Smallest Hay Stocks Since 1989
WASHINGTON - May 9/14 - SNS -- All hay stored on United States farms May 1, 2014 totaled 19.2 million tons, up 35% from a year ago, according to the USDA.
This is the third lowest May 1 stocks level since 1989. Disappearance from December 1, 2013 - May 1, 2014 totaled 70.1 million tons, compared with 62.4 million tons for the same period a year earlier.
May 1 hay stocks levels were record-lows in California, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.
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