Winter wheat production is estimated at 47.8 million bushels, up 29% from last year, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The area harvested for grain totaled 920,000 acres, up 5% from 2023. Planted acreage totaled 1.00 million, down 12% from a year earlier. The yield is 52.0 bushels per acre, up 10 bushels from last year.

Oat production is estimated at 2.48 million bushels, up 95% from 2023. Area harvested for grain, at 36,000 acres, is up 50% from last year. Planted acreage totaled 120,000, down 23% from a year earlier. Average yield is 69.0 bushels per acre, up 16 bushels from 2023.