Hay Harvested Area May Slip 1%
WASHINGTON - Jun 28/19 - SNS -- Hay producers in the U.S. intend to harvest 52.8 million acres of all hay in 2019, down less than 1% from 2018, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2019.
If realized, this will represent the lowest total hay harvested area since 1908. The decrease in acreage is due to a 1% decrease in all other hay (excluding alfalfa) acreage compared to 2018. Acres of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures are expected to be up 1% compared with 2018.
Record low all hay harvested area is expected in California, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia in 2019.
Hay Area Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2018 and 2019
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: All hay : Alfalfa and : All other
: : alfalfa mixtures : :
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 1/ : 2018 : 2019 1/ : 2018 : 2019 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama 2/ .......: 850 760 (NA) (NA) 850 760
Alaska 2/ ........: 22 20 (NA) (NA) 22 20
Arizona ..........: 300 325 260 285 40 40
Arkansas .........: 1,203 1,183 3 3 1,200 1,180
California .......: 980 890 620 560 360 330
Colorado .........: 1,420 1,460 730 730 690 730
Connecticut ......: 47 52 7 7 40 45
Delaware .........: 13 12 4 3 9 9
Florida 2/ .......: 280 270 (NA) (NA) 280 270
Georgia 2/ .......: 600 580 (NA) (NA) 600 580
Idaho ............: 1,340 1,260 1,050 1,020 290 240
:
Illinois .........: 470 470 250 240 220 230
Indiana ..........: 510 570 240 270 270 300
Iowa .............: 940 1,080 620 700 320 380
Kansas ...........: 2,360 2,260 610 560 1,750 1,700
Kentucky .........: 1,895 2,115 145 115 1,750 2,000
Louisiana 2/ .....: 380 390 (NA) (NA) 380 390
Maine ............: 110 100 10 10 100 90
Maryland .........: 195 190 40 35 155 155
Massachusetts ....: 79 70 9 10 70 60
Michigan .........: 810 800 590 570 220 230
:
Minnesota ........: 1,220 1,300 720 850 500 450
Mississippi 2/ ...: 590 600 (NA) (NA) 590 600
Missouri .........: 3,070 3,180 270 280 2,800 2,900
Montana ..........: 2,900 2,900 1,900 2,000 1,000 900
Nebraska .........: 2,700 2,500 850 900 1,850 1,600
Nevada ...........: 365 415 185 215 180 200
New Hampshire ....: 39 45 4 5 35 40
New Jersey .......: 114 98 9 8 105 90
New Mexico .......: 250 270 160 170 90 100
New York .........: 1,220 1,210 300 290 920 920
:
North Carolina ...: 816 816 6 6 810 810
North Dakota .....: 2,670 2,650 1,470 1,350 1,200 1,300
Ohio .............: 970 960 350 320 620 640
Oklahoma .........: 3,230 3,300 230 200 3,000 3,100
Oregon ...........: 1,000 1,050 420 430 580 620
Pennsylvania .....: 1,190 1,135 300 315 890 820
Rhode Island .....: 6 7 1 1 5 6
South Carolina 2/ : 270 300 (NA) (NA) 270 300
South Dakota .....: 3,250 3,250 1,750 1,800 1,500 1,450
Tennessee ........: 1,720 1,768 20 18 1,700 1,750
:
Texas ............: 4,740 4,465 140 165 4,600 4,300
Utah .............: 650 680 500 530 150 150
Vermont ..........: 170 158 20 18 150 140
Virginia .........: 1,140 1,145 40 45 1,100 1,100
Washington .......: 760 680 350 320 410 360
West Virginia ....: 535 494 15 14 520 480
Wisconsin ........: 1,360 1,400 820 850 540 550
Wyoming ..........: 1,090 1,140 590 610 500 530
:
United States ....: 52,839 52,773 16,608 16,828 36,231 35,945
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay.
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