RICE STOCK

• The country’s December 1, 2005 total rice stock was estimated at 2.41 million metric tons, up 6.7 and 0.1 percent over its month and year ago levels, respectively. The stock would last for 83 days.
• Household stock was assessed at 1.48 million metric tons, and commercial stock at 0.48 million metric tons, higher over their month ago levels by 8.3 and 16.7 percent, respectively. In contrast, NFA holdings dropped to 0.44 million metric tons or 6.7 percent below previous month’s level, but 35.3 percent above year ago level.
• Of the December 1 rice stock, 62.0 percent were with households, 18.0 and 20.0 percent were held in NFA depositories and commercial warehouses, respectively.

CORN STOCK

• The total corn stock as of December 1, 2005 was estimated at 227.4 thousand metric tons, lower by 20.7 and 10.4 percent from its month and year ago levels, respectively.
• Of the total corn stock, 53 percent were with commercial warehouses while the remaining 47 percent were with households.
• Stock inventories from both  household and commercial sectors dropped  from their month ago records by 22.3 and 19.3 percent, respectively. Likewise, compared to last year, household and commercial sector stocks went down by 4.3 and 15.5 percent, respectively.
• NFA reported 484 metric tons stock of corngrain by December 1, slightly lower than previous month’s level.