Other Hay Output Jumps 16%
WASHINGTON - Jan 10/14 - SNS -- Production of hay other than alfalfa totaled 78.4 million tons in 2013, down 2% from the August 1 forecast and 16% above 2012, according to the USDA's final production estimates for the 2013 crop.
Harvested area, at 40.5 million acres, is up 4% from both August and last year. Average yield is estimated at 1.93 tons per acre, down 0.12 ton from August but up 0.19 ton from last year.
Other dry hay production also rebounded from the drought-affected crop of 2012. However, dry conditions in the Southwest hindered non-irrigated production, while untimely rainfall in the Mississippi Delta led to hay quality issues because producers were unable to bale mowed hay.
All Other Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2011-2013
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: --------- 1,000 acres -------- ----------- tons -----------
:
Alabama 1/ .......: 800 860 790 2.40 2.60 2.70
Arizona ..........: 35 45 35 4.00 4.80 4.40
Arkansas .........: 1,390 1,440 1,330 1.60 1.20 2.10
California .......: 530 600 540 3.60 3.60 3.40
Colorado .........: 820 710 660 1.50 1.60 1.60
Connecticut ......: 53 51 40 2.00 1.90 2.30
Delaware .........: 10 10 12 2.30 2.60 3.20
Florida 1/ .......: 260 320 300 2.40 2.30 2.20
Georgia 1/ .......: 590 580 580 2.20 2.50 2.70
Idaho ............: 350 300 360 2.20 2.00 2.00
:
Illinois .........: 260 250 320 2.40 2.00 2.50
Indiana ..........: 370 350 360 1.90 1.90 2.10
Iowa .............: 320 410 440 2.10 1.70 2.20
Kansas ...........: 1,750 2,100 2,200 1.40 1.20 2.10
Kentucky .........: 2,100 2,200 2,400 2.20 2.00 2.20
Louisiana 1/ .....: 430 460 400 2.10 2.70 2.20
Maine ............: 125 120 125 1.90 1.60 1.40
Maryland .........: 185 175 195 2.40 2.20 2.10
Massachusetts ....: 65 60 75 1.80 2.00 2.00
Michigan .........: 300 310 330 1.70 1.50 1.90
:
Minnesota ........: 730 900 950 2.00 1.70 1.50
Mississippi 1/ ...: 720 750 720 2.40 2.60 2.50
Missouri .........: 3,500 3,400 3,700 1.60 1.40 1.90
Montana ..........: 700 700 1,000 1.70 1.60 1.50
Nebraska .........: 1,700 1,800 1,800 1.45 1.00 1.40
Nevada ...........: 200 175 135 1.70 1.60 1.60
New Hampshire ....: 49 47 45 2.00 1.90 2.60
New Jersey .......: 85 88 80 1.90 2.20 2.30
New Mexico .......: 70 85 85 2.10 3.00 2.10
New York .........: 990 1,150 1,080 1.90 1.50 2.00
:
North Carolina ...: 770 655 850 2.20 2.50 2.40
North Dakota .....: 930 900 1,000 1.70 1.50 1.85
Ohio .............: 740 750 740 2.00 1.80 2.00
Oklahoma .........: 2,300 3,000 2,900 0.90 1.30 1.50
Oregon ...........: 630 620 620 2.40 2.20 2.20
Pennsylvania .....: 1,040 1,020 920 2.30 1.90 2.10
Rhode Island .....: 8 7 7 2.00 1.90 1.90
South Carolina 1/ : 300 250 290 2.10 2.20 2.20
South Dakota .....: 1,200 1,250 1,250 1.90 1.20 1.70
Tennessee ........: 1,860 1,750 1,900 2.10 2.00 2.30
:
Texas ............: 3,600 5,000 5,500 1.10 1.80 1.50
Utah .............: 180 160 175 2.20 2.10 2.40
Vermont ..........: 145 150 145 1.80 1.80 1.70
Virginia .........: 1,280 1,220 1,150 2.20 2.20 2.40
Washington .......: 400 380 350 3.50 2.70 3.00
West Virginia ....: 620 610 570 2.00 1.60 1.90
Wisconsin ........: 450 400 500 1.90 1.50 1.80
Wyoming ..........: 500 400 540 1.60 1.40 1.20
:
United States ....: 36,440 38,968 40,494 1.81 1.74 1.94
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
All Other Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2011-2013 (continued)
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: Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: 1,000 tons
:
Alabama 1/ .......: 1,920 2,236 2,133
Arizona ..........: 140 216 154
Arkansas .........: 2,224 1,728 2,793
California .......: 1,908 2,160 1,836
Colorado .........: 1,230 1,136 1,056
Connecticut ......: 106 97 92
Delaware .........: 23 26 38
Florida 1/ .......: 624 736 660
Georgia 1/ .......: 1,298 1,450 1,566
Idaho ............: 770 600 720
:
Illinois .........: 624 500 800
Indiana ..........: 703 665 756
Iowa .............: 672 697 968
Kansas ...........: 2,450 2,520 4,620
Kentucky .........: 4,620 4,400 5,280
Louisiana 1/ .....: 903 1,242 880
Maine ............: 238 192 175
Maryland .........: 444 385 410
Massachusetts ....: 117 120 150
Michigan .........: 510 465 627
:
Minnesota ........: 1,460 1,530 1,425
Mississippi 1/ ...: 1,728 1,950 1,800
Missouri .........: 5,600 4,760 7,030
Montana ..........: 1,190 1,120 1,500
Nebraska .........: 2,465 1,800 2,520
Nevada ...........: 340 280 216
New Hampshire ....: 98 89 117
New Jersey .......: 162 194 184
New Mexico .......: 147 255 179
New York .........: 1,881 1,725 2,160
:
North Carolina ...: 1,694 1,638 2,040
North Dakota .....: 1,581 1,350 1,850
Ohio .............: 1,480 1,350 1,480
Oklahoma .........: 2,070 3,900 4,350
Oregon ...........: 1,512 1,364 1,364
Pennsylvania .....: 2,392 1,938 1,932
Rhode Island .....: 16 13 13
South Carolina 1/ : 630 550 638
South Dakota .....: 2,280 1,500 2,125
Tennessee ........: 3,906 3,500 4,370
:
Texas ............: 3,960 9,000 8,250
Utah .............: 396 336 420
Vermont ..........: 261 270 247
Virginia .........: 2,816 2,684 2,760
Washington .......: 1,400 1,026 1,050
West Virginia ....: 1,240 976 1,083
Wisconsin ........: 855 600 900
Wyoming ..........: 800 560 648
:
United States ....: 65,884 67,829 78,365
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1/ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay.
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