U.S. Farmers Further Reduce Oat Plantings
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/22 - SNS -- Area seeded to oats for the 2022 crop year is estimated at 2.39 million acres, down 6% from 2021, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2022.
Planted acreage is down or unchanged in 15 of the 23 major producing States compared with last year. Area for harvest, forecast at 796,000 acres, is up 22% from 2021. Record low planted area is estimated in Illinois, Minnesota, Oregon, and Wisconsin.
Oat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2021 and 2022 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Arkansas ..........: 10 10 6 6 California ........: 100 100 5 5 Georgia ...........: 80 60 20 15 Idaho .............: 50 45 13 13 Illinois ..........: 60 30 15 10 Iowa ..............: 130 120 52 35 Kansas ............: 115 110 20 21 Maine .............: 22 27 19 23 Michigan ..........: 55 50 20 30 Minnesota .........: 180 165 77 105 : Missouri ..........: 50 35 15 10 Montana ...........: 60 65 16 30 Nebraska ..........: 120 110 26 23 New York ..........: 55 68 29 39 North Carolina ....: 33 36 14 14 North Dakota ......: 355 360 83 120 Ohio ..............: 45 50 20 25 Oklahoma ..........: 80 40 6 8 Oregon ............: 15 15 6 6 Pennsylvania ......: 85 86 36 48 : South Dakota ......: 215 200 56 95 Texas .............: 460 480 35 50 Wisconsin .........: 175 130 61 65 : United States .....: 2,550 2,392 650 796 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted.
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