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Oats: price received: Pennsylvania
The average price farmers received per bushel for oats each month, from USDA's monthly agricultural prices survey.
Up to dateMonthly. USDA usually publishes at the end of each month. Last published Sep 29, 2026. Next expected October 2026.
The latest figures and how they have changed
Pennsylvania, August 2026
$3.56 a bushel
Down 5.8% from $3.78 in July 2026
United States, August 2026
$3.02 a bushel
Down 2.6% from $3.10 in July 2026
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What the numbers say
- Pennsylvania's price received is 1.2 times the US average.
- Since September 2016 it has risen 40.7%, from $2.53 to $3.56 a bushel.
- Gaps are months with no Pennsylvania figure: NASS withheld the figure in October 2016, November 2016, February 2017, March 2017, April 2017, May 2017, June 2017, September 2017, December 2017, January 2018, May 2018, November 2018, December 2018, February 2019, March 2019, May 2019, October 2019, January 2020, September 2020, November 2020, December 2020, January 2021, February 2021, March 2021, April 2021, May 2021, September 2021, October 2021, November 2021, February 2022, April 2022, May 2022, June 2022, August 2022, September 2022, October 2022, January 2023, March 2023, April 2023, May 2023, June 2023, July 2023, September 2023, November 2023, January 2024, February 2024, March 2024, April 2024, May 2024, June 2024, July 2024, August 2024, November 2024, December 2024, January 2025, May 2025, June 2025, September 2025, October 2025, March 2026 and April 2026 to protect individual farms, and too few farms reported in February 2018, June 2021, December 2021, January 2022, July 2022, October 2023 and December 2023 for NASS to publish a figure. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Month | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $3.56 | $3.02 |
| Jul 2026 | $3.78 | $3.10 |
| Jun 2026 | $5.32 | $3.25 |
| May 2026 | $5.02 | $3.21 |
| Apr 2026 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.17 |
| Mar 2026 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.18 |
| Feb 2026 | $4.71 | $3.08 |
| Jan 2026 | $5.05 | $3.17 |
| Dec 2025 | $4.04 | $3.23 |
| Nov 2025 | $4.82 | $3.06 |
| Oct 2025 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.11 |
| Sep 2025 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.12 |
| Aug 2025 | $3.49 | $3.27 |
| Jul 2025 | $3.81 | $3.44 |
| Jun 2025 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.80 |
| May 2025 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.71 |
| Apr 2025 | $4.97 | $3.52 |
| Mar 2025 | $5.73 | $3.58 |
| Feb 2025 | $4.20 | $3.41 |
| Jan 2025 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.47 |
| Dec 2024 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.19 |
| Nov 2024 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.49 |
| Oct 2024 | $4.14 | $3.33 |
| Sep 2024 | $3.34 | $3.32 |
| Aug 2024 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.19 |
| Jul 2024 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.43 |
| Jun 2024 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.99 |
| May 2024 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $4.36 |
| Apr 2024 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.88 |
| Mar 2024 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $4.23 |
| Feb 2024 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $4.10 |
| Jan 2024 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $4.07 |
| Dec 2023 | Too few reports to publish | $3.98 |
| Nov 2023 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.92 |
| Oct 2023 | Too few reports to publish | $3.77 |
| Sep 2023 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.86 |
| Aug 2023 | $4.19 | $3.70 |
| Jul 2023 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.91 |
| Jun 2023 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $4.15 |
| May 2023 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $4.31 |
| Apr 2023 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $4.04 |
| Mar 2023 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $4.18 |
| Feb 2023 | $4.79 | $4.01 |
| Jan 2023 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $4.34 |
| Dec 2022 | $4.43 | $4.54 |
| Nov 2022 | $5.57 | $4.36 |
| Oct 2022 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $4.38 |
| Sep 2022 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $4.43 |
| Aug 2022 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $4.62 |
| Jul 2022 | Too few reports to publish | $5.68 |
| Jun 2022 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $6.61 |
| May 2022 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $6.35 |
| Apr 2022 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $6.48 |
| Mar 2022 | $6.50 | $5.89 |
| Feb 2022 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $6.05 |
| Jan 2022 | Too few reports to publish | $5.68 |
| Dec 2021 | Too few reports to publish | $5.65 |
| Nov 2021 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $4.81 |
| Oct 2021 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $4.30 |
| Sep 2021 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.73 |
| Aug 2021 | $4.25 | $3.63 |
| Jul 2021 | $4.08 | $3.60 |
| Jun 2021 | Too few reports to publish | $3.42 |
| May 2021 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.42 |
| Apr 2021 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.41 |
| Mar 2021 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.07 |
| Feb 2021 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.11 |
| Jan 2021 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3 |
| Dec 2020 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.69 |
| Nov 2020 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.97 |
| Oct 2020 | $3.77 | $2.72 |
| Sep 2020 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.47 |
| Aug 2020 | $3.77 | $2.54 |
| Jul 2020 | $3.92 | $2.97 |
| Jun 2020 | $3.79 | $3.16 |
| May 2020 | $4.50 | $3.10 |
| Apr 2020 | $4.01 | $2.97 |
| Mar 2020 | $4.50 | $2.79 |
| Feb 2020 | $4.45 | $2.73 |
| Jan 2020 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.84 |
| Dec 2019 | $4.68 | $3.02 |
| Nov 2019 | $4.46 | $2.95 |
| Oct 2019 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.83 |
| Sep 2019 | $3.85 | $2.67 |
| Aug 2019 | $3.91 | $2.72 |
| Jul 2019 | $3.70 | $3.09 |
| Jun 2019 | $4.27 | $3.35 |
| May 2019 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.11 |
| Apr 2019 | $4.75 | $3.01 |
| Mar 2019 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.67 |
| Feb 2019 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.84 |
| Jan 2019 | $4.34 | $2.67 |
| Dec 2018 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.67 |
| Nov 2018 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.55 |
| Oct 2018 | $4.29 | $2.71 |
| Sep 2018 | $4.06 | $2.62 |
| Aug 2018 | $3.35 | $2.47 |
| Jul 2018 | $3.59 | $2.61 |
| Jun 2018 | $4.07 | $3.04 |
| May 2018 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.14 |
| Apr 2018 | $4.02 | $2.93 |
| Mar 2018 | $4.19 | $2.80 |
| Feb 2018 | Too few reports to publish | $2.63 |
| Jan 2018 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $3.29 |
| Dec 2017 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.94 |
| Nov 2017 | $3.87 | $2.68 |
| Oct 2017 | $3.46 | $2.55 |
| Sep 2017 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.56 |
| Aug 2017 | $2.60 | $2.32 |
| Jul 2017 | $2.58 | $2.33 |
| Jun 2017 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.74 |
| May 2017 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.63 |
| Apr 2017 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.32 |
| Mar 2017 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.39 |
| Feb 2017 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.39 |
| Jan 2017 | $2.73 | $2.31 |
| Dec 2016 | $2.52 | $2.35 |
| Nov 2016 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.23 |
| Oct 2016 | Withheld to protect individual farms | $2.03 |
| Sep 2016 | $2.53 | $1.97 |
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Prices Survey. State and US estimates released Sep 29, 2026. Quick Stats item "OATS - PRICE RECEIVED, MEASURED IN $ / BU". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.
What this measures
It is the average price farmers got for oats they sold that month, as reported to USDA's monthly prices survey.