The phrase "grain stocks" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is commonly used in business or economic contexts to refer to the supply or amount of grains that a company or country has in reserve. Example: The government is closely monitoring the country's grain stocks to ensure food security during the upcoming harvest season.
Exporter supplies are tight and world grain stocks have dropped to the lowest level since the early 1970s, the stocks-to-use ratios for cereals being only 14percent.
That means global grain stocks, already tight, will decline further.
World grain stocks have slumped to a precariously low level.
This publication includes data on important crop varieties, such as grasses, grain stocks, vegetables and fruits.
In the 21st century, world grain stocks have never exceeded more than a few months' supply.
People have to eat, even if a bad harvest temporarily reduces the world's grain stocks.
The report additionally shows that, had biofuels not already depleted countries' emergency grain stock, neither increasing demand from developing countries nor weather-related shortfalls would have had a significant effect.
Small cash needs are often met by selling small ruminants while cattle are sold when larger sums are required, e.g. to replenish grain stock, for weddings or other important festivities (Sutter 1987).
Although China has fewer acres of farmland than it did, the USDA thinks it has ample scope to improve crop yields by using more advanced seed, fertiliser and irrigation techniques.Moreover, most of the decline in coarse-grain stocks has come in China.
End-season world grains stocks will be the lowest for 29 years.In this section Overview Output, demand and jobs Prices and wages Music sales Money and interest rates The Economist commodity price index Stockmarkets Trade, exchange rates and budgets The Economist food index Reprints.
For the first time since the start of the current marketing season, the FAO forecast for world coarse grains stocks has been raised, mostly to take account of higher production estimates for 2005 and lower feed use.
