Sunflower Inventory Soars 31%

WASHINGTON - Mar 28/13 - SNS -- U.S. sunflower stocks in all positions on March 1, 2013 totaled 1.19 billion pounds, up 31% from March 1, 2012, according to the latest stocks in all positions report form the USDA.

All stocks stored on farms totaled 574 million pounds and off-farm stocks totaled 621 million pounds. Stocks of oil type sunflower seed are 1.00 billion pounds; of this total, 503 million pounds are on-farm stocks and 499 million pounds are off-farm stocks. Non-oil sunflower stocks totaled 192 million pounds, with 70.4 million pounds stored on the farm and 122 million pounds stored off the farm.

Sunflower Stocks by Position and Type - States and United States:
March 1, 2012 and 2013
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                :               2012               :               2013
  Varietal type :---------------------------------------------------------------------
    and State   :    On     :   Off    : Total all :    On     :   Off    : Total all
                :   farms   : farms 1/ : positions :   farms   : farms 1/ : positions
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                :                            1,000 pounds
                :
Oil             :
North Dakota ...:  135,000    235,836     370,836     245,000    340,965      585,965
                :
Other States ...:  163,100    194,616     357,716     258,150    157,848      415,998
                :
United States ..:  298,100    430,452     728,552     503,150    498,813    1,001,963
                :
Non-oil         :
North Dakota ...:   46,000     64,499     110,499      36,000     63,698       99,698
                :
Other States ...:   32,700     37,208      69,908      34,400     58,110       92,510
                :
United States ..:   78,700    101,707     180,407      70,400    121,808      192,208
                :
All             :
North Dakota ...:  181,000    300,335     481,335     281,000    404,663      685,663
                :
Other States ...:  195,800    231,824     427,624     292,550    215,958      508,508
                :
United States ..:  376,800    532,159     908,959     573,550    620,621    1,194,171
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1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.