Alfalfa Output Rises 11%
WASHINGTON - Jan 10/14 - SNS -- Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures production in 2013 is estimated at 57.6 million tons, down 4% from the August 1 forecast but up 11% from 2012, according to the USDA's final production estimates for the 2013 crop.
Harvested area, at 17.8 million acres, is up less than 1% from the August 1 forecast and 3% above the previous year. Average yield is estimated at 3.24 tons per acre, 0.15 ton below the August 1 forecast but up 0.23 ton from 2012.
Alfalfa production is generally up across the country as hay conditions improved over the drought-affected crop of 2012. Exceptions occurred in the Southwest, where producers noted that dry conditions had a major negative impact on their ability to cut non-irrigated alfalfa hay.
Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for 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 -----------
:
Arizona .......: 250 250 250 8.30 8.40 8.10
Arkansas ......: 10 10 5 2.30 2.00 3.30
California ....: 880 950 900 6.90 6.90 6.80
Colorado ......: 800 750 650 3.60 3.50 2.90
Connecticut ...: 7 7 7 2.10 3.00 2.00
Delaware ......: 5 6 6 3.00 2.70 3.50
Idaho .........: 1,000 1,040 1,120 4.30 4.00 3.80
Illinois ......: 280 330 340 3.40 3.00 3.60
Indiana .......: 300 280 280 4.00 2.90 3.70
Iowa ..........: 820 730 730 3.40 2.90 3.30
:
Kansas ........: 650 650 550 3.00 2.80 3.50
Kentucky ......: 210 180 200 3.40 2.90 3.30
Maine .........: 7 10 10 2.80 1.40 2.20
Maryland ......: 35 30 30 4.00 4.30 3.80
Massachusetts .: 9 9 9 2.10 2.40 3.10
Michigan ......: 700 660 610 3.20 2.10 3.10
Minnesota .....: 1,100 850 950 3.70 2.90 2.60
Missouri ......: 250 260 350 2.60 1.90 2.70
Montana .......: 2,000 1,500 1,800 2.20 2.00 2.20
Nebraska ......: 780 770 700 4.05 2.95 3.45
:
Nevada ........: 250 240 210 4.40 4.40 4.50
New Hampshire .: 4 5 5 1.70 2.00 1.60
New Jersey ....: 20 17 17 3.20 3.90 3.00
New Mexico ....: 210 200 145 5.20 5.50 5.40
New York ......: 350 410 350 2.40 2.20 2.20
North Carolina : 5 7 8 2.50 3.20 3.00
North Dakota ..: 1,550 1,290 1,620 2.35 1.40 2.00
Ohio ..........: 380 350 330 3.40 2.80 3.50
Oklahoma ......: 200 190 230 1.30 2.50 2.70
Oregon ........: 400 380 400 4.50 4.50 4.60
:
Pennsylvania ..: 410 400 340 2.70 2.60 2.90
Rhode Island ..: 1 1 1 2.40 1.50 2.00
South Dakota ..: 2,350 1,850 1,800 2.70 1.40 2.10
Tennessee .....: 20 15 15 3.50 3.40 3.80
Texas .........: 100 100 140 4.80 4.90 4.50
Utah ..........: 580 500 550 4.10 4.10 4.20
Vermont .......: 30 35 35 1.90 1.50 1.80
Virginia ......: 90 85 90 3.20 4.10 3.60
Washington ....: 380 400 410 5.20 4.90 5.30
West Virginia .: 20 20 20 3.30 2.60 4.10
Wisconsin .....: 1,150 1,050 1,100 2.80 2.30 2.60
Wyoming .......: 620 475 450 2.50 2.80 3.20
:
United States .: 19,213 17,292 17,763 3.40 3.01 3.24
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Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for 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
:
Arizona .......: 2,075 2,100 2,025
Arkansas ......: 23 20 17
California ....: 6,072 6,555 6,120
Colorado ......: 2,880 2,625 1,885
Connecticut ...: 15 21 14
Delaware ......: 15 16 21
Idaho .........: 4,300 4,160 4,256
Illinois ......: 952 990 1,224
Indiana .......: 1,200 812 1,036
Iowa ..........: 2,788 2,117 2,409
:
Kansas ........: 1,950 1,820 1,925
Kentucky ......: 714 522 660
Maine .........: 20 14 22
Maryland ......: 140 129 114
Massachusetts .: 19 22 28
Michigan ......: 2,240 1,386 1,891
Minnesota .....: 4,070 2,465 2,470
Missouri ......: 650 494 945
Montana .......: 4,400 3,000 3,960
Nebraska ......: 3,159 2,272 2,415
:
Nevada ........: 1,100 1,056 945
New Hampshire .: 7 10 8
New Jersey ....: 64 66 51
New Mexico ....: 1,092 1,100 783
New York ......: 840 902 770
North Carolina : 13 22 24
North Dakota ..: 3,643 1,806 3,240
Ohio ..........: 1,292 980 1,155
Oklahoma ......: 260 475 621
Oregon ........: 1,800 1,710 1,840
:
Pennsylvania ..: 1,107 1,040 986
Rhode Island ..: 2 2 2
South Dakota ..: 6,345 2,590 3,780
Tennessee .....: 70 51 57
Texas .........: 480 490 630
Utah ..........: 2,378 2,050 2,310
Vermont .......: 57 53 63
Virginia ......: 288 349 324
Washington ....: 1,976 1,960 2,173
West Virginia .: 66 52 82
Wisconsin .....: 3,220 2,415 2,860
Wyoming .......: 1,550 1,330 1,440
:
United States .: 65,332 52,049 57,581
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