In 500-lb bales. Number of bales that are simultaneously in bothcertificated stock and the CCC loan as of Feb 16 is 8,178.

NOTE: Issues by the USDA are not included in the daily certifiedstock totals, and are reported for informational purposes only. Thedaily stock totals for each delivery point reflect the actualcertificated stocks, including new certs and decerts, as reported byEWR, Inc.

source:USDA