U.S. Alfalfa Hay Production - Oct 2018
Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted October 1, 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres --- ------ tons ----- ---- 1,000 tons --- : Arizona ........: 275 270 8.40 8.00 2,310 2,160 California .....: 660 650 6.80 6.80 4,488 4,420 Colorado .......: 720 730 3.90 3.90 2,808 2,847 Idaho ..........: 1,060 1,170 4.00 4.30 4,240 5,031 Illinois .......: 220 210 4.20 3.60 924 756 Indiana ........: 270 290 3.30 3.60 891 1,044 Iowa ...........: 720 830 3.50 3.80 2,520 3,154 Kansas .........: 570 490 3.60 3.30 2,052 1,617 Kentucky .......: 150 140 3.50 3.70 525 518 Michigan .......: 610 620 2.80 3.00 1,708 1,860 : Minnesota ......: 870 890 3.35 3.60 2,915 3,204 Missouri .......: 300 330 2.40 2.20 720 726 Montana ........: 1,600 1,800 2.10 2.40 3,360 4,320 Nebraska .......: 830 880 3.95 4.10 3,279 3,608 Nevada .........: 200 200 4.20 4.30 840 860 New Mexico .....: 190 180 5.00 5.10 950 918 New York .......: 400 370 2.95 2.80 1,180 1,036 North Dakota ...: 1,350 1,500 1.40 1.80 1,890 2,700 Ohio ...........: 310 390 3.20 3.00 992 1,170 Oklahoma .......: 280 200 3.10 3.50 868 700 : Oregon .........: 420 400 4.90 4.30 2,058 1,720 Pennsylvania ...: 430 390 3.20 3.30 1,376 1,287 South Dakota ...: 1,500 1,700 1.75 2.30 2,625 3,910 Texas ..........: 100 150 4.80 5.50 480 825 Utah ...........: 530 530 4.20 4.00 2,226 2,120 Virginia .......: 55 45 3.50 3.60 193 162 Washington .....: 390 370 5.20 5.20 2,028 1,924 Wisconsin ......: 860 910 3.00 3.00 2,580 2,730 Wyoming ........: 550 560 2.90 3.10 1,595 1,736 : Other States 1/ : 143 156 3.13 2.97 447 464 : United States ..: 16,563 17,351 3.32 3.43 55,068 59,527 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2018 Summary."Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
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