DES MOINES — Oat production was estimated at 7.60 million bushels, up 138 percent from last year, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service — Small Grains 2023 Summary. Oats planted, at 190,000 acres, was up 46 percent from last year. Harvested area for grain was 95,000 acres, up 138 percent from the harvested acres in 2022. Oat yield, at 80.0 bushels per acre, was unchanged from last year.
United States Summary
Oat production was estimated at 57.0 million bushels, down 1 percent from 2022. Yield was estimated at 68.6 bushels per acre, up 3.8 bushels from the previous year. Harvested area, at 831 thousand acres, was 7 percent below last year.
The complete report can be found on the USDA NASS website at www.nass.usda.gov/Publications.
— USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service