Record Low U.S. Oat Crop
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/22 - SNS -- Oats production in 2021 was estimated at record low 39.8 million bushels, down 39% from 2020, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2021.
Yield was estimated at 61.3 bushels per acre, down 3.8 bushels from the previous year. Harvested area, at a record low 650,000 acres, was 36% below 2020.
Record low acres were planted in Oregon and Wisconsin. Record low acres were harvested in Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, and New York. Record low production was estimated in Michigan, Montana, Oregon, and Wisconsin.
Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2019-2021
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: Area planted 1/ : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021
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: 1,000 acres
:
Arkansas ...........: 5 8 10 3 5 6
California .........: 90 95 100 2 4 5
Georgia ............: 70 80 80 15 20 20
Idaho ..............: 60 55 50 12 16 13
Illinois ...........: 70 60 60 10 15 15
Iowa ...............: 215 170 130 69 73 52
Kansas .............: 120 140 115 18 16 20
Maine ..............: 22 26 22 19 22 19
Michigan ...........: 70 70 55 25 30 20
Minnesota ..........: 240 255 180 100 160 77
:
Missouri ...........: 50 35 50 6 10 15
Montana ............: 75 75 60 26 41 16
Nebraska ...........: 120 135 120 18 29 26
New York ...........: 56 52 55 39 32 29
North Carolina .....: 22 37 33 7 12 14
North Dakota .......: 355 365 355 115 105 83
Ohio ...............: 75 55 45 25 15 20
Oklahoma ...........: 100 110 80 25 11 6
Oregon .............: 20 20 15 9 7 6
Pennsylvania .......: 85 86 85 50 55 36
:
South Dakota .......: 245 310 215 75 140 56
Texas ..............: 400 470 460 40 60 35
Wisconsin ..........: 265 300 175 120 131 61
:
United States ......: 2,830 3,009 2,550 828 1,009 650
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2019-2021 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021
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: ---------- bushels --------- -------- 1,000 bushels -------
:
Arkansas ...........: 70.0 64.0 90.0 210 320 540
California .........: 60.0 75.0 65.0 120 300 325
Georgia ............: 55.0 54.0 70.0 825 1,080 1,400
Idaho ..............: 92.0 102.0 72.0 1,104 1,632 936
Illinois ...........: 65.0 58.0 83.0 650 870 1,245
Iowa ...............: 58.0 78.0 77.0 4,002 5,694 4,004
Kansas .............: 64.0 52.0 50.0 1,152 832 1,000
Maine ..............: 76.0 63.0 78.0 1,444 1,386 1,482
Michigan ...........: 57.0 55.0 63.0 1,425 1,650 1,260
Minnesota ..........: 62.0 66.0 57.0 6,200 10,560 4,389
:
Missouri ...........: 47.0 43.0 60.0 282 430 900
Montana ............: 55.0 45.0 35.0 1,430 1,845 560
Nebraska ...........: 63.0 63.0 56.0 1,134 1,827 1,456
New York ...........: 60.0 53.0 68.0 2,340 1,696 1,972
North Carolina .....: 71.0 67.0 68.0 497 804 952
North Dakota .......: 86.0 78.0 48.0 9,890 8,190 3,984
Ohio ...............: 46.0 60.0 67.0 1,150 900 1,340
Oklahoma ...........: 50.0 45.0 45.0 1,250 495 270
Oregon .............: 97.0 100.0 62.0 873 700 372
Pennsylvania .......: 53.0 50.0 65.0 2,650 2,750 2,340
:
South Dakota .......: 82.0 77.0 67.0 6,150 10,780 3,752
Texas ..............: 50.0 45.0 45.0 2,000 2,700 1,575
Wisconsin ..........: 54.0 63.0 62.0 6,480 8,253 3,782
:
United States ......: 64.3 65.1 61.3 53,258 65,694 39,836
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1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
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