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Solid Drop in U.S. Duru, Stocks

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/20 - SNS -- Durum wheat stocks in all positions on September 1, 2020 totaled 70.6 million bushels, down 20%, according to the latest USDA report.

On-farm stocks, at 43.5 million bushels, are down 12% from September 1, 2019. Off-farm stocks totaled 27.1 million bushels, down 30% from a year ago.

The June - August 2020 indicated disappearance of 40.1 million bushels is up 95% from the same period a year earlier.

Durum Wheat Stocks by Position - States and United States: September 1, 2019 and 2020
[Included in All wheat]
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                 :               2019                :               2020
                 :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
      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 .........:  21,500       2,894      24,394      21,500       3,251      24,751
North Dakota ....:  27,000       7,289      34,289      20,000       5,035      25,035
                 :
Other States ....:   1,100      28,590      29,690       2,000      18,816      20,816
                 :
United States ...:  49,600      38,773      88,373      43,500      27,102      70,602
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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, 2020
[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)                  8,688
North Dakota ....:           (D)                    (D)                 14,552
                 :
Other States ....:        17,700                 24,229                 18,689
                 :
United States ...:        17,700                 24,229                 41,929
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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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