Oregon Grass Seed Crop Estimates1

Estimates for 1997r, 1998r and 1999p


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

1997 Annual ryegrass 119,050 1,857 221,133 24.35 54,581
1998 Annual ryegrass 127,200 1,670 212,380 24.91 52,903
1999 Annual ryegrass 128,420 2,068 265,596 20.00 53,130
1997 Perennial ryegrass 149,223 1,435 214,158 60.49 129,540
1998 Perennial ryegrass 173,126 1,362 235,850 60.26 142,114
1999 Perennial ryegrass 186,504 1,496 278,971 55.61 155,147
1997 Tall fescue 102,202 1,427 145,890 58.39 85,191
1998 Tall fescue 120,888 1,253 151,471 55.65 84,301
1999 Tall fescue 129,468 1,347 174,397 47.73 83,237
1997 Kentucky bluegrass 15,394 930 14,321 124.87 17,883
1998 Kentucky bluegrass 14,304 927 13,255 86.45 11,459
1999 Kentucky bluegrass 15,755 892 14,059 104.22 14,652
1997 Rough bluegrass 4,418 984 4,347 84.00 3,652
1998 Rough bluegrass 5,309 887 4,709 123.00 5,792
1999 Rough bluegrass 5,309 887 4,709 129.99 6,121
1997 Orchardgrass 20,510 900 18,455 46.82 8,640
1998 Orchardgrass 20,770 792 16,445 43.09 7,086
1999 Orchardgrass 17,110 903 15,453 44.08 6,812
1997 Chewings fescue 9,036 878 7,934 79.00 6,268
1998 Chewings fescue 9,633 760 7,319 81.62 5,974
1999 Chewings fescue 10,738 765 8,212 81.53 6,695
1997 Red fescue 4,216 758 3,197 77.00 2,462
1998 Red fescue 4,592 739 3,393 74.33 2,522
1999 Red fescue 6,467 752 4,862 75.69 3,680
1997 Hard fescue 1,670 696 1,163 85.90 999
1998 Hard fescue 1,730 508 879 119.68 1,052
1999 Hard fescue 3,940 931 3,670 85.67 3,144
1997 Colonial bentgrass 5,750 375 2,156 103.18 2,256
1998 Colonial bentgrass 4,950 372 1,843 75.04 1,383
1999 Colonial bentgrass 4,300 371 1,596 109.59 1,749
1997 Creeping bentgrass 7,720 590 4,552 290.97 13,245
1998 Creeping bentgrass 6,956 580 4,037 274.68 11,089
1999 Creeping bentgrass 7,296 655 4,778 297.57 14,218

1997 Total Grass 439,189   637,306   324,717
1998 Total Grass 489,458   651,581   325,675
1999 Total Grass 515,307   776,303   348,585

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.

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