Oats
US production, yield, acres and prices received by farmers
69.1M bu
production, 2026
69.1M bu
production, 2026
US farmers harvested 69.1 million bushels of oats in 2026, down 0.8% from 2025. The yield is 75.3 bushels per acre on 2.64 million acres planted. Minnesota grows the most, 20.0% of the US total. Farmers received $3.02 per bushel in Aug 2026.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · data 2000 to 2026
Production
69.1M bu
-0.8% vs 2025 · 2026
Yield
75.3 bu/acre
+2.0% vs 2025 · 2026
Area planted
2.64M acres
+11.3% vs 2025 · 2026
Price received
$3.02/bu
-7.6% vs a year earlier · Aug 2026
Over the years
United States, 2000 to 2026
Production
bushels, by year
Yield
bushels per acre harvested
Acres planted and harvested
Acres by year
Value of production
US dollars, by year
The orange dot is this crop year's forecast; it is replaced by the final estimate after the harvest.
Prices received by farmers
Average price farmers received each month, dollars per bushel
Monthly price received
Jan 2000 to Aug 2026
Aug 2026
$3.02/bu
-7.6% vs a year earlier
2025/26 marketing year
$3.23/bu
-3.6% vs the year before
The average price of all sales by farmers, not a futures or cash market price.
By state
Production of oats in each state, 2026, bu
Production by state
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States with the most oats
And the share of the US total
| State | Production (bu) | Share of US | Change vs year before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 13,800,000 | 20.0% | -3.9% |
| North Dakota | 12,950,000 | 18.8% | -3.9% |
| South Dakota | 7,680,000 | 11.1% | -33.9% |
| Iowa | 6,800,000 | 9.8% | +47.8% |
| Wisconsin | 4,514,000 | 6.5% | +8.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 2,793,000 | 4.0% | +16.8% |
| Montana | 2,360,000 | 3.4% | +41.1% |
| Texas | 2,340,000 | 3.4% | -8.0% |
| Michigan | 2,325,000 | 3.4% | +53.8% |
| Ohio | 1,782,000 | 2.6% | -19.7% |
| Idaho | 1,728,000 | 2.5% | +105.7% |
| Maine | 1,596,000 | 2.3% | +9.2% |
| Kansas | 1,530,000 | 2.2% | -24.6% |
| Nebraska | 1,508,000 | 2.2% | +50.8% |
| New York | 1,276,000 | 1.9% | -21.2% |
The 15 states with the most. Download the CSV for all 19.
Top counties in Minnesota
Oats production by county, 2022, bu. Minnesota grows the most of any state.
Production by county, Minnesota
Gray counties have no published number
| County | Production (bu) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stearns County | 627,000 | +79.1% |
| Roseau County | 489,000 | - |
| Otter Tail County | 405,000 | +321.4% |
| Marshall County | 402,000 | - |
| Beltrami County | 245,000 | - |
| Todd County | 235,000 | +117.6% |
| Fillmore County | 211,000 | -33.4% |
| Winona County | 199,000 | -13.1% |
| Wabasha County | 188,000 | +142.9% |
| Mahnomen County | 162,000 | - |
| Goodhue County | 150,000 | +19.1% |
| Morrison County | 148,000 | +284.4% |
| Houston County | 130,000 | +1.6% |
| Douglas County | 113,000 | +143.0% |
| Nobles County | 109,000 | +67.4% |
County numbers are published for the main field crops; some are withheld, so counties do not add up to the state.
Futures and positioning
Futures related to oats on the Commodities page
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Questions and answers
How much oats does the US produce?
69.1 million bushels in 2026, down 0.8% from the year before. The 2025 crop was worth $234.7 million.
Which state grows the most oats?
Minnesota, with 13.8 million bushels in 2026 (20.0% of the US), followed by North Dakota and South Dakota.
What is the average oats yield per acre?
75.3 bushels per acre in 2026, compared with 73.8 bu/acre the year before.
How many acres of oats are planted in the US?
2.64 million acres were planted in 2026, up 11.3% from the year before.
What price do farmers get for oats?
$3.02 per bushel on average in Aug 2026, down 7.6% from a year earlier. For the 2025/26 marketing year the average was $3.23 per bushel.
Which county in Minnesota grows the most oats?
Stearns County grew 627,000 bushels in 2022, ahead of Roseau County.
Official government statistics since 2000, updated weekly. Production, yield and harvested area of corn and sorghum are for grain; planted area is for all uses. Empty values were not published; they are not zero.