Hay Area Up in U.S.
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/16 - SNS -- U.S. hay producers intend to harvest 56.1 million acres of all hay in 2016, up 3% from 2015, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2016.
The expected harvested area of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, at 18.1 million acres, is up 2% from 2015. All other types of hay harvested are expected to total 38.1 million acres, up 4% from 2015.
Harvested area of all hay is expected to increase or hold steady in most southern and western States. Meanwhile, the most significant declines are expected in the Northern Plains States.
Hay Area Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2015 and 2016
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: All hay : Alfalfa and : All other
: : alfalfa mixtures : :
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 1/ : 2015 : 2016 1/ : 2015 : 2016 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama 2/ .......: 730 800 (NA) (NA) 730 800
Arizona ..........: 335 315 300 280 35 35
Arkansas .........: 1,125 1,164 5 4 1,120 1,160
California .......: 1,180 1,295 790 870 390 425
Colorado .........: 1,450 1,500 700 750 750 750
Connecticut ......: 53 56 7 6 46 50
Delaware .........: 14 17 4 5 10 12
Florida 2/ .......: 290 300 (NA) (NA) 290 300
Georgia 2/ .......: 570 570 (NA) (NA) 570 570
Idaho ............: 1,330 1,440 1,000 1,090 330 350
:
Illinois .........: 490 480 230 240 260 240
Indiana ..........: 560 570 230 210 330 360
Iowa .............: 1,160 1,100 770 750 390 350
Kansas ...........: 2,450 2,400 650 600 1,800 1,800
Kentucky .........: 2,370 2,360 170 160 2,200 2,200
Louisiana 2/ .....: 430 390 (NA) (NA) 430 390
Maine ............: 135 140 10 10 125 130
Maryland .........: 215 215 35 35 180 180
Massachusetts ....: 92 79 9 9 83 70
Michigan .........: 970 950 660 640 310 310
:
Minnesota ........: 1,570 1,700 1,050 1,100 520 600
Mississippi 2/ ...: 680 700 (NA) (NA) 680 700
Missouri .........: 2,960 3,460 260 260 2,700 3,200
Montana ..........: 2,500 2,650 1,700 1,700 800 950
Nebraska .........: 2,700 2,600 850 800 1,850 1,800
Nevada ...........: 320 360 200 220 120 140
New Hampshire ....: 48 53 3 3 45 50
New Jersey .......: 102 113 12 13 90 100
New Mexico .......: 280 280 190 190 90 90
New York .........: 1,230 1,230 280 330 950 900
:
North Carolina ...: 777 799 7 9 770 790
North Dakota .....: 2,750 2,500 1,500 1,400 1,250 1,100
Ohio .............: 1,080 1,130 330 390 750 740
Oklahoma .........: 3,020 3,080 220 180 2,800 2,900
Oregon ...........: 1,060 1,120 370 430 690 690
Pennsylvania .....: 1,290 1,430 430 360 860 1,070
Rhode Island .....: 6 6 1 1 5 5
South Carolina 2/ : 300 330 (NA) (NA) 300 330
South Dakota .....: 3,400 3,300 1,900 1,900 1,500 1,400
Tennessee ........: 1,765 1,815 15 15 1,750 1,800
:
Texas ............: 4,730 5,140 130 140 4,600 5,000
Utah .............: 670 750 510 570 160 180
Vermont ..........: 145 155 35 40 110 115
Virginia .........: 1,175 1,175 75 75 1,100 1,100
Washington .......: 750 770 390 400 360 370
West Virginia ....: 590 590 20 20 570 570
Wisconsin ........: 1,510 1,630 1,200 1,300 310 330
Wyoming ..........: 1,080 1,120 530 560 550 560
:
United States ....: 54,437 56,127 17,778 18,065 36,659 38,062
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay.
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