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Hay Stocks Up On YearWASHINGTON - Jan 11/08 - SNS -- Stocks of all hay stored on American farms totaled 104 million tons on December 1, 2007, up 8% from a year ago, according to the USDA latest crop report. Disappearance of hay from May-December 2007 totaled 61.3 million tons, compared with 67.1 million tons for the same period a year ago. Compared with December 1, 2006, hay stocks increased in most of the Great Plains, eastern Rocky Mountain, Delta, and Southeast States. Good growing conditions prevailed in many of these States, resulting in higher hay production. Meanwhile, stocks decreased compared with last year throughout the upper Mississippi Valley, central Corn Belt, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, Mid Atlantic, and the western Rocky Mountain regions. These areas experienced drier than normal to drought conditions resulting in lower hay production. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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