Data quality, concepts and methodology: Concepts and definitions

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Definitions of the crop categories referenced in Report No. 3, Field Crop Reporting Series are listed below.

Stocks on farms: farm held stocks of grains include marketable grain and special crops, reserves for on farm feed, seed use and dockage.

Commercial stocks: stocks of grain held at facilities such as elevators, terminals, mills, etc. Commercial stocks exclude dockage.

Dockage: dockage is material that must be removed from grain in order that the commodity can be assigned the highest grade for which it qualifies.

Major grains: wheat, oats, barley, rye, flaxseed, canola, corn for grain and soybeans.

Coarse grains: oats, barley, rye, corn for grain and mixed grains.

Oilseeds: canola, flaxseed and soybeans.

Major special crops: dry peas, lentils, mustard seed, sunflower seed, Canary seed and chick peas.