South Dakota corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 2022 totaled 593 million bushels, down 5% from 2021, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Of the total, 390 million bushels are stored on farms, down 7% from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 203 million bushels, are down 1% from last year.
Soybeans stored in all positions totaled 135 million bushels, down 13% from last year. On-farm stocks of 58.0 million bushels are down 13% from a year ago, while off-farm stocks, at 77.0 million bushels, are down 12% from 2021.
All wheat stored in all positions totaled 43.9 million bushels, up 16% from a year ago. On-farm stocks of 20.0 million bushels are up 38% from 2021, and off-farm stocks of 23.9 million bushels are up 2% from last year.
Oats stocks totaled 5.28 million bushels, up 64% from last year. On-farm stocks, at 4.10 million bushels, are up 64% from a year ago, while off-farm stocks, at 1.18 million bushels, are up 62% from 2021.
Barley on-farm stocks of 180,000 bushels are up 13% from a year ago.
Sorghum off-farm stocks totaled 4.92 million bushels, down 15% from 2021.
Hay stocks on South Dakota farms totaled 4.35 million tons on December 1, 2022, up 32% from a year earlier.
Grain storage capacity in South Dakota totaled 1.19 billion bushels, up 5 million bushels from December 1, 2021. Total grain storage capacity is comprised of 740 million bushels of on-farm storage, unchanged from last year, and 445 million bushels of off-farm storage, up 5 million bushels from 2021.
Categories: South Dakota, Crops, Corn, Soybeans, Wheat