ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Corn growers intend to plant 11.3 million acres in 2020, up 8 percent from 2019, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Heartland Regional Field Office. Soybean planted area is expected to total 10.5 million acres, up 6 percent from the previous year.
Winter wheat area seeded last fall is estimated at 570,000 acres, down 12 percent from the previous year. Area planted to oats is expected to total 100,000 acres, up 43 percent from 2019. Producers intend to harvest 480,000 acres of all hay in 2020, up 14 percent from last year.
Illinois Grain Stocks
Corn stocks in all positions on March 1, 2020, totaled 1.23 billion bushels, down 21 percent from March 1, 2019. On-farm stocks totaled 530 million bushels, while off-farm stocks totaled 696 million bushels. The December 2019 – February 2020 indicated disappearance is 544 million bushels.
Soybean stocks in all positions on March 1, 2020, totaled 385 million bushels, down 22 percent from March 1, 2019. On-farm stocks totaled 155 million bushels, while off-farm stocks totaled 230 million bushels. The December 2019 – February 2020 indicated disappearance is 202 million bushels.
All wheat stocks in all positions on March 1, 2020, totaled 15.2 million bushels, down 42 percent from March 1, 2019. On-farm stocks totaled 1.40 million bushels, while off-farm stocks totaled 13.8 million bushels. The December 2019 – February 2020 indicated disappearance is 8.18 million bushels.
For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the Heartland Regional Field Office at (314) 595-9594 or e-mail: nassrfohlr@usda.gov.
— USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Heartland Regional Field Office
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