U.S. Alfalfa and Hay Production Estimates - Oct 2023
Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2022 and Forecasted October 1, 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres --- ------ tons ----- ---- 1,000 tons --- : Arizona ........: 260 275 8.20 8.30 2,132 2,283 California .....: 450 525 7.20 6.30 3,240 3,308 Colorado .......: 610 600 2.90 3.30 1,769 1,980 Idaho ..........: 1,060 1,090 4.30 4.40 4,558 4,796 Illinois .......: 240 200 3.65 3.60 876 720 Indiana ........: 260 260 3.50 2.70 910 702 Iowa ...........: 730 730 3.70 3.70 2,701 2,701 Kansas .........: 660 680 3.10 3.05 2,046 2,074 Kentucky .......: 110 100 3.60 3.20 396 320 Michigan .......: 560 570 2.60 3.30 1,456 1,881 : Minnesota ......: 640 700 3.10 3.20 1,984 2,240 Missouri .......: 130 225 2.60 3.25 338 731 Montana ........: 1,400 1,600 2.05 2.10 2,870 3,360 Nebraska .......: 790 760 3.10 4.00 2,449 3,040 Nevada .........: 285 280 4.40 4.60 1,254 1,288 New Mexico .....: 125 145 4.80 5.40 600 783 New York .......: 240 210 2.60 2.60 624 546 North Dakota ...: 1,100 1,300 1.95 2.45 2,145 3,185 Ohio ...........: 280 300 3.10 3.50 868 1,050 Oklahoma .......: 220 240 2.00 3.20 440 768 : Oregon .........: 350 350 4.40 4.60 1,540 1,610 Pennsylvania ...: 310 300 3.60 3.40 1,116 1,020 South Dakota ...: 1,650 1,700 1.70 2.30 2,805 3,910 Texas ..........: 90 105 4.20 3.80 378 399 Utah ...........: 490 550 4.10 4.00 2,009 2,200 Virginia .......: 30 30 3.20 3.20 96 96 Washington .....: 360 360 5.20 4.30 1,872 1,548 Wisconsin ......: 800 830 3.10 2.80 2,480 2,324 Wyoming ........: 550 530 2.90 2.90 1,595 1,537 : Other States 1/ : 133 113 3.09 2.96 411 335 : United States ..: 14,913 15,658 3.22 3.37 47,958 52,735 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and West Virginia. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2023 Summary." All Other Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2022 and Forecasted October 1, 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres -- ----- tons ----- --- 1,000 tons --- : Alabama 1/ ......: 680 680 2.70 3.10 1,836 2,108 Arkansas ........: 1,090 1,160 2.00 2.00 2,180 2,320 California ......: 380 370 3.10 3.50 1,178 1,295 Colorado ........: 530 490 1.85 1.90 981 931 Georgia 1/ ......: 550 570 2.80 3.30 1,540 1,881 Idaho ...........: 350 350 2.20 2.20 770 770 Illinois ........: 255 280 2.15 1.70 548 476 Indiana .........: 260 260 2.60 2.70 676 702 Iowa ............: 470 320 2.00 2.00 940 640 Kansas ..........: 1,950 2,000 1.70 1.70 3,315 3,400 : Kentucky ........: 1,920 1,950 2.20 2.20 4,224 4,290 Louisiana 1/ ....: 390 400 2.40 2.20 936 880 Michigan ........: 230 230 1.90 1.70 437 391 Minnesota .......: 580 560 2.10 1.40 1,218 784 Mississippi 1/ ..: 590 600 2.00 2.00 1,180 1,200 Missouri ........: 3,050 3,000 1.80 1.30 5,490 3,900 Montana .........: 890 1,050 1.40 1.80 1,246 1,890 Nebraska ........: 1,350 1,600 1.40 2.00 1,890 3,200 New York ........: 1,000 970 1.85 2.00 1,850 1,940 North Carolina ..: 650 630 2.20 2.50 1,430 1,575 : North Dakota ....: 1,050 1,100 1.60 1.90 1,680 2,090 Ohio ............: 550 550 2.50 2.20 1,375 1,210 Oklahoma ........: 2,800 3,300 1.25 1.60 3,500 5,280 Oregon ..........: 470 570 2.30 2.10 1,081 1,197 Pennsylvania ....: 1,040 1,030 2.50 2.10 2,600 2,163 South Dakota ....: 1,300 1,200 1.35 1.20 1,755 1,440 Tennessee .......: 1,700 1,780 2.10 2.20 3,570 3,916 Texas ...........: 4,100 4,600 1.50 1.80 6,150 8,280 Virginia ........: 1,000 1,140 2.10 2.00 2,100 2,280 Washington ......: 290 330 3.10 2.50 899 825 : West Virginia ...: 550 600 1.90 1.70 1,045 1,020 Wisconsin .......: 300 400 1.70 1.70 510 680 Wyoming .........: 560 540 1.40 1.80 784 972 : Other States 2/ .: 1,758 1,708 2.23 2.44 3,929 4,167 : United States ...: 34,633 36,318 1.87 1.93 64,843 70,093 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay. 2/ Other States include Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, and Vermont. 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