Comparative tables of USDA data and market expectations March 31, 2021
US quarterly stocks as of March 1, 2021 (in billions of bushels):
USDA March 1, 2021 | Average | Range | USDA March 1, 2020 | USDA Dec 1, 2020 | |
Wheat | 1.314 | 1.272 | 1.227-1.405 | 1.415 | 1.703 |
Corn | 7.701 | 7.767 | 7.573-7.980 | 7.952 | 11.294 |
Soybeans | 1.564 | 1.543 | 1.440-1.825 | 2.255 | 2.947 |
US plantings of major crops for 2021 harvest (in millions of acres):
USDA March 31 | Average | Range | USDA 2021 Outlook Forum | USDA 2020 | |
Corn | 91.144 | 93.208 | 92.000-94.500 | 92.000 | 90.819 |
Soybeans | 87.600 | 89.996 | 86.100-91.610 | 90.000 | 83.084 |
All wheat | 46.358 | 44.971 | 43.000-46.409 | 45.000 | 44.349 |
Winter wheat | 33.078 | 31.811 | 30.440-32.205 | 31.991 | 30.415 |
Other spring | 11.740 | 11.644 | 10.900-12.860 | - | 12.250 |
Durum | 1.540 | 1.641 | 1.300-2.192 | - | 1.684 |
All cotton | 12.036 | 11.905 | 11.400-12.500 | 12.100 | 12.093 |
Sorghum | 6.940 | 6.805 | 6.200-7.200 | 7.200 | 5.880 |
Barley | 2.590 | 2.728 | 2.500-3.100 | - | 2.621 |
Oats | 2.488 | 2.874 | 2.750-3.020 | - | 2.984 |
Rice | 2.710 | 2.733 | 2.600-2.980 | 2.700 | 3.036 |
