EAST LANSING, Mich. — Winter wheat in Ohio averaged 90 bushels per acre this year, up 11 bushels from last year, according to Ben Torrance, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office.
Wheat was planted on 650,000 acres, with 590,000 acres harvested for grain. Wheat production was 53.1 million bushels, up 45 percent from 2022. Winter wheat harvest progressed unabated throughout July, as growers reported yields much higher than anticipated, especially given the dry early summer conditions.
Oats in Ohio averaged 76 bushels per acre, an increase of 6 bushels from last year. Fifteen thousand acres of oats were harvested in 2023, unchanged from last year. Oat production, at 1.14 million bushels, was up 9 percent from a year ago.
Nationally, winter wheat production for 2023 totaled 1.25 billion bushels, up 13 percent from the 2022 total of 1.10 billion bushels. The United States yield, at 50.6 bushels per acre, was up 3.6 bushels from 2022. Area harvested for grain was estimated at 24.7 million acres, up 5 percent from 2022. Record low planted and harvested acres were estimated in Utah in 2023. Record high yields were estimated in Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia for 2023. The eastern third of the United States had better conditions than the rest of the country.
U.S oat production in 2023 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 2022. Record low acres were planted in California, Minnesota, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin. Record low acres were harvested in Georgia and Ohio. Record high yields were estimated in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
