bushels, up 27 percent from last year. Off-farm stocks, at 784 million bushels, are up 31 percent from a year ago. The March – May 2016 indicated disappearance is 391 million bushels, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Old crop Durum wheat stocks in all positions on June 1, 2016 totaled 27.9 million bushels, up 9 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 12.2 million bushels, are up 19 percent from June 1, 2015. Off-farm stocks totaled 15.7 million bushels, up 2 percent from a year ago. The March – May 2016 indicated disappearance of 14.7 million bushels is up 22 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Old crop barley stocks in all positions on June 1, 2016 totaled 102 million bushels, up 30 percent from June 1, 2015. On-farm stocks are estimated at 27.7 million bushels, 32 percent above a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 74.7 million bushels, are 30 percent above June 1, 2015. The March – May 2016 indicated disappearance is 35.1 million bushels, 11 percent below the same period a year earlier.
Old crop oats stored in all positions on June 1, 2016 totaled 56.8 million bushels, 6 percent above the stocks on June 1, 2015. Of the total stocks on hand, 18.4 million bushels are stored on farms, 21 percent above a year ago. Off-farm stocks totaled 38.5 million bushels, slightly below the previous year. Indicated disappearance during March – May 2016 totaled 18.5 million bushels, 226 percent above the same period a year ago.
Grain sorghum stored in all positions on June 1, 2016 totaled 88.3 million bushels, up 157 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 9.70 million bushels, are up 228 percent from last year. Off-farm stocks, at 78.6 million bushels, are up 151 percent from June 1, 2015. The March – May 2016 indicated disappearance from all positions is 113 million bushels, up 32 percent from the same period last year.
Pulse crops stored in all positions on June 1, 2016 and the change from June 1, 2015 are: dry edible peas, 3.70 million cwt, up 19 percent; lentils, 478 thousand cwt, down 27 percent; Austrian winter peas, 57.0 thousand cwt, up 10 percent; all chickpeas, 618 thousand cwt, down 19 percent; small chickpeas, 100 thousand cwt, down 44 percent; and large chickpeas, 518 thousand cwt, down 11 percent. Small chickpeas are defined as peas that will pass through a 20/64 inch round hole screen.
