Other Hay Output Slips
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/14 SNS -- Production of hay other than alfalfa is forecast at 77.2 million tons, down 1% from 2013, according to the USDA's latest crop production forecast.
Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 1.96 tons per acre, up 0.02 ton from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 39.5 million acres, unchanged from June, but down 3% from 2013.
Producers in Alabama, Colorado, Louisiana, Nebraska, and Wyoming are expecting record high yields in 2014. Adequate moisture, excluding the far western States, has producers expecting similar yield and production as last year.
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