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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 09/30/10
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: JAMES E. RAMEY
REYNOLDSBURG, OH  (614) 728-2100



Ohio's 2010 average winter wheat yield is estimated at 61 bushels per
acre, down 11 bushels from the 2009 State average. Growers harvested
750,000 acres for grain this year compared to 980,000 acres in 2009.
Total State production is estimated at 45.75 million bushels, down 35
percent from last year. 

Ohio's 2010 average oat yield is estimated at 70 bushels per acre, down
5 bushels from the State's 2009 average. Total production is estimated
at 3.5 million bushels, up 4 percent from the previous year's
production. Oat producers harvested 50,000 acres in 2010, up 5,000 acres
from the area harvested in 2009. 

U.S. winter wheat production totaled 1.49 billion bushels, down 3
percent from the August forecast and 3 percent below last year. The
United States yield is 46.8 bushels per acre, up 2.6 bushels from the
previous year and the fourth highest on record. Area harvested for grain
is estimated at 31.7 million acres, down 1 percent from the last
forecast and down 8 percent from the previous year. 

U.S. all wheat production totaled 2.22 billion bushels in 2010, down 2
percent from the August forecast but up slightly from 2009. Grain area
is 47.7 million acres, down 4 percent from last year. The United States
yield is a record high 46.7 bushels per acre, 2.3 bushels higher than
last year and 1.8 bushels higher than the previous record set in 2008.
The levels of production and changes from last year by type are: winter
wheat, 1.49 billion bushels, down 3 percent; other spring wheat, 627
million bushels, up 7 percent; Durum wheat, 111 million bushels, up 2
percent. 

U.S. oat production is estimated at a record low 81.9 million bushels, 6
percent below the August forecast and down 12 percent from last year.
Yield is estimated at 64.6 bushels per acre, down 1.7 bushels from the
last forecast and down 2.9 bushels from the previous year. Compared with
last year, yields decreased or stayed the same for most States, with the
exception of Michigan, Texas, and several States in the Northwest.
Harvested area, at 1.27 million acres, is 4 percent below August and 8
percent below last year. This is the smallest acreage harvested for
grain on record, continuing a steady downward trend.