Modest Increase in U.S. Oat Crop
WASHINGTON - Sep 30/19 - SNS -- Oat production was estimated at 54.2 million bushels, up 1% from 2018 for comparable States, according to the USDA's small grains production report. Beginning in 2019, oat estimates were discontinued in Alabama, Colorado, South Carolina, Washington, and Wyoming.
Yield was estimated at 64.4 bushels per acre, down 0.9 bushel from the previous year for comparable States. Harvested area, at 842,000 acres, was 2% above last year for comparable States.
Record low acres were harvested in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Missouri, and North Carolina. Record high yields were estimated in Idaho and North Dakota.
Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2017-2019
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: Area planted 1/ : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2017 : 2018 : 2019
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama 2/ ........: 40 40 (NA) 10 15 (NA)
Arkansas ..........: 11 10 5 8 7 3
California ........: 110 110 75 10 6 2
Colorado 2/ .......: 50 95 (NA) 9 7 (NA)
Georgia ...........: 50 60 70 15 15 15
Idaho .............: 50 40 60 10 10 12
Illinois ..........: 35 40 70 20 25 10
Iowa ..............: 115 135 215 42 33 69
Kansas ............: 100 120 120 25 18 18
Maine .............: 22 21 22 21 19 19
:
Michigan ..........: 55 75 70 40 50 25
Minnesota .........: 170 180 240 95 105 100
Missouri ..........: 30 35 50 13 16 6
Montana ...........: 70 70 70 18 23 30
Nebraska ..........: 110 125 120 35 22 18
New York ..........: 55 69 56 35 43 39
North Carolina ....: 35 30 22 10 11 7
North Dakota ......: 295 300 355 80 105 125
Ohio ..............: 60 55 75 20 30 25
Oklahoma ..........: 45 50 100 16 10 25
:
Oregon ............: 25 20 20 10 5 9
Pennsylvania ......: 70 65 85 40 35 50
South Carolina 2/ .: 20 19 (NA) 8 7 (NA)
South Dakota ......: 290 290 245 60 95 75
Texas .............: 455 450 400 60 50 40
Washington 2/ .....: 16 17 (NA) 4 4 (NA)
Wisconsin .........: 180 200 265 85 90 120
Wyoming 2/ ........: 25 25 (NA) 5 9 (NA)
:
United States .....: 2,589 2,746 2,810 804 865 842
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2017-2019 (continued)
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: Yield : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2017 : 2018 : 2019
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: ---------- bushels ---------- -------- 1,000 bushels -------
:
Alabama 2/ ........: 60.0 63.0 (NA) 600 945 (NA)
Arkansas ..........: 85.0 75.0 70.0 680 525 210
California ........: 65.0 70.0 60.0 650 420 120
Colorado 2/ .......: 65.0 50.0 (NA) 585 350 (NA)
Georgia ...........: 49.0 71.0 55.0 735 1,065 825
Idaho .............: 71.0 84.0 90.0 710 840 1,080
Illinois ..........: 79.0 83.0 65.0 1,580 2,075 650
Iowa ..............: 77.0 63.0 58.0 3,234 2,079 4,002
Kansas ............: 54.0 49.0 64.0 1,350 882 1,152
Maine .............: 67.0 67.0 74.0 1,407 1,273 1,406
:
Michigan ..........: 54.0 63.0 57.0 2,160 3,150 1,425
Minnesota .........: 75.0 59.0 62.0 7,125 6,195 6,200
Missouri ..........: 65.0 45.0 47.0 845 720 282
Montana ...........: 47.0 43.0 45.0 846 989 1,350
Nebraska ..........: 49.0 69.0 63.0 1,715 1,518 1,134
New York ..........: 55.0 54.0 60.0 1,925 2,322 2,340
North Carolina ....: 66.0 66.0 71.0 660 726 497
North Dakota ......: 58.0 82.0 87.0 4,640 8,610 10,875
Ohio ..............: 70.0 65.0 46.0 1,400 1,950 1,150
Oklahoma ..........: 42.0 48.0 50.0 672 480 1,250
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Oregon ............: 83.0 99.0 99.0 830 495 891
Pennsylvania ......: 58.0 46.0 53.0 2,320 1,610 2,650
South Carolina 2/ .: 51.0 62.0 (NA) 408 434 (NA)
South Dakota ......: 70.0 82.0 83.0 4,200 7,790 6,225
Texas .............: 45.0 50.0 50.0 2,700 2,500 2,000
Washington 2/ .....: 42.0 46.0 (NA) 168 184 (NA)
Wisconsin .........: 59.0 61.0 54.0 5,015 5,490 6,480
Wyoming 2/ ........: 85.0 57.0 (NA) 425 513 (NA)
:
United States .....: 61.7 64.9 64.4 49,585 56,130 54,194
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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