Small grain, stocks info released

USDA released information on Illinois Small Grains and grain stocks on Monday.

Winter wheat: Harvested area in 2019 is estimated at 550,000 acres, down 2 percent from the previous year. The winter wheat yield is estimated at 67 bushels per acre, up 1 bushel from 2018. Production is estimated at 36.9 million bushels, down less than 1 percent from the previous year.

Oats: Harvested area in 2019, at 10,000 acres, is down 15,000 acres from the previous year. The oat yield is estimated at 65 bushels per acre, down 18 bushels from 2018. Production is estimated at 650,000 bushels, down 69 percent from the previous year.

Old crop corn stocks in all positions on September 1, 2019 totaled 419 million bushels, up 12 percent from September 1, 2018. On-farm stocks totaled 110 million bushels, while off-farm stocks totaled 309 million bushels. The June - August 2019 indicated disappearance is 546 million bushels.

Old crop soybean stocks in all positions on September 1, 2019 totaled 187 million bushels, up 117 percent from September 1, 2018. On-farm stocks totaled 33.0 million bushels, while off-farm stocks totaled 154 million bushels.

The June - August 2019 indicated disappearance is 134 million bushels. All wheat stocks in all positions on September 1, 2019 totaled 36.8 million bushels, down 20 percent from September 1, 2018. On-farm stocks totaled 6.30 million bushels, while off-farm stocks totaled 30.5 million bushels. The June - August 2019 indicated disappearance is 16.8 million bushels.