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2022 oat production up sharply from 2021

U.S. oat production shot higher in 2022. That followed a slight increase in planted area, a big jump in harvested acreage implying lower rates of abandonment and forage use, and a modest year-to-year rise in average yield.

Production totaled 57.655 million bushels, 45% more than in 2021, with an average yield of nearly 64.8 bushels per acre, 3.5% higher, and a 37% gain in harvested area when compared to a year ago.

The USDA’s next set of supply and demand estimates is out October 12^th.

Comparisons for Brownfield states:

Illinois: 830,000 bushels, compared to 1.245 million in 2021; Yield: 83 bushels per acre, unchanged from a year ago; Harvested Area: 10,000 acres, compared to 15,000 last year

Iowa: 3.2 million bushels, compared to 4.004 million in 2021; Yield: 80 bushels per acre, compared to 77 a year ago; Harvested Area: 40,000 acres, compared to 52,000 last year

Kansas: 1.025 million bushels, compared to 1 million in 2021; Yield: 41 bushels per acre, compared to 50 a year ago; Harvested Area: 25,000 acres, compared to 20,000 last year

Michigan: 1.83 million bushels, compared to 1.26 million in 2021; Yield: 61 bushels per acre, compared to 63 a year ago; Harvested Area: 30,000 acres, compared to 20,000 last year

Minnesota: 8.26 million bushels, compared to 4.389 million in 2021; Yield: 59 bushels per acre, compared to 57 a year ago; Harvested Area: 140,000 acres, compared to 77,000 last year

Missouri: 416,000 bushels, compared to 900,000 in 2021; Yield: 52 bushels per acre, compared to 60 a year ago; Harvested Area: 8,000 acres, compared to 15,000 last year

Nebraska: 918,000 bushels, compared to 1.456 million in 2021; Yield: 51 bushels per acre, compared to 56 a year ago; Harvested Area: 18,000 acres, compared to 26,000 last year

Ohio: 1.05 million bushels, compared to 1.34 million in 2021; Yield: 70 bushels per acre, compared to 67 a year ago; Harvested Area: 15,000 acres, compared to 20,000 last year

South Dakota: 6 million bushels, compared to 3.752 million in 2021; Yield: 80 bushels per acre, compared to 67 a year ago; Harvested Area: 75,000 acres, compared to 56,000 last year

Wisconsin: 4.81 million bushels, compared to 3.782 million in 2021; Yield: Record 74 bushels per acre, compared to 62 a year ago; Harvested Area: 65,000 acres, compared to 61,000 last year