Sunflower Residuals Plunge 26%

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/20 - SNS -- Sunflower seed stocks in all positions totalled 213 million pounds or 96,469 metric tons (MT) on September 1, according to the latest USDA report.

Stocks of all classes stored on farms totaled 22.5 million pounds and off-farm stocks totaled 190 million pounds.

Stocks of oil type sunflower seed are 158 million pounds or 71,796 MT; of this total, 13.9 million pounds are on-farm stocks and 144 million pounds are off-farm stocks.

Non-oil sunflower stocks totaled 54.4 million pounds or 24,673 MT, with 8.62 million pounds stored on the farm and 45.8 million pounds stored off the farm.

Sunflower Stocks by Position and Type - States and United States:
September 1, 2019 and 2020
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                :               2019               :               2020
  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 ...:  23,000      77,402     100,402      1,400      61,559      62,959
                :
Other States ...:  37,800      77,185     114,985     12,470      82,852      95,322
                :
United States ..:  60,800     154,587     215,387     13,870     144,411     158,281
                :
Non-oil         :
North Dakota ...:   2,500      42,391      44,891      1,900      24,243      26,143
                :
Other States ...:   2,420      23,050      25,470      6,715      21,537      28,252
                :
United States ..:   4,920      65,441      70,361      8,615      45,780      54,395
                :
All             :
North Dakota ...:  25,500     119,793     145,293      3,300      85,802      89,102
                :
Other States ...:  40,220     100,235     140,455     19,185     104,389     123,574
                :
United States ..:  65,720     220,028     285,748     22,485     190,191     212,676
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1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.