Second Lowest Oat Area Planned in U.S.
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/22 - SNS -- Oats area expected to be seeded to oats for the 2022 crop year is estimated at 2.55 million acres, down less than 1 percent from 2021, according to the USDA seeding intentions estimates.
If realized, the United States planted area will be the second lowest on record. Record low planted acreage is expected in Idaho, Michigan, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Oat Area Planted - States and United States: 2020-2022 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Arkansas ...........: 8 10 10 100 California .........: 95 100 95 95 Georgia ............: 80 80 70 88 Idaho ..............: 55 50 35 70 Illinois ...........: 60 60 60 100 Iowa ...............: 170 130 150 115 Kansas .............: 140 115 150 130 Maine ..............: 26 22 25 114 Michigan ...........: 70 55 40 73 Minnesota ..........: 255 180 230 128 : Missouri ...........: 35 50 50 100 Montana ............: 75 60 60 100 Nebraska ...........: 135 120 120 100 New York ...........: 52 55 35 64 North Carolina .....: 37 33 30 91 North Dakota .......: 365 355 390 110 Ohio ...............: 55 45 45 100 Oklahoma ...........: 110 80 50 63 Oregon .............: 20 15 20 133 Pennsylvania .......: 86 85 87 102 : South Dakota .......: 310 215 240 112 Texas ..............: 470 460 400 87 Wisconsin ..........: 300 175 155 89 : United States ......: 3,009 2,550 2,547 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2022 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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