Solid Boost in U.S. Oat Output
WASHINGTON - Sep 28/18 - SNS -- Oats production in the United States was estimated at 56.1 million bushels, up 14% from 2017, according to the USDA's annual small grains production report.
Yield was estimated at 64.9 bushels per acre, up 3.2 bushels from the previous year. Harvested area, at 865,000 acres, was 8% above the previous year. Record low acres were harvested in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.
The largest increases in production from 2017 occurred in the Dakotas where yields were up from the previous year, as a result of last year's drought. A record high yield was estimated in North Dakota.
Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2016-2018
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: Area planted 1/ : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama .......: 50 40 40 20 10 15
Arkansas ......: 11 11 10 8 8 7
California ....: 110 110 110 11 10 6
Colorado ......: 55 50 95 10 9 7
Georgia .......: 45 50 60 15 15 15
Idaho .........: 55 50 40 15 10 10
Illinois ......: 45 35 40 20 20 25
Iowa ..........: 120 115 135 43 42 33
Kansas ........: 120 100 120 30 25 18
Maine .........: 25 21 21 24 20 19
:
Michigan ......: 65 55 75 30 40 50
Minnesota .....: 210 170 180 120 95 105
Missouri ......: 45 30 35 19 13 16
Montana .......: 60 70 70 28 18 23
Nebraska ......: 135 110 125 25 35 22
New York ......: 90 55 69 60 35 43
North Carolina : 35 35 30 9 10 11
North Dakota ..: 290 295 300 110 80 105
Ohio ..........: 50 60 55 25 20 30
Oklahoma ......: 65 45 50 8 16 10
:
Oregon ........: 30 25 20 10 10 5
Pennsylvania ..: 85 70 65 50 40 35
South Carolina : 17 20 19 7 8 7
South Dakota ..: 295 290 290 110 60 95
Texas .........: 470 455 450 60 60 50
Washington ....: 18 16 17 7 3 4
Wisconsin .....: 210 180 200 100 85 90
Wyoming .......: 23 25 25 7 4 9
:
United States .: 2,829 2,588 2,746 981 801 865
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2016-2018 (continued)
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: Yield : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018
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: ---------- bushels --------- -------- 1,000 bushels -------
:
Alabama .......: 55.0 60.0 63.0 1,100 600 945
Arkansas ......: 73.0 85.0 75.0 584 680 525
California ....: 65.0 65.0 70.0 715 650 420
Colorado ......: 80.0 65.0 50.0 800 585 350
Georgia .......: 58.0 49.0 71.0 870 735 1,065
Idaho .........: 83.0 71.0 84.0 1,245 710 840
Illinois ......: 81.0 79.0 83.0 1,620 1,580 2,075
Iowa ..........: 76.0 77.0 63.0 3,268 3,234 2,079
Kansas ........: 57.0 54.0 49.0 1,710 1,350 882
Maine .........: 71.0 67.0 67.0 1,704 1,340 1,273
:
Michigan ......: 58.0 54.0 63.0 1,740 2,160 3,150
Minnesota .....: 68.0 75.0 59.0 8,160 7,125 6,195
Missouri ......: 60.0 65.0 45.0 1,140 845 720
Montana .......: 47.0 47.0 43.0 1,316 846 989
Nebraska ......: 60.0 49.0 69.0 1,500 1,715 1,518
New York ......: 55.0 55.0 54.0 3,300 1,925 2,322
North Carolina : 60.0 66.0 66.0 540 660 726
North Dakota ..: 66.0 58.0 82.0 7,260 4,640 8,610
Ohio ..........: 74.0 70.0 65.0 1,850 1,400 1,950
Oklahoma ......: 43.0 42.0 48.0 344 672 480
:
Oregon ........: 90.0 83.0 99.0 900 830 495
Pennsylvania ..: 67.0 58.0 46.0 3,350 2,320 1,610
South Carolina : 46.0 51.0 62.0 322 408 434
South Dakota ..: 82.0 70.0 82.0 9,020 4,200 7,790
Texas .........: 50.0 45.0 50.0 3,000 2,700 2,500
Washington ....: 61.0 42.0 46.0 427 126 184
Wisconsin .....: 66.0 59.0 61.0 6,600 5,015 5,490
Wyoming .......: 55.0 85.0 57.0 385 340 513
:
United States .: 66.0 61.7 64.9 64,770 49,391 56,130
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1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
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