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United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prospective Plantings Grain Stocks
Rice Stocks
Executive Summary
Lance Honig, Chief Crops Branch
March 31, 2017
USDA-NASS
Field Crops Stocks
Principal Crops Planted Acres Corn
Feed Grain Acres Soybeans
Food Grain Acres Sorghum
Oilseed Acres All Wheat
Other Crop Acres Barley
Oats Rough Rice
Contents
USDA-NASS
March Ag Survey Off-Farm Grain Stock Survey
Survey Type Farmer Reported Reported
Collection Method Mail, Phone, Internet, Personal Interview
Mail, Phone, Internet, Personal Interview Crops Included Acreage Intentions,
On-Farm Stocks
Grains and Oilseed On Hand
States All except AK and HI All except AK, HI, and NV
Sample Size 83,290 ~ 8,600 Facilities
Collection Period Feb 27 – Mar 20 Feb 27 – Mar 20
Survey Overview
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Percent
Acreage Intentions vs. Actual Planted Acres
Usual Planting Progress
Corn Soybeans
March Survey
June Survey
4 weeks
USDA-NASS
Year Principal Crops Change From Previous Year Million Acres
2008 325.6 +5.3
2009 319.0 -6.6
2010 315.4 -3.6
2011 314.3 -1.1
2012 324.3 +10.0
2013 324.9 +0.6
2014 326.4 +1.6
2015 319.0 -7.4
2016 319.2 +0.2
2017 316.9 -2.3
Principal Crops Planted Acreage
United States
USDA-NASS
317
290 295 300 305 310 315 320 325 330 335
1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
Million Acres
Principal Crops
United States
Planted Harvested
USDA-NASS
USDA-NASS
90.0
60.0 65.0 70.0 75.0 80.0 85.0 90.0 95.0 100.0
1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
Million Acres
Corn Acres
United States
Planted Harvested
USDA-NASS
USDA-NASS
89.5
55.0 60.0 65.0 70.0 75.0 80.0 85.0 90.0 95.0
1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
Million Acres
Soybean Acres
United States
Planted Harvested
USDA-NASS
USDA-NASS
USDA-NASS
12.2
4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0
1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
Million Acres
All Cotton Acres
United States
Planted Harvested
USDA-NASS
USDA-NASS
32.7
25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0 50.0 55.0
1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
Million Acres
Winter Wheat Acres
United States
Planted Harvested
USDA-NASS
USDA-NASS
11.3
10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 19.0 20.0
1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
Million Acres
Other Spring Wheat Acres
United States
Planted Harvested
USDA-NASS
USDA-NASS
2.00
1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50
1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
Million Acres
Durum Wheat Acres
United States
Planted Harvested
USDA-NASS
USDA-NASS
USDA-NASS
% Change % Change
From From
Crop Unit March Previous Previous
2017 Forecast Season
Feed Grains
Corn Mil Ac 90.0 NA -4.3
Sorghum Mil Ac 5.76 NA -13.9
Oats Mil Ac 2.70 NA -4.6
Barley Mil Ac 2.55 NA -16.5
March 2017 Prospective Plantings
USDA-NASS
March 2017 Prospective Plantings
% Change % Change
From From
Crop Unit March Previous Previous
2017 Forecast Season
Food Grains
Wheat, All Mil Ac 46.1 NA -8.2
Wheat, Winter Mil Ac 32.7 +1.1 -9.4
Wheat, Spring Mil Ac 11.3 NA -2.6
Wheat, Durum Mil Ac 2.00 NA -16.9
Rice Mil Ac 2.63 NA -16.6
USDA-NASS
% Change % Change
From From
Crop Unit March Previous Previous
2017 Forecast Season
Oilseeds
Soybeans Mil Ac 89.5 NA +7.3
Peanuts Mil Ac 1.75 NA +4.8
Sunflower Mil Ac 1.45 NA -8.9
Canola Mil Ac 1.93 NA +12.4
Flaxseed Thou Ac 313 NA -16.3
All Cotton Mil Ac 12.2 NA +21.4
March 2017 Prospective Plantings
USDA-NASS
March 2017 Prospective Plantings
% Change % Change
From From
Crop Unit March Previous Previous
2017 Forecast Season
Other Crops
All Hay Mil Ac 52.8 NA -1.2
Sugarbeets Mil Ac 1.13 NA -2.5
Tobacco Thou Ac 318 NA -0.5
Spring Potatoes Thou Ac 52.0 NA +2.0
Dry Edible Beans Mil Ac 1.87 NA +12.3
Chickpeas Thou Ac 498 NA +53.1
Lentils Mil Ac 1.06 NA +13.1
Dry Edible Peas Mil Ac 1.14 NA -17.4
A. Winter Peas Thou Ac 26.0 NA -31.6
Sweet Potatoes Thou Ac 158 NA -5.8
USDA-NASS W Wheat, -3,390
Sorghum, -933 Hay, -650
Rice, -524 Barley, -504 D Wheat, -408
S Wheat, -297 Sunflowers, -143
Oats, -129 Sugarbeets, -29
Tobacco, -2
Potatoes, 1 Peanuts, 80
Dry Beans, 204 Canola, 213
Cotton, 2,159
Soybeans, 6,049
Change in Planted Acres (000)
2017 Compared With 2016
Harvested Acres for Hay & Tobacco
2017 Estimates Not Available for Proso Millet, Rye, &
Sugarcane.
Corn, -4,008
USDA-NASS
% Change % Change
From From
Crop Unit March Previous Previous
2017 Estimate Year
Stocks
Corn Bil Bu 8.62 NA +10.2
Soybeans Bil Bu 1.73 NA +13.3
Sorghum Mil Bu 180 NA -10.5
Rice Mil Cwt 108 NA -1.1
March 2017 Grain Stocks
USDA-NASS
% Change % Change
From From
Crop Unit March Previous Previous
2017 Estimate Year
Stocks
Wheat, All Bil Bu 1.66 NA +20.7
Barley Mil Bu 147 NA +6.6
Oats Mil Bu 63.2 NA -16.0
March 2017 Grain Stocks
12.5
14.3
13.7
14.7
14.1 13.4
11.7
14.7
15.4 15.3
16.9
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0
06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17
Billion Bushels
Corn Stocks
United States
Supply Dec Mar Jun Sep
USDA-NASS
3.65
3.25 3.17
3.50 3.48
3.31 3.21
3.50
4.02 4.12
4.50
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00
06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17
Billion Bushels
Soybean Stocks
United States
Supply Dec Mar Jun Sep
USDA-NASS
3.08
2.67
2.47
2.65
3.23
2.86
2.77
2.77 2.90
2.80
3.28
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50
06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17
Billion Bushels
All Wheat Stocks
United States
Supply Sep Dec Mar Jun
USDA-NASS
241
255
267
210
273
227
236
220
249
235
263
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17
Million Hundredweight
Rough Rice Stocks
United States
Supply Dec Mar Jun Aug
USDA-NASS
USDA-NASS
USDA-NASS
