Second Lowest Oat Area
WASHINGTON - Mar 29/19 - SNS -- Area seeded to oats this year in the United States is estimated at 2.56 million acres, down 7% from 2018, according to this year's USDA seeding intentions report.
If realized, the United States planted area will be the second lowest on record. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Arkansas, California, Maine, Minnesota, and North Carolina.
Beginning in 2019, oat estimates were discontinued in Alabama, Colorado, South Carolina, Washington, and Wyoming.
Oat Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama 2/ .........: 40 40 (NA) (X)
Arkansas ...........: 11 10 8 80
California .........: 110 110 85 77
Colorado 2/ ........: 50 95 (NA) (X)
Georgia ............: 50 60 70 117
Idaho ..............: 50 40 55 138
Illinois ...........: 35 40 45 113
Iowa ...............: 115 135 135 100
Kansas .............: 100 120 135 113
Maine ..............: 22 21 20 95
:
Michigan ...........: 55 75 60 80
Minnesota ..........: 170 180 170 94
Missouri ...........: 30 35 30 86
Montana ............: 70 70 65 93
Nebraska ...........: 110 125 115 92
New York ...........: 55 69 60 87
North Carolina .....: 35 30 22 73
North Dakota .......: 295 300 260 87
Ohio ...............: 60 55 45 82
Oklahoma ...........: 45 50 100 200
:
Oregon .............: 25 20 25 125
Pennsylvania .......: 70 65 70 108
South Carolina 2/ ..: 20 19 (NA) (X)
South Dakota .......: 290 290 260 90
Texas ..............: 455 450 500 111
Washington 2/ ......: 16 17 (NA) (X)
Wisconsin ..........: 180 200 220 110
Wyoming 2/ .........: 25 25 (NA) (X)
:
United States ......: 2,589 2,746 2,555 93
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(NA) Not available.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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