Solid Gain in U.S. Oat Harvest
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/16 - SNS -- Oats production in the United States 2015 is estimated at 89.5 million bushels, up 27% from the revised 2014 total of 70.2 million bushels, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2015.
Yield is estimated at 70.2 bushels per acre, up 2.3 bushels from the previous year, and represents a new record high for the United States.
Harvested area, at 1.28 million acres, is 23% above the previous year. Record low acres were harvested in California, Indiana, South Carolina, Oregon, and Utah.
Favorable growing conditions in Minnesota this year promoted significant yield increases compared with 2014. Drought conditions in California led to a large decline in yield from 2014. Record high yields are estimated in Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Utah.
Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2013-2015
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: Area planted 1/ : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama .......: 60 50 55 20 15 20
Arkansas ......: 11 12 11 7 8 8
California ....: 150 120 120 15 10 10
Colorado ......: 55 45 45 12 9 10
Georgia .......: 50 60 65 18 20 25
Idaho .........: 70 70 75 15 15 15
Illinois ......: 40 35 40 25 25 25
Indiana .......: 20 20 15 10 10 5
Iowa ..........: 220 145 125 60 55 57
Kansas ........: 100 85 95 20 15 40
:
Maine .........: 28 32 30 26 31 29
Michigan ......: 50 55 75 30 40 50
Minnesota .....: 240 230 280 105 125 160
Missouri ......: 30 25 30 14 13 14
Montana .......: 50 45 50 22 16 22
Nebraska ......: 150 110 135 25 30 40
New York ......: 75 55 70 46 40 40
North Carolina : 35 33 35 13 17 16
North Dakota ..: 225 235 275 135 105 140
Ohio ..........: 50 50 70 25 35 40
:
Oklahoma ......: 60 60 40 7 10 7
Oregon ........: 30 30 35 13 18 11
Pennsylvania ..: 95 90 95 50 60 65
South Carolina : 20 21 24 9 10 9
South Dakota ..: 260 250 325 120 100 145
Texas .........: 450 450 520 40 45 55
Utah ..........: 40 20 20 5 3 2
Virginia ......: 10 10 12 2 3 4
Washington ....: 20 25 18 5 5 5
Wisconsin .....: 255 255 280 105 140 195
Wyoming .......: 31 30 23 10 7 12
:
United States .: 2,980 2,753 3,088 1,009 1,035 1,276
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2013-2015 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: ---------- bushels --------- -------- 1,000 bushels -------
:
Alabama .......: 60.0 65.0 50.0 1,200 975 1,000
Arkansas ......: 73.0 90.0 60.0 511 720 480
California ....: 80.0 100.0 60.0 1,200 1,000 600
Colorado ......: 65.0 60.0 80.0 780 540 800
Georgia .......: 60.0 54.0 45.0 1,080 1,080 1,125
Idaho .........: 73.0 82.0 86.0 1,095 1,230 1,290
Illinois ......: 69.0 80.0 77.0 1,725 2,000 1,925
Indiana .......: 71.0 74.0 59.0 710 740 295
Iowa ..........: 66.0 64.0 73.0 3,960 3,520 4,161
Kansas ........: 42.0 56.0 65.0 840 840 2,600
:
Maine .........: 67.0 70.0 80.0 1,742 2,170 2,320
Michigan ......: 62.0 69.0 67.0 1,860 2,760 3,350
Minnesota .....: 57.0 63.0 78.0 5,985 7,875 12,480
Missouri ......: 53.0 65.0 65.0 742 845 910
Montana .......: 54.0 69.0 53.0 1,188 1,104 1,166
Nebraska ......: 65.0 80.0 67.0 1,625 2,400 2,680
New York ......: 67.0 63.0 58.0 3,082 2,520 2,320
North Carolina : 70.0 67.0 66.0 910 1,139 1,056
North Dakota ..: 62.0 73.0 74.0 8,370 7,665 10,360
Ohio ..........: 63.0 63.0 63.0 1,575 2,205 2,520
:
Oklahoma ......: 38.0 38.0 39.0 266 380 273
Oregon ........: 100.0 85.0 88.0 1,300 1,530 968
Pennsylvania ..: 62.0 58.0 55.0 3,100 3,480 3,575
South Carolina : 59.0 62.0 58.0 531 620 522
South Dakota ..: 77.0 93.0 87.0 9,240 9,300 12,615
Texas .........: 46.0 38.0 48.0 1,840 1,710 2,640
Utah ..........: 62.0 69.0 85.0 310 207 170
Virginia ......: 70.0 78.0 76.0 140 234 304
Washington ....: 68.0 70.0 54.0 340 350 270
Wisconsin .....: 65.0 62.0 72.0 6,825 8,680 14,040
Wyoming .......: 57.0 59.0 60.0 570 413 720
:
United States .: 64.1 67.9 70.2 64,642 70,232 89,535
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1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
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