May 1 Hay Stocks Up Over 2001
WASHINGTON - May 10/02 - STAT -- Stocks of hay on farms in the United States remain at relatively high levels, according to the latest data from the USDA.
Stocks of all hay stored on farms totaled 22.5 million tons on May 1, up 7% from the previous year. The increase in May 1 stocks was mainly the result of the 2001 hay crop increasing by 3%.
Disappearance of hay from December 1, 2001 to May 1, 2002, totaled 88.0 million tons, 4% higher than the disappearance of 84.5 million tons for the same period a year ago. Disappearance was up from last year despite the mild winter, due to dry spring conditions limiting pasture and extending the hay feeding period in the Southeast, Great Plains, and Rocky Mountain States.
Twenty-six of the 48 reporting States had higher hay stocks than last year. Most of the States reporting an increase in stocks compared to last year were located in the western Corn Belt, northern and central Rocky Mountains, central and southern Great Plains, and the Southeast. Stocks were significantly higher in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, mainly due to a sharp increase in production during 2001.
States in the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and portions of the Northeast reported a decrease in hay stocks due to a decline in 2001 production compared to 2000.
Hay: Stocks on Farms by State and United States,
December 1 and May 1, 1999-2002
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: Dec 1 : May 1
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002
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: 1,000 Tons
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AL : 1,472 1,000 2,100 202 100 650
AZ : 184 250 223 27 33 28
AR : 1,900 2,150 2,280 500 270 280
CA : 2,285 1,954 1,961 381 180 232
CO : 2,900 1,770 1,990 690 286 535
CT : 47 82 59 8 21 9
DE : 15 29 16 6 4 5
FL : 550 450 510 80 25 90
GA : 1,245 950 1,599 240 190 350
ID : 2,617 2,857 2,568 257 265 444
IL : 1,600 1,700 1,600 410 340 355
IN : 1,316 1,629 1,311 290 342 287
IA : 4,700 4,500 4,300 1,150 700 1,050
KS : 5,800 4,500 5,600 1,400 500 1,040
KY : 4,006 5,316 4,214 577 1,439 943
LA : 502 415 1,096 91 30 200
ME : 138 145 137 23 40 25
MD : 300 525 355 65 61 62
MA : 84 108 105 17 30 31
MI : 2,110 3,460 3,450 1,170 1,000 811
MN : 5,490 4,446 4,213 1,570 960 680
MS : 1,350 850 1,833 135 45 390
MO : 5,997 5,392 6,989 1,445 799 1,021
MT : 4,448 3,168 3,600 1,011 427 845
NE : 4,900 3,500 4,800 1,500 500 1,280
NV : 867 801 776 290 112 111
NH : 65 66 50 11 14 9
NJ : 109 156 90 28 47 15
NM : 595 600 600 185 75 65
NY : 1,900 2,280 2,250 385 625 600
NC : 1,090 1,300 1,215 255 277 158
ND : 5,291 5,212 5,020 1,430 1,120 1,050
OH : 1,830 3,390 3,591 430 835 551
OK : 4,200 3,700 3,300 1,000 450 500
OR : 2,245 1,766 1,901 128 241 183
PA : 1,700 2,800 2,100 440 1,200 550
RI : 8 11 8 1 2 2
SC : 410 518 448 88 100 110
SD : 9,500 8,200 8,235 3,100 1,550 1,900
TN : 2,655 3,405 4,140 607 804 809
TX : 6,568 7,104 7,477 2,627 1,450 1,625
UT : 1,540 1,150 1,470 320 200 210
VT : 229 280 288 60 70 87
VA : 1,883 2,900 2,384 257 745 411
WA : 1,377 1,303 1,513 165 195 170
WV : 524 1,144 939 40 276 205
WI : 5,900 4,800 4,300 3,000 1,980 1,350
WY : 2,480 1,550 1,506 725 151 180
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US : 108,922 105,582 110,510 28,817 21,106 22,494
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