U.S. Alfalfa Hay Production in 2018
Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2016-2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 acres -------- ----------- tons ----------- : Arizona .......: 285 285 260 8.60 8.40 8.30 Arkansas ......: 4 3 3 3.60 3.60 2.50 California ....: 720 700 620 7.00 6.80 6.90 Colorado ......: 680 720 730 3.50 3.70 3.40 Connecticut ...: 6 8 7 1.90 2.30 2.50 Delaware ......: 5 5 4 2.80 3.50 2.90 Idaho .........: 1,000 1,060 1,050 4.40 4.00 4.20 Illinois ......: 230 230 250 3.90 4.10 3.30 Indiana .......: 210 250 240 4.20 3.30 3.00 Iowa ..........: 550 720 620 4.20 3.50 3.70 : Kansas ........: 700 570 610 4.30 3.60 3.50 Kentucky ......: 160 185 145 3.50 3.30 3.10 Maine .........: 10 10 10 2.20 2.20 2.30 Maryland ......: 35 35 40 4.10 3.90 4.50 Massachusetts .: 7 8 9 2.30 2.50 2.10 Michigan ......: 640 610 590 3.00 2.60 2.40 Minnesota .....: 1,000 870 720 3.40 3.35 2.85 Missouri ......: 230 300 270 3.20 2.40 2.40 Montana .......: 1,800 1,650 1,900 2.00 2.10 2.05 Nebraska ......: 780 860 850 4.15 3.95 4.30 : Nevada ........: 200 225 185 4.40 4.30 4.70 New Hampshire .: 5 5 4 1.70 1.80 2.20 New Jersey ....: 12 13 9 3.20 3.10 3.40 New Mexico ....: 190 190 160 4.60 5.00 4.70 New York ......: 350 400 300 2.20 2.60 2.40 North Carolina : 7 7 6 3.30 2.70 3.90 North Dakota ..: 1,430 1,380 1,470 1.65 1.35 1.70 Ohio ..........: 365 350 350 3.40 3.20 3.10 Oklahoma ......: 210 280 230 3.80 3.10 2.70 Oregon ........: 420 420 420 4.70 4.70 4.10 : Pennsylvania ..: 350 430 300 3.00 3.10 2.90 Rhode Island ..: 1 1 1 1.10 2.00 2.00 South Dakota ..: 1,700 1,550 1,750 2.00 1.75 2.15 Tennessee .....: 15 15 20 3.60 3.60 3.30 Texas .........: 130 120 140 5.30 4.40 5.60 Utah ..........: 530 550 500 4.20 4.20 3.70 Vermont .......: 30 30 20 2.50 1.80 1.80 Virginia ......: 65 65 40 3.10 3.40 3.00 Washington ....: 430 390 350 5.20 5.20 4.50 West Virginia .: 17 17 15 3.10 2.70 2.50 Wisconsin .....: 1,000 910 820 3.20 3.00 2.35 Wyoming .......: 520 580 590 2.70 2.80 2.70 : United States .: 17,029 17,007 16,608 3.44 3.28 3.17 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2016-2018 (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 tons : Arizona .......: 2,451 2,394 2,158 Arkansas ......: 14 11 8 California ....: 5,040 4,760 4,278 Colorado ......: 2,380 2,664 2,482 Connecticut ...: 11 18 18 Delaware ......: 14 18 12 Idaho .........: 4,400 4,240 4,410 Illinois ......: 897 943 825 Indiana .......: 882 825 720 Iowa ..........: 2,310 2,520 2,294 : Kansas ........: 3,010 2,052 2,135 Kentucky ......: 560 611 450 Maine .........: 22 22 23 Maryland ......: 144 137 180 Massachusetts .: 16 20 19 Michigan ......: 1,920 1,586 1,416 Minnesota .....: 3,400 2,915 2,052 Missouri ......: 736 720 648 Montana .......: 3,600 3,465 3,895 Nebraska ......: 3,237 3,397 3,655 : Nevada ........: 880 968 870 New Hampshire .: 9 9 9 New Jersey ....: 38 40 31 New Mexico ....: 874 950 752 New York ......: 770 1,040 720 North Carolina : 23 19 23 North Dakota ..: 2,360 1,863 2,499 Ohio ..........: 1,241 1,120 1,085 Oklahoma ......: 798 868 621 Oregon ........: 1,974 1,974 1,722 : Pennsylvania ..: 1,050 1,333 870 Rhode Island ..: 1 2 2 South Dakota ..: 3,400 2,713 3,763 Tennessee .....: 54 54 66 Texas .........: 689 528 784 Utah ..........: 2,226 2,310 1,850 Vermont .......: 75 54 36 Virginia ......: 202 221 120 Washington ....: 2,236 2,028 1,575 West Virginia .: 53 46 38 Wisconsin .....: 3,200 2,730 1,927 Wyoming .......: 1,404 1,624 1,593 : United States .: 58,601 55,812 52,634 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
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