5% More Oats Planned
WASHINGTON - Mar 28/13 - SNS -- Farmers in the United States plan to grow 2.90 million acres of oats this year, up 5% from 2012, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates for 2013.
If realized, this will be the third lowest United States total on record. Record low acreage is expected in California, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Wyoming.
Oat Area Planted - States and United States: 2011-2013
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2013 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 45 60 50 83
Arkansas ...........: 15 12 11 92
California .........: 200 230 200 87
Colorado ...........: 45 55 65 118
Georgia ............: 60 60 60 100
Idaho ..............: 70 70 55 79
Illinois ...........: 30 30 40 133
Indiana ............: 15 15 15 100
Iowa ...............: 120 130 120 92
Kansas .............: 60 105 90 86
:
Maine ..............: 28 29 32 110
Michigan ...........: 40 50 60 120
Minnesota ..........: 180 190 170 89
Missouri ...........: 15 20 25 125
Montana ............: 45 45 53 118
Nebraska ...........: 60 75 135 180
New York ...........: 55 70 85 121
North Carolina .....: 45 40 35 88
North Dakota .......: 170 200 260 130
Ohio ...............: 50 70 50 71
:
Oklahoma ...........: 35 75 40 53
Oregon .............: 35 35 40 114
Pennsylvania .......: 90 100 80 80
South Carolina .....: 22 28 21 75
South Dakota .......: 120 160 190 119
Texas ..............: 550 500 600 120
Utah ...............: 35 30 35 117
Virginia ...........: 11 11 9 82
Washington .........: 10 15 20 133
Wisconsin ..........: 210 220 225 102
Wyoming ............: 30 30 30 100
:
United States ......: 2,496 2,760 2,901 105
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/ Intended plantings in 2013 as indicated by reports from farmers.
Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
If you are a subscriber, please log into the website.
If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe to this edition of the STAT website and to learn more about becoming a subscriber.
