Unusually Low U.S. Hay Inventory
WASHINGTON - Feb 8/19 - SNS -- All hay stored on United States farms as of December 1, 2018 totaled 79.1 million tons, down 6% from the previous December, according to the USDA.
Disappearance from May 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018 totaled 59.9 million tons, compared with 68.2 million tons for the same period a year earlier.
This marks the lowest December 1 hay stocks since the drought of 2012 and second lowest since 1977.
Hay Stocks on Farms - States and United States: May 1 and December 1, 2017 and 2018
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: May 1 : December 1
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018
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: 1,000 tons
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Alabama .......: 240 275 1,550 1,750
Arizona .......: 30 35 235 190
Arkansas ......: 640 390 1,950 1,570
California ....: 330 150 1,850 1,400
Colorado ......: 500 700 1,750 1,750
Connecticut ...: 9 12 54 51
Delaware ......: 3 4 25 17
Florida .......: 40 65 490 570
Georgia .......: 165 200 1,240 1,180
Idaho .........: 510 660 2,200 2,400
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Illinois ......: 300 140 1,100 850
Indiana .......: 310 100 1,150 820
Iowa ..........: 630 360 2,280 2,060
Kansas ........: 1,250 800 4,500 4,300
Kentucky ......: 1,090 650 3,750 3,450
Louisiana .....: 210 80 660 500
Maine .........: 22 25 153 163
Maryland ......: 100 70 320 330
Massachusetts .: 16 16 60 65
Michigan ......: 375 260 1,000 900
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Minnesota .....: 860 560 2,590 2,040
Mississippi ...: 160 165 970 840
Missouri ......: 1,500 580 5,100 4,200
Montana .......: 870 500 3,650 4,200
Nebraska ......: 1,275 700 4,180 4,500
Nevada ........: 220 130 640 710
New Hampshire .: 6 6 45 53
New Jersey ....: 26 22 125 94
New Mexico ....: 90 50 400 250
New York ......: 325 355 1,430 1,400
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North Carolina : 260 215 880 1,360
North Dakota ..: 1,090 720 3,250 4,000
Ohio ..........: 410 260 1,470 1,400
Oklahoma ......: 1,500 690 4,550 4,400
Oregon ........: 270 320 1,650 1,650
Pennsylvania ..: 520 440 2,300 1,813
Rhode Island ..: 1 1 5 4
South Carolina : 80 115 390 430
South Dakota ..: 1,850 1,240 5,150 5,350
Tennessee .....: 480 480 2,850 3,120
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Texas .........: 3,280 1,160 6,900 4,850
Utah ..........: 300 200 1,170 980
Vermont .......: 32 42 120 175
Virginia ......: 540 250 2,050 1,850
Washington ....: 330 230 1,150 1,100
West Virginia .: 175 125 890 770
Wisconsin .....: 820 480 2,650 1,750
Wyoming .......: 360 320 1,550 1,450
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United States .: 24,400 15,348 84,422 79,055
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