New York oat production projected to fall almost 8 percent this year, per August forecast

New York farms are predicted to have produced 2.43 million bushels of oats in 2024, down 7.9 percent from 2.64 million bushels last year, according to an Aug. 12 report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Yield per acre for oats in New York state is estimated at 64 bushels this year, up from 60 bushels in 2023, the USDA NASS reports. The latest forecast yield is the same as was reported in July. Area harvested for oats in the Empire State is projected to fall almost 14 percent to 38,000 acres in 2024 from 44,000 acres in the previous year. Nationally, it’s a more positive story as oat production was estimated to have jumped 18.5 percent to 67.6 million bushels this year from 57.05 million bushels in 2023, according to the USDA.