U.S. Oat Crop Up 13%
WASHINGTON - Jul 12/24 - SNS -- This year's oat harvest is expected to reach 61.9 million bushels in the United States, up 13% from 2023 in comparable States, according to the USDA
Growers expect to harvest 872,000 acres for grain, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 9% from 2023 in comparable States. Based on conditions as of July 1, the United States yield is forecast at a record high 70.9 bushels per acre, 2.1 bushels above the 2023 average in comparable States. If realized, the forecasted yield will be a record high in Illinois and North Dakota.
Beginning in 2024, estimates for oats were discontinued in Arkansas, California, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
Oat Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2023 and
Forecasted July 1, 2024
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024
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: 1,000 acres ---- bushels ---- 1,000 bushels
:
Arkansas 1/ ......: 5 (NA) 62.0 (NA) 310 (NA)
California 1/ ....: 5 (NA) 75.0 (NA) 375 (NA)
Georgia ..........: 15 20 61.0 52.0 915 1,040
Idaho ............: 12 10 91.0 80.0 1,092 800
Illinois .........: 17 14 90.0 93.0 1,530 1,302
Iowa .............: 95 120 80.0 82.0 7,600 9,840
Kansas ...........: 30 35 66.0 40.0 1,980 1,400
Maine ............: 21 22 62.0 71.0 1,302 1,562
Michigan .........: 25 30 66.0 66.0 1,650 1,980
Minnesota ........: 87 115 77.0 67.0 6,699 7,705
:
Missouri 1/ ......: 9 (NA) 68.0 (NA) 612 (NA)
Montana ..........: 22 25 37.0 43.0 814 1,075
Nebraska .........: 24 32 53.0 60.0 1,272 1,920
New York .........: 44 38 60.0 64.0 2,640 2,432
North Carolina ...: 14 12 77.0 78.0 1,078 936
North Dakota .....: 105 130 76.0 87.0 7,980 11,310
Ohio .............: 15 15 76.0 65.0 1,140 975
Oklahoma 1/ ......: 13 (NA) 60.0 (NA) 780 (NA)
Oregon ...........: 12 12 79.0 100.0 948 1,200
Pennsylvania .....: 47 41 61.0 63.0 2,867 2,583
:
South Dakota .....: 69 83 74.0 88.0 5,106 7,304
Texas ............: 70 50 54.0 40.0 3,780 2,000
Wisconsin ........: 75 68 61.0 66.0 4,575 4,488
:
United States ....: 831 872 68.6 70.9 57,045 61,852
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Estimates discontinued in 2024.
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