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Hay Harvest Should Rise 1%

WASHINGTON - Mar 29/19 - SNS -- Producers intend to harvest 53.1 million acres of all hay in 2019, up less than 1% from 2018, according to this year's USDA seeding intentions report.

If realized, this will represent the third lowest total hay harvested area since 1908, behind 2017 and 2018. Producers appear to be content carrying relatively low hay stocks as this minimal increase in harvested area will maintain hay stocks at similar levels. Modest decreases in most of the Rocky Mountain States are balanced by modest increases in most Corn Belt States.

Record lows for all hay harvested area are expected in California, Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio, Rhode Island, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

All Hay Area Harvested - States and United States: 2017-2019
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                    :                                Area harvested
        State       :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :       2017        :       2018        :      2019 1/      :    Percent of
                    :                   :                   :                   :   previous year
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                    :      ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------              percent
                    :
Alabama ............:         860                 850                 770                 91
Alaska 2/ ..........:         (X)                  22                  21                 95
Arizona ............:         325                 300                 290                 97
Arkansas ...........:       1,293               1,203               1,220                101
California .........:       1,140                 980                 920                 94
Colorado ...........:       1,440               1,420               1,400                 99
Connecticut ........:          48                  47                  39                 83
Delaware ...........:          15                  13                  13                100
Florida ............:         300                 280                 300                107
Georgia ............:         620                 600                 610                102
                    :
Idaho ..............:       1,430               1,340               1,330                 99
Illinois ...........:         490                 470                 500                106
Indiana ............:         540                 510                 540                106
Iowa ...............:       1,060                 940               1,050                112
Kansas .............:       2,470               2,360               2,450                104
Kentucky ...........:       2,125               1,895               2,000                106
Louisiana ..........:         400                 380                 420                111
Maine ..............:         125                 110                 135                123
Maryland ...........:         190                 195                 220                113
Massachusetts ......:          78                  79                  85                108
                    :
Michigan ...........:         870                 810                 770                 95
Minnesota ..........:       1,360               1,220               1,500                123
Mississippi ........:         610                 590                 590                100
Missouri ...........:       3,000               3,070               3,100                101
Montana ............:       2,500               2,900               2,900                100
Nebraska ...........:       2,510               2,700               2,800                104
Nevada .............:         385                 365                 340                 93
New Hampshire ......:          45                  39                  50                128
New Jersey .........:         108                 114                 116                102
New Mexico .........:         285                 250                 230                 92
                    :
New York ...........:       1,320               1,220               1,350                111
North Carolina .....:         657                 816                 810                 99
North Dakota .......:       2,580               2,670               2,600                 97
Ohio ...............:         960                 970                 910                 94
Oklahoma ...........:       2,930               3,230               3,000                 93
Oregon .............:       1,085               1,000               1,060                106
Pennsylvania .......:       1,420               1,190               1,220                103
Rhode Island .......:           6                   6                   6                100
South Carolina .....:         300                 270                 270                100
South Dakota .......:       2,950               3,250               2,950                 91
                    :
Tennessee ..........:       1,665               1,720               1,680                 98
Texas ..............:       4,520               4,740               5,000                105
Utah ...............:         705                 650                 620                 95
Vermont ............:         185                 170                 190                112
Virginia ...........:       1,195               1,140               1,135                100
Washington .........:         740                 760                 770                101
West Virginia ......:         567                 535                 500                 93
Wisconsin ..........:       1,270               1,360               1,250                 92
Wyoming ............:       1,100               1,090               1,060                 97
                    :
United States ......:      52,777              52,839              53,090                100
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(X) Not applicable.
1/  Intended area harvested in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers.
2/  Previously included in the Alaska table. For 2017 data refer to the Alaska table on page 23.

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