Nebraska Corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 2011 totaled 1.16 billion bushels, down 3 percent from a year earlier, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. Of the total stocks, 730 million bushels are stored on farms, down 1 percent from 2010. Off-farm stocks, at 433 million bushels, are down 5 percent from 2010 but still the third highest on record.

Soybeans stored in all positions on December 1, 2011 totaled 200 million bushels, up 18 percent from last year. On-farm stocks at 63 million bushels are up 17 percent from a year earlier. Off-farm stocks at 137 million bushels are up 19 percent from 2010 and the highest on record.
Wheat stored in all positions on December 1, 2011 totaled 47.7 million bushels, down 37 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 3.7 million bushels, are down 46 percent from 2010. Off-farm stocks, at 44.0 million bushels, are down 36 percent from a year earlier.

Sorghum stored in all positions on December 1, 2011 totaled 8.3 million bushels, down 2 percent from 2010 and the lowest since 1956. On-farm stocks, at 1.7 million bushels, are unchanged from a year earlier and equal to the lowest since 1952. Off-farm stocks, at 6.6 million bushels, are down 3 percent from last year and the lowest since 1956.

Hay stocks on Nebraska farms totaled 4.3 million tons on December 1, 2011, down
9 percent from a year earlier.