U.S. Hay Area May Increase Slightly
WASHINGTON - Mar 28/13 - SNS --Hay producers intend to harvest 56.4 million acres of all hay in 2013, up slightly from 2012, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates for 2013.
Hay acreage is expected to decline from last year across most of the eastern States, Southwest, and Great Lakes region. Record low acreage is expected across several New England States, as well as Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. In contrast, Arkansas is expecting record high acreage in 2013.
All Hay Area Harvested - States and United States: 2011-2013
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: Area harvested
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2013 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 800 860 850 99
Arizona ............: 285 295 290 98
Arkansas ...........: 1,400 1,450 1,490 103
California .........: 1,410 1,550 1,450 94
Colorado ...........: 1,620 1,460 1,410 97
Connecticut ........: 60 58 58 100
Delaware ...........: 15 16 18 113
Florida ............: 260 320 290 91
Georgia ............: 590 580 560 97
Idaho ..............: 1,350 1,340 1,330 99
:
Illinois ...........: 540 580 600 103
Indiana ............: 670 630 630 100
Iowa ...............: 1,140 1,140 1,100 96
Kansas .............: 2,400 2,750 2,750 100
Kentucky ...........: 2,310 2,380 2,250 95
Louisiana ..........: 430 460 450 98
Maine ..............: 132 130 130 100
Maryland ...........: 220 205 200 98
Massachusetts ......: 74 69 69 100
Michigan ...........: 1,000 970 960 99
:
Minnesota ..........: 1,830 1,750 1,720 98
Mississippi ........: 720 750 710 95
Missouri ...........: 3,750 3,660 3,800 104
Montana ............: 2,700 2,200 2,700 123
Nebraska ...........: 2,480 2,570 2,700 105
Nevada .............: 450 415 415 100
New Hampshire ......: 53 52 51 98
New Jersey .........: 105 105 105 100
New Mexico .........: 280 285 305 107
New York ...........: 1,340 1,560 1,550 99
:
North Carolina .....: 775 662 640 97
North Dakota .......: 2,480 2,190 2,400 110
Ohio ...............: 1,120 1,100 1,000 91
Oklahoma ...........: 2,500 3,190 3,000 94
Oregon .............: 1,030 1,000 1,000 100
Pennsylvania .......: 1,450 1,420 1,420 100
Rhode Island .......: 9 8 8 100
South Carolina .....: 300 250 220 88
South Dakota .......: 3,550 3,100 3,100 100
Tennessee ..........: 1,880 1,765 1,625 92
:
Texas ..............: 3,700 5,100 5,200 102
Utah ...............: 760 660 650 98
Vermont ............: 175 185 175 95
Virginia ...........: 1,370 1,305 1,200 92
Washington .........: 780 780 840 108
West Virginia ......: 640 630 620 98
Wisconsin ..........: 1,600 1,450 1,380 95
Wyoming ............: 1,120 875 1,000 114
:
United States ......: 55,653 56,260 56,419 100
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1/ Intended area harvested in 2013 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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