Land In Hay May Slip 1%
WASHINGTON - Mar 29/18 - SNS -- Producers in the United States intend to harvest 53.7 million acres of all hay in 2018, down less than 1% from 2017, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report for 2018.
If realized, this will represent the second lowest total hay harvested area since 1908, only behind 2016. Producers in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota are optimistic about harvesting more acres than last year to replenish reduced stocks resulting from a dry 2017 production cycle. Meanwhile, the Southeastern States are planning to harvest fewer acres than in 2017.
Record lows for all hay harvested area are expected in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin in 2018.
All Hay Area Harvested - States and United States: 2016-2018
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: Area harvested
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 810 860 840 98
Arizona ............: 315 315 305 97
Arkansas ...........: 1,204 1,163 1,180 101
California .........: 1,220 1,100 1,070 97
Colorado ...........: 1,380 1,440 1,430 99
Connecticut ........: 45 47 45 96
Delaware ...........: 17 18 17 94
Florida ............: 300 300 280 93
Georgia ............: 600 620 600 97
Idaho ..............: 1,330 1,430 1,410 99
:
Illinois ...........: 480 490 470 96
Indiana ............: 500 580 530 91
Iowa ...............: 910 1,080 1,100 102
Kansas .............: 2,600 2,670 2,700 101
Kentucky ...........: 2,250 2,150 2,070 96
Louisiana ..........: 380 370 390 105
Maine ..............: 140 131 135 103
Maryland ...........: 215 205 215 105
Massachusetts ......: 92 96 93 97
Michigan ...........: 870 900 920 102
:
Minnesota ..........: 1,520 1,380 1,500 109
Mississippi ........: 640 610 590 97
Missouri ...........: 2,830 3,000 2,900 97
Montana ............: 2,650 2,550 2,700 106
Nebraska ...........: 2,450 2,630 2,700 103
Nevada .............: 330 360 390 108
New Hampshire ......: 53 47 55 117
New Jersey .........: 114 115 120 104
New Mexico .........: 275 280 275 98
New York ...........: 1,360 1,320 1,250 95
:
North Carolina .....: 687 653 630 96
North Dakota .......: 2,500 2,650 2,700 102
Ohio ...............: 970 1,060 1,200 113
Oklahoma ...........: 3,010 2,980 3,100 104
Oregon .............: 1,130 1,100 1,010 92
Pennsylvania .......: 1,350 1,470 1,300 88
Rhode Island .......: 7 6 6 100
South Carolina .....: 320 260 240 92
South Dakota .......: 3,100 3,100 3,150 102
Tennessee ..........: 1,815 1,715 1,650 96
:
Texas ..............: 4,830 4,800 4,800 100
Utah ...............: 700 700 710 101
Vermont ............: 190 180 190 106
Virginia ...........: 1,215 1,205 1,170 97
Washington .........: 840 740 730 99
West Virginia ......: 587 588 570 97
Wisconsin ..........: 1,330 1,250 1,200 96
Wyoming ............: 1,020 1,070 1,090 102
:
United States ......: 53,481 53,784 53,726 100
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1/ Intended area harvested in 2018 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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