Cereal and oilseed rape harvest - first estimates: 2021
Initial estimates of area, yield and production for winter and spring barley, wheat, oats and oilseed rape, for the 2021 harvest.
Little change in oat production and yield expected
![A chart shows area, production and yield estimates of the oat harvest from 2012 to 2021.](/binaries/content/gallery/publications/statistics/2021/10/cereal-oilseed-rape-harvest-2021-first-estimates/SCT09214327241_g04.png)
Little change is predicted for oat area, yield or production compared to 2020. Small decreases are anticipated, mostly as a result of a small decrease in area.
Oats accounts for
7% Total crop production
7% Total crop area
The majority of oats grown in Scotland are sown in the spring and are used for milling – in 2020, almost 80 per cent of oats were used for milling.
Oats are also used in specialist animal feed and in further processing for oatcakes and porridge oats.
Contact
Email: Jay.Gillam@gov.scot
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