WASHINGTON - Aug 12/19 - SNS -- U.S. oats production is forecast at 60.4 million bushels, down 2% from the previous forecast but up 12% from 2018 for comparable States, according to the USDA's latest crop production report.
Growers expect to harvest 909,000 acres for grain, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 10% from 2018 for comparable States.
Based on conditions as of August 1, the United States yield is forecast at 66.4 bushels per acre, down 1.4 bushels from the previous forecast but 1.1 bushels above the 2018 average yield for comparable States.
Oat Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018 and Forecasted August 1, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2019 : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 :-------------------: 2018 : 2019 : : : : July 1 :August 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres -------- bushels ------- 1,000 bushels : California .........: 6 9 70.0 100.0 100.0 420 900 Idaho ..............: 10 10 84.0 85.0 71.0 840 710 Illinois ...........: 25 20 83.0 66.0 68.0 2,075 1,360 Iowa ...............: 33 80 63.0 63.0 65.0 2,079 5,200 Kansas .............: 18 25 49.0 57.0 67.0 882 1,675 Maine ..............: 19 20 67.0 68.0 63.0 1,273 1,260 Michigan ...........: 50 35 63.0 67.0 62.0 3,150 2,170 Minnesota ..........: 105 110 59.0 75.0 76.0 6,195 8,360 Montana ............: 23 30 43.0 40.0 47.0 989 1,410 Nebraska ...........: 22 19 69.0 82.0 62.0 1,518 1,178 : New York ...........: 43 35 54.0 59.0 55.0 2,322 1,925 North Dakota .......: 105 110 82.0 78.0 82.0 8,610 9,020 Ohio ...............: 30 35 65.0 63.0 60.0 1,950 2,100 Oregon .............: 5 8 99.0 75.0 85.0 495 680 Pennsylvania .......: 35 50 46.0 58.0 56.0 1,610 2,800 South Dakota .......: 95 85 82.0 93.0 82.0 7,790 6,970 Texas ..............: 50 40 50.0 40.0 50.0 2,500 2,000 Wisconsin ..........: 90 130 61.0 62.0 57.0 5,490 7,410 : Other States 1/ ....: 101 58 58.8 59.7 56.2 5,942 3,257 : United States ......: 865 909 64.9 67.8 66.4 56,130 60,385 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ For 2018, Other States include: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Washington, and Wyoming. For 2019, Other States include: Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, and Oklahoma. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2019 Summary."
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