Iowa oat production was estimated at 3.20 million bushels, down 20 percent from last year, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service -- Small Grains 2022 Summary. Oats planted, at 130,000 acres, was unchanged from last year.
Harvested area for grain was 40,000 acres, down 23 percent from the harvested acres in 2021. Oat yield, at 80.0 bushels per acre, was up 3.0 bushels from last year.
U.S. oat production was estimated at 57.7 million bushels, up 45 percent from 2021. Yield was estimated at 64.8 bushels per acre, up 3.5 bushels from the previous year. Harvested area, at 890 thousand acres, was 37 percent above last year.
Categories: Iowa, Crops