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U.S. Plants 12% More Oats

WASHINGTON - Jun 29/18 - SNS -- Area seeded to oats for the 2018 crop year is estimated at 2.89 million acres, up 12% from 2017, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for this year.

Compared with last year, planted acreage is up or unchanged in 23 of the 28 major producing States. Increases of 20,000 acres or more are estimated in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. Area for harvest, forecast at 1.01 million acres, is up 26% from 2017.

Oat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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               :           Area planted            :          Area harvested
     State     :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
               :      2017       :      2018       :      2017       :     2018 1/
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               :                              1,000 acres
               :
Alabama .......:         40                65               10                 25
Arkansas ......:         11                12                8                  8
California ....:        110                90               10                  5
Colorado ......:         50                80                9                 10
Georgia .......:         50                70               15                 25
Idaho .........:         50                45               10                 10
Illinois ......:         35                50               20                 30
Iowa ..........:        115               130               42                 55
Kansas ........:        100               135               25                 50
Maine .........:         21                23               20                 22
               :
Michigan ......:         55                80               40                 50
Minnesota .....:        170               250               95                120
Missouri ......:         30                35               13                 18
Montana .......:         70                75               18                 21
Nebraska ......:        110               135               35                 45
New York ......:         55                58               35                 33
North Carolina :         35                45               10                 10
North Dakota ..:        295               265               80                120
Ohio ..........:         60                50               20                 20
Oklahoma ......:         45                50               16                 12
               :
Oregon ........:         25                25               10                 10
Pennsylvania ..:         70                65               40                 40
South Carolina :         20                22                8                  8
South Dakota ..:        290               305               60                100
Texas .........:        455               470               60                 50
Washington ....:         16                18                3                  5
Wisconsin .....:        180               210               85                100
Wyoming .......:         25                31                4                  7
               :
United States .:      2,588             2,889              801              1,009
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1/ Forecasted.

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