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<li><p><em>M Acres</em> is million <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre" rel="nofollow noreferrer">acres</a>, as you suggest</p></li>
<li><p><em>Bu</em> is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushel" rel="nofollow noreferrer">bushel</a>, in theory a volume of 8 US dry gallons, but apparently for wheat at 13.5% moisture it represents a weight 60 pounds.  <em>Bu/Acre</em> is therefore an average yield: with some minor rounding $\frac{2309}{43.9}\approx 52.7$ in the first column</p></li>
<li><p><em>Stocks/Use ratio</em> seems to be the stocks at the end of the period divided by the total use (domestic and exports) in the period so in the first column $\frac{1181}{2222}\approx 53.2\%$  </p></li>
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2018-09-09T21:58:00.777Z
Sir can you explain me 2 answer more simple ? )) Can't understand the mathematics ..
Maks.Burkov
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2018-09-09T23:16:39.837Z
Production in 2016-17 (the first column) was about $2,309$ million bushels harvested from about $43.9$ million acres, giving an average yield of $\dfrac{2309000000}{43900000} \approx 52.7$ bushels per acre
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Henry
<p>Need you help .. 
Have couple questions about the <a href="https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/agricultural/files/ht_charts/snd_cbt.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wheat Report</a></p>

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<li>M Acres stands for ? Million acres ?</li>
<li>Yield Bu/Acre , can anybody explain this calculation ? </li>
<li><p>Stocks use ratio % , how the calculation works ?   </p>

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How to understand the USDA Demand/Supply report ?
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# How to understand the USDA Demand/Supply report ?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-09-09)

Need you help ..
Have couple questions about the [Wheat Report](https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/agricultural/files/ht_charts/snd_cbt.pdf)

1. M Acres stands for ? Million acres ?
2. Yield Bu/Acre , can anybody explain this calculation ?
3. Stocks use ratio % , how the calculation works ?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-09-09. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

1. *M Acres* is million [acres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre), as you suggest
2. *Bu* is [bushel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushel), in theory a volume of 8 US dry gallons, but apparently for wheat at 13.5% moisture it represents a weight 60 pounds. *Bu/Acre* is therefore an average yield: with some minor rounding $\frac{2309}{43.9}\approx 52.7$ in the first column
3. *Stocks/Use ratio* seems to be the stocks at the end of the period divided by the total use (domestic and exports) in the period so in the first column $\frac{1181}{2222}\approx 53.2\%$

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Sir can you explain me 2 answer more simple ? )) Can't understand the mathematics ..  
> **username_1**: Production in 2016-17 (the first column) was about $2,309$ million bushels harvested from about $43.9$ million acres, giving an average yield of $\dfrac{2309000000}{43900000} \approx 52.7$ bushels per acre  

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