WASHINGTON - Jun 30/14 - SNS -- Farmers in the United States intend to harvest 57.6 million acres of all hay in 2014, down 1% from 2013, according to the USDA's seeded area report for 2014.
The expected harvested area of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, at 18.2 million acres, is up 2% from 2013. Expected harvested area for all other types of hay totals 39.5 million acres, down 3% from 2013.
Harvested area of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures is expected to increase throughout much of the upper Midwest and Northern Plains due to timely precipitation this spring. Other hay harvested acreage is expected to decline throughout much of the United States.
All hay record high acreages are expected to be harvested in Florida and Oklahoma. Record lows are expected in Maryland, Nebraska, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Hay Area Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2013 and 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : All hay : Alfalfa and : All other : : alfalfa mixtures : : State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2014 1/ : 2013 : 2014 1/ : 2013 : 2014 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Alabama 2/ .......: 790 750 (NA) (NA) 790 750 Arizona ..........: 285 305 250 270 35 35 Arkansas .........: 1,335 1,225 5 5 1,330 1,220 California .......: 1,440 1,370 900 930 540 440 Colorado .........: 1,310 1,330 650 750 660 580 Connecticut ......: 47 54 7 7 40 47 Delaware .........: 18 14 6 4 12 10 Florida 2/ .......: 300 320 (NA) (NA) 300 320 Georgia 2/ .......: 580 580 (NA) (NA) 580 580 Idaho ............: 1,480 1,470 1,120 1,080 360 390 : Illinois .........: 660 650 340 320 320 330 Indiana ..........: 640 600 280 240 360 360 Iowa .............: 1,170 1,080 730 730 440 350 Kansas ...........: 2,750 2,550 550 550 2,200 2,000 Kentucky .........: 2,600 2,630 200 180 2,400 2,450 Louisiana 2/ .....: 400 410 (NA) (NA) 400 410 Maine ............: 135 150 10 10 125 140 Maryland .........: 225 180 30 30 195 150 Massachusetts ....: 84 82 9 11 75 71 Michigan .........: 940 970 610 640 330 330 : Minnesota ........: 1,900 1,800 950 1,000 950 800 Mississippi 2/ ...: 720 600 (NA) (NA) 720 600 Missouri .........: 4,050 3,920 350 320 3,700 3,600 Montana ..........: 2,800 2,750 1,800 1,850 1,000 900 Nebraska .........: 2,500 2,370 700 720 1,800 1,650 Nevada ...........: 345 390 210 250 135 140 New Hampshire ....: 50 49 5 4 45 45 New Jersey .......: 97 106 17 14 80 92 New Mexico .......: 230 335 145 220 85 115 New York .........: 1,430 1,390 350 320 1,080 1,070 : North Carolina ...: 858 778 8 8 850 770 North Dakota .....: 2,620 2,380 1,620 1,540 1,000 840 Ohio .............: 1,070 1,050 330 330 740 720 Oklahoma .........: 3,130 3,510 230 310 2,900 3,200 Oregon ...........: 1,020 1,050 400 390 620 660 Pennsylvania .....: 1,260 1,290 340 340 920 950 Rhode Island .....: 8 7 1 1 7 6 South Carolina 2/ : 290 280 (NA) (NA) 290 280 South Dakota .....: 3,050 3,220 1,800 1,820 1,250 1,400 Tennessee ........: 1,915 1,866 15 16 1,900 1,850 : Texas ............: 5,640 5,440 140 140 5,500 5,300 Utah .............: 725 710 550 550 175 160 Vermont ..........: 180 170 35 35 145 135 Virginia .........: 1,240 1,275 90 75 1,150 1,200 Washington .......: 760 920 410 470 350 450 West Virginia ....: 590 570 20 20 570 550 Wisconsin ........: 1,600 1,600 1,100 1,150 500 450 Wyoming ..........: 990 1,100 450 540 540 560 : United States ....: 58,257 57,646 17,763 18,190 40,494 39,456 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay.
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