Sunflower Stocks Double

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/21 - SNS -- Old crop sunflower stocks in all positions on September 1, 2021 totaled 388 million pounds, up 100% from a year ago, according to the USDA's stocks in all positions report.

All stocks stored on farms totaled 68.1 million pounds and off-farm stocks totaled 320 million pounds.

Stocks of oil type sunflower seed are 298 million pounds; of this total, 60.3 million pounds are on-farm stocks and 238 million pounds are off-farm stocks.

Non-oil sunflower stocks totaled 89.6 million pounds, with 7.80 million pounds stored on the farm and 81.8 million pounds stored off the farm.

Sunflower Stocks by Position and Type - States and United States:
September 1, 2020 and 2021
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                :               2020               :               2021
  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 ...:   1,400      61,573      62,973     15,500      98,327     113,827
                :
Other States ...:  12,470      64,488      76,958     44,820     139,507     184,327
                :
United States ..:  13,870     126,061     139,931     60,320     237,834     298,154
                :
Non-oil         :
North Dakota ...:   1,900      24,243      26,143      5,100      48,151      53,251
                :
Other States ...:   6,715      21,496      28,211      2,700      33,602      36,302
                :
United States ..:   8,615      45,739      54,354      7,800      81,753      89,553
                :
All             :
North Dakota ...:   3,300      85,816      89,116     20,600     146,478     167,078
                :
Other States ...:  19,185      85,984     105,169     47,520     173,109     220,629
                :
United States ..:  22,485     171,800     194,285     68,120     319,587     387,707
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1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.
Sunflower Stocks by Position and Type - States and United States: March 1, 2021
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  Varietal type  :          On          :         Off          :      Total all
    and State    :        farms         :       farms 1/       :      positions
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                 :                            1,000 Pounds
                 :
Oil              :
North Dakota ....:       120,000                343,820                 463,820
                 :
Other States ....:       211,130                213,032                 424,162
                 :
United States ...:       331,130                556,852                 887,982
                 :
Non-oil          :
North Dakota ....:        51,000                 57,390                 108,390
                 :
Other States ....:        32,800                 44,687                  77,487
                 :
United States ...:        83,800                102,077                 185,877
                 :
All              :
North Dakota ....:       171,000                401,210                 572,210
                 :
Other States ....:       243,930                257,719                 501,649
                 :
United States ...:       414,930                658,929               1,073,859
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1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.