U.S. Oat Harvest Fell 24%
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/18 - SNS -- Oats production in 2017 was estimated at 49.4 million bushels, down 24% from 2016, according to the USDA's final crop estimates.
Yield was estimated at 61.7 bushels per acre, down 4.3 bushels from the previous year. Harvested area, at 801,000 acres, was 18% below the previous year. Record low acres were harvested in Alabama, California, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
The largest decreases in production from 2016 occurred in the upper Midwest where yields in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin were down from the previous year. Lower harvested acres in New York and Pennsylvania led to a production decrease of over 2 million bushels in these two States combined. A record high yield was estimated in Wyoming.
Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2015-2017
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: Area planted 1/ : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama .......: 55 50 40 20 20 10
Arkansas ......: 11 11 11 8 8 8
California ....: 120 110 110 10 11 10
Colorado ......: 45 55 50 10 10 9
Georgia .......: 65 45 50 25 15 15
Idaho .........: 75 55 50 15 15 10
Illinois ......: 40 45 35 25 20 20
Indiana 2/ ....: 15 (NA) (NA) 5 (NA) (NA)
Iowa ..........: 125 120 115 57 43 42
Kansas ........: 95 120 100 40 30 25
:
Maine .........: 30 25 21 29 24 20
Michigan ......: 75 65 55 50 30 40
Minnesota .....: 280 210 170 160 120 95
Missouri ......: 30 45 30 14 19 13
Montana .......: 50 60 70 22 28 18
Nebraska ......: 135 135 110 40 25 35
New York ......: 70 90 55 40 60 35
North Carolina : 35 35 35 16 9 10
North Dakota ..: 275 290 295 140 110 80
Ohio ..........: 70 50 60 40 25 20
:
Oklahoma ......: 40 65 45 7 8 16
Oregon ........: 35 30 25 11 10 10
Pennsylvania ..: 95 85 70 65 50 40
South Carolina : 24 17 20 9 7 8
South Dakota ..: 325 295 290 145 110 60
Texas .........: 520 470 455 55 60 60
Utah 2/ .......: 20 (NA) (NA) 2 (NA) (NA)
Virginia 2/ ...: 12 (NA) (NA) 4 (NA) (NA)
Washington ....: 18 18 16 5 7 3
Wisconsin .....: 280 210 180 195 100 85
Wyoming .......: 23 23 25 12 7 4
:
United States .: 3,088 2,829 2,588 1,276 981 801
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2015-2017 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017
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: ---------- bushels ---------- -------- 1,000 bushels -------
:
Alabama .......: 50.0 55.0 60.0 1,000 1,100 600
Arkansas ......: 60.0 73.0 85.0 480 584 680
California ....: 60.0 65.0 65.0 600 715 650
Colorado ......: 80.0 80.0 65.0 800 800 585
Georgia .......: 45.0 58.0 49.0 1,125 870 735
Idaho .........: 86.0 83.0 71.0 1,290 1,245 710
Illinois ......: 77.0 81.0 79.0 1,925 1,620 1,580
Indiana 2/ ....: 59.0 (NA) (NA) 295 (NA) (NA)
Iowa ..........: 73.0 76.0 77.0 4,161 3,268 3,234
Kansas ........: 65.0 57.0 54.0 2,600 1,710 1,350
:
Maine .........: 80.0 71.0 67.0 2,320 1,704 1,340
Michigan ......: 67.0 58.0 54.0 3,350 1,740 2,160
Minnesota .....: 78.0 68.0 75.0 12,480 8,160 7,125
Missouri ......: 65.0 60.0 65.0 910 1,140 845
Montana .......: 53.0 47.0 47.0 1,166 1,316 846
Nebraska ......: 67.0 60.0 49.0 2,680 1,500 1,715
New York ......: 58.0 55.0 55.0 2,320 3,300 1,925
North Carolina : 66.0 60.0 66.0 1,056 540 660
North Dakota ..: 74.0 66.0 58.0 10,360 7,260 4,640
Ohio ..........: 63.0 74.0 70.0 2,520 1,850 1,400
:
Oklahoma ......: 39.0 43.0 42.0 273 344 672
Oregon ........: 88.0 90.0 83.0 968 900 830
Pennsylvania ..: 55.0 67.0 58.0 3,575 3,350 2,320
South Carolina : 58.0 46.0 51.0 522 322 408
South Dakota ..: 87.0 82.0 70.0 12,615 9,020 4,200
Texas .........: 48.0 50.0 45.0 2,640 3,000 2,700
Utah 2/ .......: 85.0 (NA) (NA) 170 (NA) (NA)
Virginia 2/ ...: 76.0 (NA) (NA) 304 (NA) (NA)
Washington ....: 54.0 61.0 42.0 270 427 126
Wisconsin .....: 72.0 66.0 59.0 14,040 6,600 5,015
Wyoming .......: 60.0 55.0 85.0 720 385 340
:
United States .: 70.2 66.0 61.7 89,535 64,770 49,391
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2016.
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