Corn Planted Acreage Down 3 Percent from 2016 Soybean Acreage Up 7 Percent All Wheat Acreage Down 9 Percent All Cotton Acreage Up 20 Percent Corn planted area for all purposes in 2017 is estimated at 90.9 million acres, down 3 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acres are down or unchanged in 38 of the 48 estimating States. Area harvested for grain, at 83.5 million acres, is down 4 percent from last year. Soybean planted area for 2017 is estimated at a record high 89.5 million acres, up 7 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage intentions are up or unchanged in 24 of the 31 estimating States. All wheat planted area for 2017 is estimated at 45.7 million acres, down 9 percent from 2016. This represents the lowest all wheat planted area on record since records began in 1919. The 2017 winter wheat planted area, at 32.8 million acres, is down 9 percent from last year but up less than 1 percent from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 23.8 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.61 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.42 million acres are White Winter. Area planted to other spring wheat for 2017 is estimated at 10.9 million acres, down 6 percent from 2016. Of this total, about 10.3 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2017 is estimated at 1.92 million acres, down 20 percent from the previous year.
Grain Stocks Report
Corn Stocks Up 11 Percent from June 2016
Soybean Stocks Up 11 Percent
All Wheat Stocks Up 21 Percent
Corn stocks in all positions on June 1, 2017 totaled 5.23 billion bushels, up
11 percent from June 1, 2016. Of the total stocks, 2.84 billion bushels are
stored on farms, up 15 percent from a year earlier. Off-farm stocks, at
2.38 billion bushels, are up 6 percent from a year ago. The March - May 2017
indicated disappearance is 3.40 billion bushels, compared with 3.11 billion
bushels during the same period last year.
Soybeans stored in all positions on June 1, 2017 totaled 963 million bushels,
up 11 percent from June 1, 2016. On-farm stocks totaled 333 million bushels,
up 18 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 631 million bushels, are
up 7 percent from a year ago. Indicated disappearance for the
March - May 2017 quarter totaled 775 million bushels, up 18 percent from the
same period a year earlier.
Old crop all wheat stored in all positions on June 1, 2017 totaled
1.18 billion bushels, up 21 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks are
estimated at 192 million bushels, down 3 percent from last year. Off-farm
stocks, at 993 million bushels, are up 28 percent from a year ago. The
March - May 2017 indicated disappearance is 472 million bushels, up
19 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Old crop Durum wheat stocks in all positions on June 1, 2017 totaled
36.3 million bushels, up 31 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at
18.4 million bushels, are up 51 percent from June 1, 2016. Off-farm stocks
totaled 17.9 million bushels, up 15 percent from a year ago. The
March - May 2017 indicated disappearance of 16.7 million bushels is up
13 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Old crop barley stocks in all positions on June 1, 2017 totaled 108 million
bushels, up 6 percent from June 1, 2016. On-farm stocks are estimated at
27.1 million bushels, 2 percent below a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at
81.0 million bushels, are 9 percent above June 1, 2016. The March - May 2017
indicated disappearance is 36.7 million bushels, 3 percent above the same
period a year earlier.
Old crop oats stored in all positions on June 1, 2017 totaled 52.5 million
bushels, 8 percent below the stocks on June 1, 2016. Of the total stocks on
hand, 13.5 million bushels are stored on farms, 26 percent below a year ago.
Off-farm stocks totaled 39.0 million bushels, 1 percent above the previous
year. Indicated disappearance during March - May 2017 totaled 10.6 million
bushels, 42 percent below the same period a year ago.
Grain sorghum stored in all positions on June 1, 2017 totaled 85.5 million
bushels, down 5 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 8.62 million
bushels, are down 11 percent from last year. Off-farm stocks, at 76.9 million
bushels, are down 5 percent from June 1, 2016. The March - May 2017 indicated
disappearance from all positions is 95.0 million bushels, down 15 percent
from the same period last year.
