Solid Increase In Oat Harvest
WASHINGTON - Jan 10/25 - SNS -- Oats production in 2024 was estimated at 67.8 million bushels, up 23% from 2023 in comparable States, according to the USDA's final production estimates for 2024.
Yield was estimated at a record high 76.5 bushels per acre, up 7.7 bushels from the previous year in comparable States. Harvested area, at 886 thousand acres, was 11% above 2023 in comparable States. Record low acres were planted in Idaho, Maine, Ohio, and Texas. Record low acres were harvested in Idaho and Maine. Record high yields were estimated in Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, and North Dakota.
Beginning in 2024, estimates for oats were discontinued in Arkansas, California, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2022-2024
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Area planted 1/ : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 acres
:
Arkansas 2/ ........: 10 8 (NA) 6 5 (NA)
California 2/ ......: 105 90 (NA) 6 5 (NA)
Georgia ............: 75 55 65 15 15 21
Idaho ..............: 50 45 40 16 12 10
Illinois ...........: 60 55 50 10 17 17
Iowa ...............: 130 190 145 40 95 73
Kansas .............: 110 185 160 25 30 26
Maine ..............: 27 22 20 25 21 16
Michigan ...........: 50 50 50 26 25 33
Minnesota ..........: 200 165 205 140 87 140
:
Missouri 2/ ........: 45 32 (NA) 6 9 (NA)
Montana ............: 85 65 60 24 22 25
Nebraska ...........: 125 155 120 18 24 36
New York ...........: 68 61 60 49 44 40
North Carolina .....: 40 37 34 11 14 12
North Dakota .......: 345 280 280 190 105 135
Ohio ...............: 50 40 40 15 15 20
Oklahoma 2/ ........: 50 140 (NA) 17 13 (NA)
Oregon .............: 20 20 20 8 12 11
Pennsylvania .......: 87 70 74 61 47 51
:
South Dakota .......: 260 265 270 75 69 88
Texas ..............: 450 390 380 32 70 68
Wisconsin ..........: 140 135 140 65 75 64
:
United States ......: 2,582 2,555 2,213 880 831 886
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2022-2024 (continued)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------- bushels ---------- -------- 1,000 bushels -------
:
Arkansas 2/ ........: 61.0 62.0 (NA) 366 310 (NA)
California 2/ ......: 65.0 75.0 (NA) 390 375 (NA)
Georgia ............: 51.0 61.0 62.0 765 915 1,302
Idaho ..............: 64.0 91.0 92.0 1,024 1,092 920
Illinois ...........: 83.0 90.0 93.0 830 1,530 1,581
Iowa ...............: 82.0 80.0 82.0 3,280 7,600 5,986
Kansas .............: 41.0 66.0 66.0 1,025 1,980 1,716
Maine ..............: 84.0 62.0 73.0 2,100 1,302 1,168
Michigan ...........: 61.0 66.0 66.0 1,586 1,650 2,178
Minnesota ..........: 61.0 77.0 88.0 8,540 6,699 12,320
:
Missouri 2/ ........: 52.0 68.0 (NA) 312 612 (NA)
Montana ............: 38.0 37.0 33.0 912 814 825
Nebraska ...........: 51.0 53.0 69.0 918 1,272 2,484
New York ...........: 55.0 60.0 65.0 2,695 2,640 2,600
North Carolina .....: 77.0 77.0 73.0 847 1,078 876
North Dakota .......: 72.0 76.0 98.0 13,680 7,980 13,230
Ohio ...............: 70.0 76.0 68.0 1,050 1,140 1,360
Oklahoma 2/ ........: 20.0 60.0 (NA) 340 780 (NA)
Oregon .............: 105.0 79.0 98.0 840 948 1,078
Pennsylvania .......: 59.0 61.0 59.0 3,599 2,867 3,009
:
South Dakota .......: 80.0 74.0 88.0 6,000 5,106 7,744
Texas ..............: 55.0 54.0 46.0 1,760 3,780 3,128
Wisconsin ..........: 74.0 61.0 67.0 4,810 4,575 4,288
:
United States ......: 65.5 68.6 76.5 57,669 57,045 67,793
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(NA) Not available.
1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2024.
Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
If you are a subscriber, please log into the website.
If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe to this edition of the STAT website and to learn more about becoming a subscriber.
