Hay Harvest Remains Above 2012
WASHINGTON - Jan 10/14 - SNS -- Production of all dry hay for 2013 is estimated at 136 million tons, down 3% from the August 1 forecast but up 13% from the 2012 total, according to the USDA's final production estimates for the 2013 crop.
Area harvested is estimated at 58.3 million acres, up 2% from the August 1 forecast and up 4% from last year. The average yield, at 2.33 tons per acre, is down 0.14 ton from August but up 0.20 ton from the previous year.
All 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 .......: 800 860 790 2.40 2.60 2.70
Arizona .......: 285 295 285 7.77 7.85 7.65
Arkansas ......: 1,400 1,450 1,335 1.61 1.21 2.10
California ....: 1,410 1,550 1,440 5.66 5.62 5.53
Colorado ......: 1,620 1,460 1,310 2.54 2.58 2.25
Connecticut ...: 60 58 47 2.02 2.03 2.26
Delaware ......: 15 16 18 2.53 2.63 3.30
Florida .......: 260 320 300 2.40 2.30 2.20
Georgia .......: 590 580 580 2.20 2.50 2.70
Idaho .........: 1,350 1,340 1,480 3.76 3.55 3.36
:
Illinois ......: 540 580 660 2.92 2.57 3.07
Indiana .......: 670 630 640 2.84 2.34 2.80
Iowa ..........: 1,140 1,140 1,170 3.04 2.47 2.89
Kansas ........: 2,400 2,750 2,750 1.83 1.58 2.38
Kentucky ......: 2,310 2,380 2,600 2.31 2.07 2.28
Louisiana .....: 430 460 400 2.10 2.70 2.20
Maine .........: 132 130 135 1.95 1.58 1.46
Maryland ......: 220 205 225 2.65 2.51 2.33
Massachusetts .: 74 69 84 1.84 2.06 2.12
Michigan ......: 1,000 970 940 2.75 1.91 2.68
:
Minnesota .....: 1,830 1,750 1,900 3.02 2.28 2.05
Mississippi ...: 720 750 720 2.40 2.60 2.50
Missouri ......: 3,750 3,660 4,050 1.67 1.44 1.97
Montana .......: 2,700 2,200 2,800 2.07 1.87 1.95
Nebraska ......: 2,480 2,570 2,500 2.27 1.58 1.97
Nevada ........: 450 415 345 3.20 3.22 3.37
New Hampshire .: 53 52 50 1.98 1.90 2.50
New Jersey ....: 105 105 97 2.15 2.48 2.42
New Mexico ....: 280 285 230 4.43 4.75 4.18
New York ......: 1,340 1,560 1,430 2.03 1.68 2.05
:
North Carolina : 775 662 858 2.20 2.51 2.41
North Dakota ..: 2,480 2,190 2,620 2.11 1.44 1.94
Ohio ..........: 1,120 1,100 1,070 2.48 2.12 2.46
Oklahoma ......: 2,500 3,190 3,130 0.93 1.37 1.59
Oregon ........: 1,030 1,000 1,020 3.22 3.07 3.14
Pennsylvania ..: 1,450 1,420 1,260 2.41 2.10 2.32
Rhode Island ..: 9 8 8 2.00 1.88 1.88
South Carolina : 300 250 290 2.10 2.20 2.20
South Dakota ..: 3,550 3,100 3,050 2.43 1.32 1.94
Tennessee .....: 1,880 1,765 1,915 2.11 2.01 2.31
:
Texas .........: 3,700 5,100 5,640 1.20 1.86 1.57
Utah ..........: 760 660 725 3.65 3.62 3.77
Vermont .......: 175 185 180 1.82 1.75 1.72
Virginia ......: 1,370 1,305 1,240 2.27 2.32 2.49
Washington ....: 780 780 760 4.33 3.83 4.24
West Virginia .: 640 630 590 2.04 1.63 1.97
Wisconsin .....: 1,600 1,450 1,600 2.55 2.08 2.35
Wyoming .......: 1,120 875 990 2.10 2.16 2.11
:
United States .: 55,653 56,260 58,257 2.36 2.13 2.33
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All 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 .......: 1,920 2,236 2,133
Arizona .......: 2,215 2,316 2,179
Arkansas ......: 2,247 1,748 2,810
California ....: 7,980 8,715 7,956
Colorado ......: 4,110 3,761 2,941
Connecticut ...: 121 118 106
Delaware ......: 38 42 59
Florida .......: 624 736 660
Georgia .......: 1,298 1,450 1,566
Idaho .........: 5,070 4,760 4,976
:
Illinois ......: 1,576 1,490 2,024
Indiana .......: 1,903 1,477 1,792
Iowa ..........: 3,460 2,814 3,377
Kansas ........: 4,400 4,340 6,545
Kentucky ......: 5,334 4,922 5,940
Louisiana .....: 903 1,242 880
Maine .........: 258 206 197
Maryland ......: 584 514 524
Massachusetts .: 136 142 178
Michigan ......: 2,750 1,851 2,518
:
Minnesota .....: 5,530 3,995 3,895
Mississippi ...: 1,728 1,950 1,800
Missouri ......: 6,250 5,254 7,975
Montana .......: 5,590 4,120 5,460
Nebraska ......: 5,624 4,072 4,935
Nevada ........: 1,440 1,336 1,161
New Hampshire .: 105 99 125
New Jersey ....: 226 260 235
New Mexico ....: 1,239 1,355 962
New York ......: 2,721 2,627 2,930
:
North Carolina : 1,707 1,660 2,064
North Dakota ..: 5,224 3,156 5,090
Ohio ..........: 2,772 2,330 2,635
Oklahoma ......: 2,330 4,375 4,971
Oregon ........: 3,312 3,074 3,204
Pennsylvania ..: 3,499 2,978 2,918
Rhode Island ..: 18 15 15
South Carolina : 630 550 638
South Dakota ..: 8,625 4,090 5,905
Tennessee .....: 3,976 3,551 4,427
:
Texas .........: 4,440 9,490 8,880
Utah ..........: 2,774 2,386 2,730
Vermont .......: 318 323 310
Virginia ......: 3,104 3,033 3,084
Washington ....: 3,376 2,986 3,223
West Virginia .: 1,306 1,028 1,165
Wisconsin .....: 4,075 3,015 3,760
Wyoming .......: 2,350 1,890 2,088
:
United States .: 131,216 119,878 135,946
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