EAST LANSING, Mich. — On June 1, 2023, Ohio corn stocks totaled 202 million bushels, 4 percent below a year earlier, according to Ben Torrance, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office. About 57 percent of the corn was stored on farms. The third quarter disappearance was 172 million bushels, compared with 169 million bushels a year earlier.

Soybean stocks on June 1, 2023, were 61.4 million bushels. That was 1 percent lower than stocks a year earlier. Farm stocks of soybeans were 24 million bushels. The third quarter indicated disappearance was 85.5 million bushels, compared with 78.5 million bushels during the same period a year ago.

Wheat stocks on June 1, 2023, were 27.1 million bushels, 6 percent below a year ago. Fourth quarter indicated disappearance was 12.8 million bushels, compared with 12.7 million bushels last year. 

Nationally, corn stocks in all positions on June 1, 2023 totaled 4.11 billion bushels, down 6 percent from June 1, 2022. Of the total stocks, 2.22 billion bushels are stored on farms, up 5 percent from a year earlier. Off-farm stocks, at 1.89 billion bushels, are down 15 percent from a year ago. The March – May 2023 indicated disappearance is 3.29 billion bushels, compared with 3.41 billion bushels during the same period last year.

Soybeans stored in all positions on June 1, 2023 totaled 796 million bushels, down 18 percent from June 1, 2022. On-farm stocks totaled 323 million bushels, down 3 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 473 million bushels, are down 26 percent from a year ago. Indicated disappearance for the March – May 2023 quarter totaled 891 million bushels, down 8 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Old crop all wheat stored in all positions on June 1, 2023 totaled 580 million bushels, down 17 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks are estimated at 124 million bushels, up 34 percent from last year. Off-farm stocks, at 456 million bushels, are down 25 percent from a year ago. The March – May 2023 indicated disappearance is 366 million bushels, up 11 percent from the same period a year earlier. 

— USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service