Oregon Grass Seed Crop Estimates1
Estimates for 2002r, 2003r and 2004p


  Harvested
Acres
Yield
(lb/a)
Production
(000 lbs.)
Price
per cwt
Sales
(000 $)

2002 Annual ryegrass 119,470 1,876 224,169 16.08 36,056
2003 Annual ryegrass 117,250 1,624 190,408 17.91 34,100
2004 Annual ryegrass 124,890 2,034 254,051 20.00 50,810
2002 Perennial ryegrass 151,200 1,400 211,622 42.05 88,993
2003 Perennial ryegrass 167,130 1,256 209,950 60.27 126,546
2004 Perennial ryegrass 177,630 1,448 257,208 59.78 153,767
2002 Tall fescue 162,750 1,551 252,458 34.46 86,986
2003 Tall fescue 140,990 1,442 203,340 37.45 76,144
2004 Tall fescue 142,050 1,576 223,803 38.86 86,960
2002 Kentucky bluegrass 19,040 776 14,774 102.02 15,073
2003 Kentucky bluegrass 18,340 998 18,312 74.85 13,707
2004 Kentucky bluegrass 17,510 880 15,410 80.15 12,351
2002 Rough bluegrass 3,770 800 3,016 113.00 3,408
2003 Rough bluegrass 2,150 830 1,785 114.00 2,035
2004 Rough bluegrass 2,590 990 2,565 114.00 2,924
2002 Orchardgrass 19,110 867 16,566 68.06 11,275
2003 Orchardgrass 18,920 815 15,425 59.06 9,110
2004 Orchardgrass 18,110 881 15,954 52.94 8,447
2002 Chewings fescue 8,170 899 7,342 38.55 2,830
2003 Chewings fescue 4,920 894 4,400 43.63 1,920
2004 Chewings fescue 5,380 807 4,344 56.03 2,434
2002 Red fescue 9,440 734 6,926 40.95 2,836
2003 Red fescue 7,390 829 6,129 45.13 2,766
2004 Red fescue 6,650 670 4,454 51.62 2,299
2002 Hard fescue 3,070 1,189 3,649 66.49 2,426
2003 Hard fescue 1,375 889 1,223 49.18 601
2004 Hard fescue 1,280 1,086 1,390 56.63 787
2002 Colonial bentgrass 3,560 388 1,383 102.75 1,421
2003 Colonial bentgrass 3,620 373 1,349 105.00 1,416
2004 Colonial bentgrass 3,730 399 1,490 122.00 1,818
2002 Creeping bentgrass 4,830 693 3,348 295.58 9,896
2003 Creeping bentgrass 4,580 703 3,222 302.76 9,755
2004 Creeping bentgrass 4,140 672 2,783 301.31 8,386

2002 Total Grass 504,410   745,253   261,200
2003 Total Grass 486,665   655,543   278,100
2004 Total Grass 503,960   783,452   330,983

1 Data collected by the Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University and compiled by William C. Young III, Extension Agronomist, Department of Crop and Soil Science, OSU.

r = revised, p = preliminary.