NASS: All Wheat Stocks Stored in NW Up 9% From 2019 Figures
According to the 2020 numbers released by NASS, all wheat stocks in storage across the Northwest were up 9% year over year.
As of December 1st, 84.7 million bushels of wheat was being stored in Idaho, up from 77.9 million bushels a year earlier. Off-farm stocks were up 19%, while on-farm stocks were down 3% compared to the previous year.
In Oregon, wheat in storage hit 38.2 million bushels, down from 42.2 million bushels reported in late 2019. Off-farm stocks were down 12%, while on-farm stocks were up 4% compared to the previous year.
In Washington, wheat in storage topped out at 147 million bushels on December 1st. That figure was up from the 128 million bushels reported a year earlier. Off-farm stocks were up 15%, while on-farm stocks were up 4% year over year.
Nationally, wheat stored in all positions totaled 1.67 billion bushels, down from 1.84 billion bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were down 10 percent, while on-farm stocks were down 7 percent compared to the previous year.
Barley stocks in all positions on December 1st totaled 45.4 million bushels in Idaho, down from 51.6 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were down 19%, while on-farm stocks were down 7% compared to the previous year.
In Oregon, barley stored in all positions totaled 1.31 million bushels. On-farm stocks were down 33% compared to the previous year, while off farm stocks were up 22% from previous year.
In Washington, barley stored in all positions totaled 7.25 million bushels, up from 5.7 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were up 33% bushels, while on-farm stocks were up 4% compared to the previous year.
Nationally, barley stored in all positions totaled 145 million bushels, down from 157 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were down 14%, while on-farm stocks were down 3 percent compared to the previous year.
Oats stored in off-farm locations on December 1st totaled 163,000 bushels in Idaho, up from up 116,000 bushels a year ago. In Oregon, oats stored in off-farm locations totaled 234,000 bushels, down from 406,000 bushels a year ago. In Washington, oats stored in off-farm locations totaled 110,000 bushels, down from 85,000 the previous year. Nationally, oats stored in all positions totaled 57.7 million bushels, down from 53.9 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were down 1 percent, while on-farm stocks were up 16 percent compared to the previous year.
Corn stored in off-farm locations on December 1st totaled 1.26 million bushels in Oregon, up 159% from a year ago. In Washington, corn stored in off-farm locations totaled 12.3 million bushels, up from 10.0 million bushels a year ago. Nationally, corn stored in all positions totaled 11.3 billion bushels, down slightly from a year ago. Off-farm stocks were up 1%, while on-farm stocks were down slightly compared to the previous year.
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