WASHINGTON - Mar 29/18 - SNS -- Area seeded to oats for the 2018 crop year is estimated at 2.72 million acres, up 5% from 2017, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report for 2018.
If realized, United States planted area will be the fourth lowest on record. Record low planted acreage is estimated in California, Oregon, and Texas.
Oat Area Planted - States and United States: 2016-2018 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 50 40 55 138 Arkansas ...........: 11 11 12 109 California .........: 110 110 85 77 Colorado ...........: 55 50 55 110 Georgia ............: 45 50 70 140 Idaho ..............: 55 50 65 130 Illinois ...........: 45 35 45 129 Iowa ...............: 120 115 140 122 Kansas .............: 120 100 125 125 Maine ..............: 25 21 29 138 : Michigan ...........: 65 55 50 91 Minnesota ..........: 210 170 230 135 Missouri ...........: 45 30 30 100 Montana ............: 60 70 70 100 Nebraska ...........: 135 110 135 123 New York ...........: 90 55 60 109 North Carolina .....: 35 35 40 114 North Dakota .......: 290 295 290 98 Ohio ...............: 50 60 60 100 Oklahoma ...........: 65 45 40 89 : Oregon .............: 30 25 25 100 Pennsylvania .......: 85 70 75 107 South Carolina .....: 17 20 22 110 South Dakota .......: 295 290 280 97 Texas ..............: 470 455 360 79 Washington .........: 18 16 13 81 Wisconsin ..........: 210 180 230 128 Wyoming ............: 23 25 25 100 : United States ......: 2,829 2,588 2,716 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2018 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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