U.S. Hay Inventory Climbs 3%
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/15 - SNS -- All hay stored on United States farms December 1, 2014 totaled 92.1 million tons, up 3% from the previous December, according to the USDA.
Disappearance from May 1, 2014 - December 1, 2014 totaled 66.9 million tons, compared with 59.9 million tons for the same period a year earlier.
December 1 hay stocks were up from 2013 in many centrally located States due to larger production totals in 2014 as a result of good weather conditions during the growing season. However, persistent dry weather in several western States limited production and hay stock levels.
Hay Stocks on Farms - States and United States: May 1 and December 1, 2013 and 2014
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: May 1 : December 1
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014
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: 1,000 tons
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Alabama .......: 215 300 1,470 1,495
Arizona .......: 35 35 200 320
Arkansas ......: 170 550 2,150 2,050
California ....: 320 140 1,900 1,750
Colorado ......: 360 320 1,400 1,800
Connecticut ...: 7 8 50 48
Delaware ......: 3 2 32 28
Florida .......: 25 55 460 570
Georgia .......: 250 170 1,150 1,030
Idaho .........: 570 320 2,350 2,250
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Illinois ......: 155 310 1,150 1,300
Indiana .......: 110 200 1,040 1,070
Iowa ..........: 290 410 2,750 2,950
Kansas ........: 460 1,340 4,500 3,700
Kentucky ......: 470 700 4,200 3,300
Louisiana .....: 150 105 500 820
Maine .........: 22 18 120 130
Maryland ......: 75 70 290 285
Massachusetts .: 12 19 69 50
Michigan ......: 140 270 1,140 2,000
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Minnesota .....: 490 440 3,180 3,050
Mississippi ...: 200 160 1,250 900
Missouri ......: 600 1,800 5,900 5,500
Montana .......: 860 875 4,700 4,600
Nebraska ......: 610 1,150 3,800 4,600
Nevada ........: 140 45 650 751
New Hampshire .: 10 6 21 43
New Jersey ....: 15 22 110 118
New Mexico ....: 105 90 400 435
New York ......: 150 330 2,000 1,330
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North Carolina : 240 220 1,380 1,300
North Dakota ..: 880 1,200 4,900 5,400
Ohio ..........: 140 275 1,500 1,550
Oklahoma ......: 700 1,100 3,900 5,100
Oregon ........: 230 210 1,700 1,640
Pennsylvania ..: 300 300 2,000 1,720
Rhode Island ..: 1 1 7 7
South Carolina : 110 95 440 370
South Dakota ..: 850 1,480 5,400 6,000
Tennessee .....: 425 630 3,370 3,050
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Texas .........: 1,650 1,350 5,900 7,500
Utah ..........: 230 300 1,250 1,190
Vermont .......: 36 45 205 182
Virginia ......: 410 470 2,450 1,950
Washington ....: 180 290 1,200 1,450
West Virginia .: 145 235 870 910
Wisconsin .....: 410 435 2,900 2,960
Wyoming .......: 200 280 1,000 1,500
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United States .: 14,156 19,176 89,304 92,052
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