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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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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