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U.S. Oat Harvest Advanced 45%

WASHINGTON - JAN 12/23 - SNS -- Oats production in 2022 was estimated at 57.7 million bushels, up 45% from 2021, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2022.

Yield was estimated at 64.8 bushels per acre, up 3.5 bushels from the previous year. Harvested area, at 890 thousand acres, was 37% above 2021. Record low acres were planted in Wisconsin. Record low acres were harvested in Georgia, Illinois, and Ohio. Record high yields were estimated in Maine, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2020-2022
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                    :          Area planted 1/          :          Area harvested
        State       :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :   2020    :   2021    :   2022    :   2020    :   2021    :   2022
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                    :                              1,000 acres
                    :
Arkansas ...........:       8          10          10           5          6           6
California .........:      95         100         105           4          5           6
Georgia ............:      80          80          75          20         20          15
Idaho ..............:      55          50          50          16         13          16
Illinois ...........:      60          60          60          15         15          10
Iowa ...............:     170         130         130          73         52          40
Kansas .............:     140         115         110          16         20          25
Maine ..............:      26          22          26          22         19          24
Michigan ...........:      70          55          50          30         20          30
Minnesota ..........:     255         180         200         160         77         140
                    :
Missouri ...........:      35          50          45          10         15           8
Montana ............:      75          60          85          41         16          24
Nebraska ...........:     135         120         125          29         26          18
New York ...........:      52          55          68          32         29          51
North Carolina .....:      37          33          40          12         14          11
North Dakota .......:     365         355         345         105         83         190
Ohio ...............:      55          45          50          15         20          15
Oklahoma ...........:     110          80          50          11          6          17
Oregon .............:      20          15          20           7          6           8
Pennsylvania .......:      86          85          87          55         36          61
                    :
South Dakota .......:     310         215         260         140         56          75
Texas ..............:     470         460         450          60         35          35
Wisconsin ..........:     300         175         140         131         61          65
                    :
United States ......:   3,009       2,550       2,581       1,009        650         890
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                                 --continued
Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2020-2022 (continued)
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                    :          Yield per acre           :            Production
        State       :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :   2020    :   2021    :   2022    :   2020    :   2021    :   2022
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                    :   ---------- bushels ----------      -------- 1,000 bushels -------
                    :
Arkansas ...........:    64.0       90.0         61.0         320         540         366
California .........:    75.0       65.0         65.0         300         325         390
Georgia ............:    54.0       70.0         51.0       1,080       1,400         765
Idaho ..............:   102.0       72.0         64.0       1,632         936       1,024
Illinois ...........:    58.0       83.0         83.0         870       1,245         830
Iowa ...............:    78.0       77.0         80.0       5,694       4,004       3,200
Kansas .............:    52.0       50.0         41.0         832       1,000       1,025
Maine ..............:    63.0       78.0         86.0       1,386       1,482       2,064
Michigan ...........:    55.0       63.0         61.0       1,650       1,260       1,830
Minnesota ..........:    66.0       57.0         59.0      10,560       4,389       8,260
                    :
Missouri ...........:    43.0       60.0         52.0         430         900         416
Montana ............:    45.0       35.0         38.0       1,845         560         912
Nebraska ...........:    63.0       56.0         51.0       1,827       1,456         918
New York ...........:    53.0       68.0         54.0       1,696       1,972       2,754
North Carolina .....:    67.0       68.0         77.0         804         952         847
North Dakota .......:    78.0       48.0         71.0       8,190       3,984      13,490
Ohio ...............:    60.0       67.0         70.0         900       1,340       1,050
Oklahoma ...........:    45.0       45.0         20.0         495         270         340
Oregon .............:   100.0       62.0        105.0         700         372         840
Pennsylvania .......:    50.0       65.0         59.0       2,750       2,340       3,599
                    :
South Dakota .......:    77.0       67.0         80.0      10,780       3,752       6,000
Texas ..............:    45.0       45.0         55.0       2,700       1,575       1,925
Wisconsin ..........:    63.0       62.0         74.0       8,253       3,782       4,810
                    :
United States ......:    65.1       61.3         64.8      65,694      39,836      57,655
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1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.

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