Oregon Grass Seed Crop Estimates¹

Estimates for 1995r, 1996r and 1997p
  Harvested
Acres		 Yield
(lb/a)		 Production
(000 lbs.)		 Price
per cwt		 Sales
(000 $)
           
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
1997 Annual ryegrass 119,050 1,857 221,133 24.35 54,581
           
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
1997 Perennial ryegrass 149,223 1,435 214,158 60.49 129,540
           
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
1997 Tall fescue 102,202 1,427 145,890 58.39 85,191
           
1995 Kentucky bluegrass 15,010 930 13,920 85.50 11,938
1996 Kentucky bluegrass 15,900 878 13,949 87.05 12,144
1997 Kentucky bluegrass 15,394 930 14,321 124.87 17,883
           
1995 Rough bluegrass 3,150 850 2,678 111.00 2,972
1996 Rough bluegrass 3,850 855 3,290 112.00 3,684
1997 Rough bluegrass 4,418 984 4,347 84.00 3.652
           
1995 Orchardgrass 20,650 890 18,335 74.70 13,690
1996 Orchardgrass 21,080 930 19,653 49.60 9,752
1997 Orchardgrass 20,510 900 18,455 46.82 8,640
           
1995 Chewings fescue 11,480 720 8,259 45.40 3,747
1996 Chewings fescue 9,480 830 7,828 68.50 5,362
1997 Chewings fescue 9,036 878 7,934 79.00 6,268
           
1995 Red fescue 6,050 590 3,551 45.50 1,616
1996 Red fescue 4,750 670 3,171 63.10 2,002
1997 Red fescue 4,216 758 3,197 77.00 2,462
           
1995 Hard fescue 2,900 550 1,609 72.00 1,158
1996 Hard fescue 2,081 510 1,052 71.30 750
1997 Hard fescue 1,670 696 1,163 85.90 999
           
1995 Colonial bentgrass 6,400 420 2,715 85.30 2,316
1996 Colonial bentgrass 5,900 440 2,569 95.55 2,455
1997 Colonial bentgrass 5,750 375 2,156 103.18 2,256
           
1995 Creeping bentgrass 6,540 530 3,478 282.70 9,833
1996 Creeping bentgrass 7,190 540 3,877 294.40 11,413
1997 Creeping bentgrass 7,720 590 4,552 290.97 13,245
1995 Total Grass 412,350   540,821   223,955
1996 Total Grass 417,071   610,215   295,448
1997 Total Grass 439,189   637,306   324,717

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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