Final barley production and stock reports released for 2025 crop
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released their annual Crop Production and quarterly Grain Stocks reports on January 12, 2026 at noon EST. Summaries of these reports are posted to the AMBA website.
Important note: There was no change in crop production data in the January 12, 2026 report from the September 30, 2025 Small Grains Summary.
Production: Production was estimated at 141 million bushels, down 2 percent from the 2024 total of 144 million bushels. The average yield, at a record high 80.0 bushels per acre, was up 3.4 bushels from the previous year. Producers seeded a record low 2.30 million acres in 2025, down 3 percent from 2024. Area harvested for grain, at 1.76 million acres, was down 7 percent from 2024. Record low planted acres were estimated in California, Colorado, New York, Oregon, and Washington. Record high yields were estimated in Delaware, Idaho, Maryland, North Dakota, and Wyoming.
Stocks: Barley stored in all positions on December 1, 2025 totaled 121 million bushels, up 3 percent from December 1, 2024. On-farm stocks are estimated at 68.9 million bushels, 4 percent above a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 51.8 million bushels, are 2 percent above December 2024. The September - November 2025 indicated disappearance is 29.4 million bushels, 20 percent below the same period a year earlier.
The next stocks report, along with the prospective plantings report will be posted on the AMBA website March 31, 2026.
