U.S. Alfalfa Production - August 2016
Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2015 and Forecasted August 1, 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres --- ------ tons ----- ---- 1,000 tons --- : Arizona ........: 300 280 8.40 8.50 2,520 2,380 California .....: 790 870 6.90 6.70 5,451 5,829 Colorado .......: 700 750 4.10 3.80 2,870 2,850 Idaho ..........: 1,000 1,090 4.20 4.20 4,200 4,578 Illinois .......: 230 240 3.50 4.00 805 960 Indiana ........: 230 210 3.90 4.20 897 882 Iowa ...........: 770 750 3.90 4.00 3,003 3,000 Kansas .........: 650 600 3.80 4.30 2,470 2,580 Kentucky .......: 170 160 3.70 3.80 629 608 Michigan .......: 660 640 3.10 2.80 2,046 1,792 : Minnesota ......: 1,050 1,100 2.70 3.40 2,835 3,740 Missouri .......: 260 260 2.80 2.60 728 676 Montana ........: 1,700 1,700 2.00 2.10 3,400 3,570 Nebraska .......: 850 800 4.00 3.80 3,400 3,040 Nevada .........: 200 220 4.30 4.60 860 1,012 New Mexico .....: 190 190 4.70 4.70 893 893 New York .......: 280 330 2.30 2.30 644 759 North Dakota ...: 1,500 1,400 1.90 1.50 2,850 2,100 Ohio ...........: 330 390 2.90 2.90 957 1,131 Oklahoma .......: 220 180 2.70 3.40 594 612 : Oregon .........: 370 430 4.20 4.60 1,554 1,978 Pennsylvania ...: 430 360 2.60 2.80 1,118 1,008 South Dakota ...: 1,900 1,900 2.20 2.00 4,180 3,800 Texas ..........: 130 140 4.00 4.30 520 602 Utah ...........: 510 570 4.10 4.20 2,091 2,394 Virginia .......: 75 75 3.00 3.30 225 248 Washington .....: 390 400 5.20 5.40 2,028 2,160 Wisconsin ......: 1,200 1,300 2.80 3.40 3,360 4,420 Wyoming ........: 530 560 2.50 2.50 1,325 1,400 : Other States 1/ : 163 170 3.20 2.97 521 505 : United States ..: 17,778 18,065 3.32 3.40 58,974 61,507 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and West Virginia. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2016 Summary."Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
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