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U.S. Hay Production - August 2016

All Other Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2015
and Forecasted August 1, 2016
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                :    Area harvested     :    Yield per acre     :      Production
      State     :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2015    :   2016    :   2015    :   2016    :   2015    :   2016
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                :  --- 1,000 acres --       ----- tons -----       --- 1,000 tons ---
                :
Alabama 2/ .....:     730         800       2.80        2.90        2,044       2,320
Arkansas .......:   1,120       1,160       2.00        2.20        2,240       2,552
California .....:     390         425       3.40        3.40        1,326       1,445
Colorado .......:     750         750       1.90        1.90        1,425       1,425
Georgia 2/ .....:     570         570       2.50        2.20        1,425       1,254
Idaho ..........:     330         350       2.00        2.20          660         770
Illinois .......:     260         240       2.80        2.90          728         696
Indiana ........:     330         360       2.30        2.40          759         864
Iowa ...........:     390         350       2.40        2.20          936         770
Kansas .........:   1,800       1,800       1.90        1.80        3,420       3,240
                :
Kentucky .......:   2,200       2,200       2.30        2.30        5,060       5,060
Louisiana 2/ ...:     430         390       2.50        2.60        1,075       1,014
Michigan .......:     310         310       1.80        2.10          558         651
Minnesota ......:     520         600       2.20        2.00        1,144       1,200
Mississippi 2/ .:     680         700       2.30        2.70        1,564       1,890
Missouri .......:   2,700       3,200       2.10        2.10        5,670       6,720
Montana ........:     800         950       1.60        1.50        1,280       1,425
Nebraska .......:   1,850       1,800       1.60        1.70        2,960       3,060
New York .......:     950         900       1.90        1.80        1,805       1,620
North Carolina .:     770         790       2.40        2.30        1,848       1,817
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North Dakota ...:   1,250       1,100       1.70        1.50        2,125       1,650
Ohio ...........:     750         740       2.10        2.20        1,575       1,628
Oklahoma .......:   2,800       2,900       1.90        1.90        5,320       5,510
Oregon .........:     690         690       2.20        2.30        1,518       1,587
Pennsylvania ...:     860       1,070       2.20        2.20        1,892       2,354
South Dakota ...:   1,500       1,400       1.60        1.50        2,400       2,100
Tennessee ......:   1,750       1,800       2.20        2.30        3,850       4,140
Texas ..........:   4,600       5,000       2.00        2.00        9,200      10,000
Virginia .......:   1,100       1,100       2.20        2.30        2,420       2,530
Washington .....:     360         370       2.30        2.60          828         962
                :
West Virginia ..:     570         570       1.70        1.80          969       1,026
Wisconsin ......:     310         330       2.30        2.20          713         726
Wyoming ........:     550         560       1.80        1.70          990         952
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Other States 1/ :   1,689       1,787       2.18        2.25        3,687       4,015
                :
United States ..:  36,659      38,062       2.06        2.07       75,414      78,973
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1/ Other States include Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maine, Maryland,
   Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South
   Carolina, Utah, and Vermont. Individual State level estimates will be published in
   the "Crop Production 2016 Summary."
2/ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay.

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