Wheat stocks down in North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The Agriculture Department says wheat stocks are down in North Dakota.

Stocks of spring wheat, durum wheat and winter wheat on Dec. 1, the latest estimate, totaled 254 million bushels. That was down 6 percent over the year.

On-farm stocks were estimated at 186 million bushels, down 9 percent, while off-farm stocks were pegged at 67.7 million bushels, up 4 percent.