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USDA's Quarterly Grain Stocks Report Bearish for Corn and Soybeans, USDA's quarterly report was bearish for soybeans Positive for Wheat According to Allendale's Rich Nelson
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:31:16 CDT
Corn stocks for the old crop were reported at 1.24 billion bushels (bb), down 36% from the same period a year ago while old-crop soybeans came in at 256 million bushels (mb), higher than analyst expectations going into the report.
The Sept. 1 stocks close out the 2020-21 crop year for both corn and beans.
Associate Farm Director KC Sheperd spoke with Allendale's Rich Nelson, and he said Todays grain stocks were bearish for corn and soybeans, but bullish for wheat, "This is what's left over at the end of the marketing year, September 1. So old crop is now officially over. And this corrects the previous estimates that USDA has been doing for quite some time. As far as a corn stocks side They were estimating in previous reports 1.18 7 billion bushels that was corrected to now 1.23 6 billion. So, larger than expected supplies."
Nelson says This Report was clearly bearish for soybeans though, " Previously USDA had been talking about ending stocks at 175 million bushels was completed for old crop year. That was corrected, now to 256 million bushels a bit more than we expected to see. And this higher number came from a higher revision to the 2020 harvest as well.
For Wheat, Nelson said this was a positive report, "This is combined with that small grain summary USDA actually counted in this case, small unexpected supplies of US winter wheat production this year, small unexpected supplies of spring wheat production, and also this first quarter usage number implied by this grain stock report much smaller than expected as well. So, bearish corn, very bearish beans, But it was positive here on the Wheat Side."
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CORN
The 2020-21 old-crop corn stocks stored in all positions on Sept. 1 came in at 1.238 bb -- the lowest in seven years and down 36% from a year earlier. Of those stocks, 394.9 mb were stored on farms, down 47% from last year's on-farm storage. Off-farm stocks came in at 841.58 mb down 28% from last year. The June-August 2021 indicated disappearance (usage) came in at 2.87 bb, compared with 3.08 bb from the same quarter a year ago.
Based on the end of year stock estimates, usage for exports and other data, the 2020 corn grain production was revised down by 71 mb from the previous estimate. Corn silage was revised down by 54,000 tons as well. Planted area for the 2020-21 crop was also revised to 90.7 million acres, and area harvested for grain was revised to 82.3 million acres. The area harvested for silage was revised to 6.71 million acres. The 2020-21 yield was also revised down to 171.4 bushels per acre, down .6 bushels per acre from the previous estimate.
SOYBEANS
Soybean ending stocks as of Sept. 1 totaled 256 mb, 51% below last year's levels and the lowest in five years. USDA reported that 68.1 mb were stored on farms, while 188 mb were in off-farm locations. Disappearance, which indicated usage, from June to August came in at 513 mb, a 40% reduction from last year.
Based on disappearance data, stocks estimates and administrative program data, USDA revised 2020 production upwards by 80.8 mb. It boosted planted area to 83.4 million acres and harvested area to 82.6 million acres. The yield for 2020 was bumped up 0.8 bushels per acre to 51 bushels per acre. That puts revised production at 4.216 bb.
WHEAT
All wheat stocks as of Sept. 1 totaled 1.78 bb, down 18% from a year ago. USDA reported 419 mb were stored on farms, while 1.36 bb were in off-farm locations. Usage from June to August 2021 was 711 mb, 2% higher than the previous year.
SMALL GRAINS SUMMARY
All wheat production for 2021 was pegged at 1.65 bb, down 10% from 2020 and a significant drop from the August WASDE's estimate of 1.697 bb. That figure came in on the lowest end of analyst pre-report estimates. Overall average wheat yield was set at 44.3 bushels per acre, down 5.4 bushels from 2020.
Of that production, USDA estimated 1.28 bb are winter wheat, up 9% from last year. Durum was pegged at 37.3 mb, down 46%.
As expected, the agency did adjust spring wheat production down significantly to 331 mb, down 44% from last year and down from the August WASDE's estimate of 343 mb. The agency estimated that producers harvested only 10.2 million of the 11.6 million spring wheat acres planted, an abandonment rate of 11%. Acre losses were highest in Montana (down 25%), South Dakota (down 18%) and North Dakota (down 5%).
Durum acres in the Northern Plains also took a hit, with USDA estimating a 6% abandonment rate, with losses concentrated in California, Montana and North Dakota.
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