U.S. Durum Inventory Jumps 37%
WASHINGTON - Sep 28/18 - SNS -- Durum wheat stocks in all positions on September 1, 2018 totaled 90.6 million bushels, up 37% from a year ago, according to the latest USDA stocks in all positions report.
On-farm stocks, at 51.8 million bushels, are up 55% from September 1, 2017. Off-farm stocks totaled 38.8 million bushels, up 18% from a year ago. The June - August 2018 indicated disappearance of 21.6 million bushels is down 13% from the same period a year earlier.
Durum Wheat Stocks by Position - States and United States: September 1, 2017 and 2018
[Included in All wheat]
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: 2017 : 2018
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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 .........: (D) (D) 14,811 (D) (D) 22,865
North Dakota ....: (D) (D) 26,534 (D) (D) 38,358
:
Other States ....: 33,400 32,756 24,811 51,800 38,790 29,367
:
United States ...: 33,400 32,756 66,156 51,800 38,790 90,590
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
Durum Wheat Stocks by Position - States and United States: June 1, 2018
[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 .........: (D) (D) 6,167
North Dakota ....: (D) (D) 15,344
:
Other States ....: 14,950 19,996 13,435
:
United States ...: 14,950 19,996 34,946
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
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