U.S. Oat Harvest Dropping
WASHINGTON - Aug 11/23 - SNS -- Oats production is forecast at 49.5 million bushels, down 14% from 2022, according to the USDA.
Based on conditions as of August 1, the United States yield is forecast at 61.5 bushels per acre, down 3.3 bushels from the 2022 average yield. A record high yield is expected in Texas.
Oats planted area in the United States was increased 2% to 2.56 million acres, down 1% from 2022. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 804,000 acres, up 1% from the previous forecast but down 10% from last year.
Oat Area Planted and Harvested - States and
United States: 2022-2023
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Arkansas ..........: 10 8 6 5
California ........: 105 85 6 5
Georgia ...........: 75 55 15 18
Idaho .............: 50 45 16 10
Illinois ..........: 60 55 10 14
Iowa ..............: 130 185 40 45
Kansas ............: 110 185 25 35
Maine .............: 26 22 24 19
Michigan ..........: 50 50 30 20
Minnesota .........: 200 160 140 104
:
Missouri ..........: 45 30 8 7
Montana ...........: 85 75 24 30
Nebraska ..........: 125 145 18 25
New York ..........: 68 61 51 47
North Carolina ....: 40 37 11 11
North Dakota ......: 345 320 190 136
Ohio ..............: 50 35 15 22
Oklahoma ..........: 50 140 17 26
Oregon ............: 20 20 8 10
Pennsylvania ......: 87 70 61 39
:
South Dakota ......: 260 250 75 77
Texas .............: 450 390 35 39
Wisconsin .........: 140 135 65 60
:
United States .....: 2,581 2,558 890 804
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1/ Forecasted.
Oat Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2022 and Forecasted
August 1, 2023
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
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State : : : : 2023 : :
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 :-------------------: 2022 : 2023
: : : : July 1 :August 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres -------- bushels -------- 1,000 bushels
:
California .........: 6 5 65.0 65.0 65.0 390 325
Idaho ..............: 16 10 64.0 90.0 90.0 1,024 900
Illinois ...........: 10 14 83.0 64.0 74.0 830 1,036
Iowa ...............: 40 45 80.0 70.0 70.0 3,200 3,150
Kansas .............: 25 35 41.0 44.0 49.0 1,025 1,715
Maine ..............: 24 19 86.0 73.0 71.0 2,064 1,349
Michigan ...........: 30 20 61.0 45.0 50.0 1,830 1,000
Minnesota ..........: 140 104 59.0 70.0 61.0 8,260 6,344
Montana ............: 24 30 38.0 50.0 40.0 912 1,200
Nebraska ...........: 18 25 51.0 45.0 50.0 918 1,250
:
New York ...........: 51 47 54.0 61.0 55.0 2,754 2,585
North Dakota .......: 190 136 71.0 80.0 70.0 13,490 9,520
Ohio ...............: 15 22 70.0 67.0 63.0 1,050 1,386
Oregon .............: 8 10 105.0 105.0 100.0 840 1,000
Pennsylvania .......: 61 39 59.0 62.0 58.0 3,599 2,262
South Dakota .......: 75 77 80.0 60.0 64.0 6,000 4,928
Texas ..............: 35 39 55.0 56.0 56.0 1,925 2,184
Wisconsin ..........: 65 60 74.0 44.0 59.0 4,810 3,540
:
Other States 1/ ....: 57 67 48.0 47.6 56.4 2,734 3,780
:
United States ......: 890 804 64.8 62.8 61.5 57,655 49,454
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1/ Other States include: Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, and Oklahoma.
Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2023 Summary."
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