Moderate Gains in Oat Plantings
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/20 - SNS -- Land in oats could reach 3.01 million acres in the U.S., up 7% from 2019, according to the USDA.
If realized, the United States planted area will be the ninth lowest on record. Record low planted acreage is expected in California and Oregon.
Oat Area Planted - States and United States: 2018-2020
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 : 2020 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama 2/ .........: 40 (NA) (NA) (X)
Arkansas ...........: 10 5 8 160
California .........: 110 75 75 100
Colorado 2/ ........: 95 (NA) (NA) (X)
Georgia ............: 60 70 70 100
Idaho ..............: 40 60 45 75
Illinois ...........: 40 70 100 143
Iowa ...............: 135 215 240 112
Kansas .............: 120 120 170 142
Maine ..............: 21 22 22 100
:
Michigan ...........: 75 70 60 86
Minnesota ..........: 180 240 250 104
Missouri ...........: 35 50 50 100
Montana ............: 70 70 75 107
Nebraska ...........: 125 120 120 100
New York ...........: 69 56 59 105
North Carolina .....: 30 22 28 127
North Dakota .......: 300 355 320 90
Ohio ...............: 55 75 80 107
Oklahoma ...........: 50 100 90 90
:
Oregon .............: 20 20 20 100
Pennsylvania .......: 65 85 90 106
South Carolina 2/ ..: 19 (NA) (NA) (X)
South Dakota .......: 290 245 345 141
Texas ..............: 450 400 415 104
Washington 2/ ......: 17 (NA) (NA) (X)
Wisconsin ..........: 200 265 280 106
Wyoming 2/ .........: 25 (NA) (NA) (X)
:
United States ......: 2,746 2,810 3,012 107
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(NA) Not available.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Intended plantings in 2020 as indicated by reports from farmers.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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