New York oat production is forecast to jump more than 36 percent this year

New York farms are expected to produce 2.69 million bushels of oats this year, up 36.5 percent from 1.97 million bushels in 2021, according to an Aug. 1 forecast from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Yield per acre for oats in New York state is forecast to rise 1.5 percent to 69 bushels per acre in 2022 from 68 bushels last year, the USDA NASS reports.

Area harvested for oats in the Empire State is expected to be 39,000 acres this year, up 34.5 percent from 29,000 acres in 2021.

National oat production is forecast to jump almost 32 percent to 52.6 million bushels in 2022, compared to more than 39.8 million bushels last year, according to the USDA.