WASHINGTON — Wheat stored in all positions on March 1 totaled 1,234,118,000 bus, up 3% from 1,199,345,000 bus on March 1, 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its March 28 Grain Stocks report.

On-farm stocks of wheat were 236,770,000 bus, up 9% from 217,100,000 bus a year ago, while off-farm stocks were 997,348,000 bus, up 2% from 982,245,000 bus last year. Indicated disappearance of wheat during the December 2012-February 2013 period was 436 million bus, down 6% from the same period a year ago, the U.S.D.A. said.

The U.S.D.A. all wheat stocks number was above pre-report trade expectations that averaged about 1,167 million bus.

Durum stocks on March 1 were 42,396,000 bus, up 18% from 35,799,000 bus a year ago. On-farm durum stocks were 21,400,000, up 20% from a year earlier, while off-farm stocks were 20,996,000 bus, up 17%. Indicated disappearance during the December-February period was 18.6 million bus, up 52% from a year earlier, the U.S.D.A. said.

Stocks of corn in all positions on March 1 totaled 5,398,944,000 bus, down 10% from 6,023,356,000 bus a year ago. On-farm corn stocks were 2,669,200,000 bus, down 16% from last year, and off-farm stocks were 2,729,744,000 bus, down 4% from a year ago. Indicated disappearance of corn during the December-February period was 2.63 billion bus, down 27% from the same period last year, the U.S.D.A. said.

Soybean stocks in all positions were 999,280,000 bus, down 27% from 1,374,488,000 bus on March 1, 2012, the U.S.D.A said. On-farm stocks were 456,700,000 bus, down 18% from last year, and off-farm stocks totaled 542,580,000 bus, down 34%. Indicated disappearance during December-February was 967 million bus, down 3% from the same period a year earlier, the U.S.D.A. said.

The U.S.D.A. stocks numbers were above trade expectations for corn, which averaged 5,030 million bus, and for soybeans, which were 947 million bus.