The following are analysts' estimates in billions of bushels for U.S. grain and soybean stocks as of March 1, as compiled by Dow Jones Newswires. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is scheduled to release its report at noon EDT (1600 GMT) Thursday.

Parentheses denote the number of estimates in that average and range.

                                                   2012 Dec 1 2012 March 1

                                         USDA        USDA 
                   Average    Range      Stocks      Stocks 
   Corn (18)       5.030   4.916-5.248   8.030       6.023 
   Soybeans (18)   0.947   0.912-1.059   1.966       1.374 
   Wheat (17)      1.167   1.010-1.238   1.660       1.199 
                              Corn   Soybeans  Wheat 
   ABN Amro                   5.060  0.925     1.055 
   ADM Investor Services      5.037  0.940     1.193 
   Agrivisor                  4.990  0.955     1.180 
   Allendale                  5.071  0.912     1.107 
   Commd Info Systems         4.975  0.948     1.185 
   Citigroup                  4.960  0.984     1.211 
   Doane Advisory Srvcs       5.005  0.945     1.185 
   Farm Futures               5.248  0.972     1.125 
   Futures Intl               5.124  0.927     1.190 
   Jefferies Bache            4.941  0.936     1.238 
   Kropf & Love Consulting    4.985  0.930     1.197 
   Newedge USA                4.948  0.921     1.205 
   Prime Ag                   5.100  0.940     1.200 
   Rice Dairy                 4.969  0.925     1.223 
   Risk Management Commd      5.223  1.059     1.010 
   RJ O'Brien                 5.030  0.928     1.179 
   US Commodities             4.952  0.970      n/a 
   Water Street Solutions     4.916  0.926     1.162

-Write to Andrew Johnson Jr. at andrew.johnsonjr@dowjones.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 25, 2013 12:29 ET (16:29 GMT)