Oregon Grass Seed Crop Estimates¹

Estimates for 1994r, 1995r and 1996p
  Harvested
Acres		 Yield
(lb/a)		 Production
(000 lbs.)		 Price
per cwt		 Sales
(000 $)
           
1994 Annual ryegrass 123,300 1,930 237,820 24.00 57,077
1995 Annual ryegrass 127,900 1,820 232,178 22.60 52,433
1996 Annual ryegrass 125,800 1,870 235,405 17.60 41,394
           
1994 Perennial ryegrass 131,240 1,390 182,176 43.00 78,321
1995 Perennial ryegrass 137,750 1,240 170,365 48.40 82,395
1996 Perennial ryegrass 135,330 1,440 195,197 60.70 118,438
           
1994 Tall fescue 68,480 1,080 73,801 38.00 28,048
1995 Tall fescue 74,520 1,120 83,733 50.00 41,857
1996 Tall fescue 85,710 1,450 124,224 70.90 88,054
           
1994 Kentucky bluegrass 15,210 700 10,647 88.90 9,465
1995 Kentucky bluegrass 15,010 930 13,920 85.50 11,938
1996 Kentucky bluegrass 15,900 878 13,949 87.05 12,144
           
1994 Rough bluegrass 3,800 725 2,755 111.00 3,058
1995 Rough bluegrass 3,150 850 2,678 111.00 2,972
1996 Rough bluegrass 3,850 855 3,290 112.00 3,684
           
1994 Orchardgrass 20,000 800 15,992 74.30 11,887
1995 Orchardgrass 20,650 890 18,335 74.70 13,690
1996 Orchardgrass 21,080 930 19,653 49.60 9,752
           
1994 Chewings fescue 14,940 780 11,623 40.40 4,700
1995 Chewings fescue 11,480 720 8,259 45.40 3,747
1996 Chewings fescue 9,480 830 7,828 68.50 5,362
           
1994 Red fescue 8,440 680 5,739 37.00 2,122
1995 Red fescue 6,050 590 3,551 45.50 1,616
1996 Red fescue 4,750 670 3,171 63.10 2,002
           
1994 Hard fescue 4,735 890 4,208 70.40 2,964
1995 Hard fescue 2,900 550 1,609 72.00 1,158
1996 Hard fescue 2,081 510 1,052 71.30 750
           
1994 Colonial bentgrass 7,800 300 2,340 57.70 1,350
1995 Colonial bentgrass 6,400 420 2,715 85.30 2,316
1996 Colonial bentgrass 5,900 440 2,569 95.55 2,455
           
1994 Creeping bentgrass 6,240 470 2,933 279.65 8,202
1995 Creeping bentgrass 6,540 530 3,478 282.70 9,833
1996 Creeping bentgrass 7,190 540 3,877 294.40 11,413
1994 Total Grass 404,185   550,034   207,194
1995 Total Grass 412,350   540,821   223,955
1996 Total Grass 417,071   610,215   295,448

¹Data 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.

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