Oregon Grass Seed Crop Estimates1
Estimates for 1999r, 2000r and 2001p
Harvested
Acres		 Yield
(lb/a)		 Production
(000 lbs.)		 Price
per cwt		 Sales
(000 $)
1999 Annual ryegrass 128,420 2,068 265,596 20.00 53,130
2000 Annual ryegrass 127,750 1,900 242,715 14.00 33,984
2001 Annual ryegrass 123,450 1,700 209,879 18.99 39,862
1999 Perennial ryegrass 187,628 1,495 280,490 55.61 155,967
2000 Perennial ryegrass 181,890 1,456 264,922 42.41 112,352
2001 Perennial ryegrass 171,530 1,451 248,934 39.45 98,204
1999 Tall fescue 129,468 1,347 174,397 47.73 83,237
2000 Tall fescue 135,970 1,421 193,168 56.17 108,509
2001 Tall fescue 156,700 1,430 224,084 51.14 114,588
1999 Kentucky bluegrass 12,971 945 12,259 99.52 12,200
2000 Kentucky bluegrass 15,610 990 15,461 102.84 15,900
2001 Kentucky bluegrass 17,310 835 14,461 107.59 15,559
1999 Rough bluegrass 6,131 936 5,739 121.00 6,944
2000 Rough bluegrass 6,350 902 5,726 120.03 6,873
2001 Rough bluegrass 3,510 946 3,322 120.00 3,986
1999 Orchardgrass 17,110 903 15,453 44.08 6,812
2000 Orchardgrass 16,460 867 14,277 64.30 9,180
2001 Orchardgrass 17,960 867 15,577 68.95 10,740
1999 Chewings fescue 11,658 762 8,879 81.48 7,235
2000 Chewings fescue 12,770 998 12,749 71.59 9,127
2001 Chewings fescue 11,390 937 10,678 42.03 4,488
1999 Red fescue 6,556 747 4,895 75.69 3,705
2000 Red fescue 8,340 919 7,666 74.67 5,724
2001 Red fescue 9,000 845 7,608 37.21 2,831
1999 Hard fescue 3,940 931 3,670 85.67 3,144
2000 Hard fescue 7,822 1,230 9,621 70.40 6,773
2001 Hard fescue 6,335 1,032 6,537 73.25 4,789
1999 Colonial bentgrass 4,300 371 1,596 109.59 1,749
2000 Colonial bentgrass 4,050 380 1,538 108.97 1,676
2001 Colonial bentgrass 3,700 402 1,486 110.40 1,641
1999 Creeping bentgrass 7,211 657 4,737 298.42 14,136
2000 Creeping bentgrass 7,410 692 5,127 299.93 15,377
2001 Creeping bentgrass 6,010 586 3,520 291.13 10,248
1999 Total Grass 515,393   777,711   348,259
2000 Total Grass 524,422   772,970   325,475
2001 Total Grass 526,895   764,086   306,936

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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