October 18, 2004
2003 ¨C US Crop Wheat Entries 5.500 Million Bushels
Total 2003 ¨C crop wheat entries into the government's 9-month price support loan program are 5.500 mln bu, an decrease of 0.547 mln bushels during the week ended Oct 12, according to USDA preliminary figures.
Total 2004-crop entries into 9-month price support loan program reported 108.925 mln bushels, up 3.795 mln bushels from a week ago.
Following is a breakdown of activity in the regular 9-month non-recourse loan program for 2003 and 2004 crop wheat in thousand bushels. Changes are from statistics for the period ended Oct 5.
Source: USDA
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Outstanding Outstanding
9-Month Change 9-Month Change
Alabama 0 unch 33 unch
Arizona 0 unch 269 unch
Arkansas 0 unch 43 unch
California 25 unch 2,592 unch
Colorado 97 -31 2,618 56
Delaware 0 unch 6 unch
Florida 0 unch 35 -1
Georgia 0 unch 134 unch
Idaho 151 -67 5,031 598
Illinois 0 unch 953 -14
Indiana 17 unch 295 unch
Iowa 0 unch 6 unch
Kansas 55 unch 16,808 28
Kentucky 0 unch 632 -13
Louisiana 0 unch 0 unch
Maryland 0 unch 245 -1
Michigan 3 unch 663 unch
Minnesota 674 -129 8,337 925
Mississippi 0 unch 40 unch
Missouri 10 unch 969 -25
Montana 1,087 -178 10,391 1,033
Nebraska 111 unch 3,444 13
Nevada 0 unch 0 unch
New Jersey 0 unch 7 unch
New Mexico 0 unch 312 unch
New York 10 unch 992 11
N Carolina 0 unch 233 -26
N Dakota 2,630 -115 9,197 992
Ohio 0 unch 426 9
Oklahoma 0 unch 13,227 -98
Oregon 47 unch 2,740 -26
Pennsylvania 2 unch 124 unch
S Carolina 0 unch 504 -3
S Dakota 307 -7 13,252 -1
Tennessee 0 unch 163 -4
Texas 27 unch 3,310 unch
Utah 58 unch 489 68
Virginia 1 unch 261 -1
Washington 186 -20 9,676 267
W Virginia 0 unch 37 unch
Wisconsin 2 unch 242 8
Wyoming 0 unch 189 unch
Total US 5,500 -547 108,925 3,795
