page_title: Oat
section_title: Yield and quality
hierarchical_section_title: Oat / Agronomy / Yield and quality
caption_attribution_description: English: Avena sativa, Poaceae, Common Oat, fruits and seeds; Zell am Harmersbach, Germany. Deutsch: Avena sativa, Poaceae, Saathafer, Echter Hafer, Früchte und Samen; Zell am Harmersbach, Deutschland.
context_page_description: The oat, sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name. While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and oat milk, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed. Oats are associated with lower blood cholesterol when consumed regularly.
context_section_description: In the United States, No.1 oats weigh 36 pounds per US bushel (463 kg/m³); No. 2 oats must weigh 33 pounds per US bushel (425 kg/m³). No.3 oats must weigh at least 30 lb/US bu (386 kg/m³). If 27 lb/US bu (348 kg/m³), they are graded as No.4, and oats under 27 lb/US bu (348 kg/m³) are graded as "light weight". 
  In Canada, No.1 oats weigh 42.64 lb/US bu (549 kg/m³); No.2 oats must weigh 40.18 lb/US bu (517 kg/m³); No.3 oats must weigh at least 38.54 lb/US bu (496 kg/m³) and if oats are lighter than 36.08 lb/US bu (464 kg/m³) they do not make No.4 oats and have no grade. 
  Oats are bought and sold and yields on the basis of a bushel equal to 32 pounds (14.5 kg or 412 kg/m³) in the United States, and a bushel equal to 34 pounds (15.4 kg or 438 kg/m³) in Canada. "Bright oats" were sold on the basis of a bushel equal to 48 pounds (21.8 kg or 618 kg/m³) in the United States.
  Yields range from 60 to 80 US bushels per acre (5.2–7.0 m³/ha) on marginal land, to 100 to 150 US bushels per acre (8.7–13.1 m³/ha) on high-producing land. The average production is 100 bushels per acre, or 3.5 tonnes per hectare. Straw yields are variable, ranging from one to three tonnes per hectare, mainly due to available nutrients and the variety used (some are short-strawed, meant specifically for straight combining).
caption: Oat seeds
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