The following are analysts' estimates in billions of bushels for U.S. grain and soybean stocks as of Dec. 1, 2012, as compiled by Dow Jones. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is scheduled to release its report at 12:00 p.m. EST (1800 GMT) Friday. Parentheses denote the number of estimates in that average and range.

                                                 2012                Sept.1      2011 Dec.1

                                           USDA       USDA 
                     Average    Range     Stocks      Stocks 
   Corn (16)         8.210   8.050-8.450  0.988       9.647 
   Soybeans (16)     1.984   1.915-2.056  0.169       2.370 
   Wheat (15)        1.674   1.553-1.721  2.104       1.663 
                            Corn   Soybeans  Wheat 
   ABN Amro                 8.450  1.993     1.705 
   ADM Investor Services    8.172  1.932     1.716 
   AgriSource               8.125  1.980     1.620 
   Agrivisor                8.395  1.955     1.655 
   Allendale                8.050  1.942     1.682 
   Doane Advisory Srv       8.259  1.959     1.685 
   Futures International    8.290  1.987     1.704 
   Jefferies Bache          8.353  2.002     1.643 
   Kropf/Love Consulting    8.207  1.994     1.667 
   Linn Group               8.105  2.017     1.553 
   Newedge USA              8.126  2.009     1.696 
   Prime Ag                 8.100  2.000     1.700 
   Rice Dairy               8.228  1.915     1.671 
   RJ O'Brien               8.248  1.996     1.721 
   U.S. Commodities         8.120  2.005      n/a 
   Water Street Solutions   8.130  2.056     1.696

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

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