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U.S. Durum Wheat Stocks Slip 2%

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/13 - SNS -- Durum wheat stocks in all positions on September 1, 2013 totaled 66.8 million bushels, down 2% from a year ago, according to the USDA's stocks in all positions report.

On-farm stocks, at 42.4 million bushels, are down 3% from September 1, 2012. Off-farm stocks totaled 24.4 million bushels, down 2% from a year ago. The June - August 2013 indicated disappearance of 17.8 million bushels is down 55% from the same period a year earlier.

Durum Wheat Stocks by Position - States and United States: September 1, 2012 and 2013
[Included in All wheat]
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                 :               2012                :               2013
                 :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
      State      :    On     :    Off    : Total all :    On     :    Off    : Total all
                 :   farms   : farms 1/  : positions :   farms   : farms 1/  : positions
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                 :                             1,000 bushels
                 :
Montana .........:  15,500       2,122      17,622      13,000       1,688      14,688
North Dakota ....:  27,000       6,752      33,752      28,500       5,347      33,847
                 :
Other States ....:   1,100      15,968      17,068         900      17,349      18,249
                 :
United States ...:  43,600      24,842      68,442      42,400      24,384      66,784
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1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
Durum Wheat Stocks by Position - States and United States: June 1, 2013
[Included in All wheat]
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                 :          On          :         Off          :      Total all
      State      :        farms         :       farms 1/       :      positions
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                 :                           1,000 bushels
                 :
Montana .........:         2,400                 1,258                   3,658
North Dakota ....:        11,000                 2,617                  13,617
                 :
Other States ....:           200                 5,575                   5,775
                 :
United States ...:        13,600                 9,450                  23,050
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1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.

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