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Hay Prodyction Jumping 7%
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/10 - SNS -- Other hay production is forecast at 81.4 million tons, up 7% from last year, and if realized will be the second highest production level on record, according to the latest crop production estimate from the USDA.
Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 2.09 tons per acre, up 0.11 ton from last year. If realized, this will be a record high yield, surpassing the 2.06 tons per acre in 2004. Harvested area is forecast at 38.9 million acres, unchanged from June but up 1% from 2009.
Abundant moisture has led to increased yields compared with last year in the northern and southern Great Plains, the upper Great Lakes States, and most of the Pacific Coast States. Producers in California, Nebraska, Louisiana, Montana North Dakota, and South Dakota are expecting record high yields. The largest expected yield increase occurred in Texas, up 0.90 ton, where producers are trying to replenish their hay stocks after low production levels the last two years. Other hay yields are forecast to be lower primarily in the Ohio Valley, the Southeast, and along the Atlantic Coast. The largest yield reduction from last year occurred in Virginia, down 0.40 ton as hot and dry weather has reduced hay growth.
All Other Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2008, 2009, and Forecasted August 1, 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 acres -- ---- tons ---- ------- 1,000 tons ------- : Alabama ........: 800 800 2.40 2.30 1,980 1,920 1,840 Arkansas .......: 1,400 1,440 2.20 2.00 3,058 3,080 2,880 California .....: 540 560 3.10 3.80 2,204 1,674 2,128 Colorado .......: 750 780 1.95 1.80 1,275 1,463 1,404 Georgia ........: 700 700 2.30 2.70 1,584 1,610 1,890 Idaho ..........: 370 320 2.00 2.10 616 740 672 Illinois .......: 270 280 2.50 2.30 513 675 644 Indiana ........: 320 370 2.00 2.00 667 640 740 Iowa ...........: 300 300 2.30 2.40 960 690 720 Kansas .........: 1,700 1,600 2.10 1.80 3,895 3,570 2,880 : Kentucky .......: 2,300 2,200 2.40 2.20 4,560 5,520 4,840 Louisiana ......: 380 410 2.80 3.20 1,075 1,064 1,312 Michigan .......: 290 300 1.80 1.90 400 522 570 Minnesota ......: 750 800 1.80 1.90 1,080 1,350 1,520 Mississippi ....: 700 700 2.80 2.60 1,944 1,960 1,820 Missouri .......: 3,600 3,700 2.00 1.90 7,700 7,200 7,030 Montana ........: 800 900 1.50 1.80 1,040 1,200 1,620 Nebraska .......: 1,750 1,750 1.50 1.50 2,400 2,625 2,625 New York .......: 1,010 900 1.65 1.80 1,746 1,667 1,620 North Carolina .: 840 840 2.30 2.00 1,600 1,932 1,680 : North Dakota ...: 1,180 1,100 1.65 1.70 1,794 1,947 1,870 Ohio ...........: 660 670 2.40 2.30 1,584 1,584 1,541 Oklahoma .......: 2,900 2,700 1.50 1.80 4,420 4,350 4,860 Oregon .........: 630 630 2.30 2.30 1,271 1,449 1,449 Pennsylvania ...: 1,050 1,100 2.10 2.00 2,160 2,205 2,200 South Dakota ...: 1,300 1,200 1.60 1.70 2,320 2,080 2,040 Tennessee ......: 1,900 1,900 2.20 2.20 3,885 4,180 4,180 Texas ..........: 4,500 4,800 1.70 2.60 8,600 7,650 12,480 Virginia .......: 1,090 1,200 2.20 1.80 2,478 2,398 2,160 Washington .....: 320 420 2.80 3.00 810 896 1,260 : West Virginia ..: 600 600 1.80 1.60 1,044 1,080 960 Wisconsin ......: 370 450 1.50 1.90 760 555 855 Wyoming ........: 580 560 1.40 1.40 700 812 784 : Other States 1/ : 1,878 1,944 2.20 2.25 3,967 4,124 4,365 : United States ..: 38,528 38,924 1.98 2.09 76,090 76,412 81,439 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, and Vermont. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2010 Summary."
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