WASHINGTON - Oct 10/19 - SNS -- Production of hay other than alfalfa is forecast at 76.7 million tons, up 1% from the previous forecast and up 8% from 2018, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Based on October 1 conditions, the United States yield is expected to average 2.13 tons per acre, up 0.02 ton from the previous forecast and up 0.17 ton from last year.
If realized, this would represent a new record high for the United States, surpassing the previous record of 2.09 tons per acre in 2016. Harvested area is forecast at 35.9 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast, but down 1% from 2018.
All Other Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018 and Forecasted October 1, 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres -- ----- tons ----- --- 1,000 tons --- : Alabama 1/ ......: 850 760 2.80 2.50 2,380 1,900 Arkansas ........: 1,200 1,180 1.80 2.00 2,160 2,360 California ......: 360 330 3.90 3.50 1,404 1,155 Colorado ........: 690 730 1.65 1.80 1,139 1,314 Georgia 1/ ......: 600 580 2.90 2.90 1,740 1,682 Idaho ...........: 290 240 2.10 2.00 609 480 Illinois ........: 220 230 2.20 2.20 484 506 Indiana .........: 270 300 2.45 2.10 662 630 Iowa ............: 320 380 2.20 2.60 704 988 Kansas ..........: 1,750 1,700 1.50 1.90 2,625 3,230 : Kentucky ........: 1,750 2,000 2.65 2.40 4,638 4,800 Louisiana 1/ ....: 380 390 2.20 2.40 836 936 Michigan ........: 220 230 1.80 1.60 396 368 Minnesota .......: 500 450 2.05 2.00 1,025 900 Mississippi 1/ ..: 590 600 2.10 2.30 1,239 1,380 Missouri ........: 2,800 2,900 1.70 2.20 4,760 6,380 Montana .........: 1,000 900 1.70 1.50 1,700 1,350 Nebraska ........: 1,850 1,600 1.80 1.70 3,330 2,720 New York ........: 920 920 2.20 2.00 2,024 1,840 North Carolina ..: 810 810 2.70 2.40 2,187 1,944 : North Dakota ....: 1,200 1,300 1.60 1.70 1,920 2,210 Ohio ............: 620 640 2.05 2.10 1,271 1,344 Oklahoma ........: 3,000 3,100 1.50 1.90 4,500 5,890 Oregon ..........: 580 620 2.30 2.40 1,334 1,488 Pennsylvania ....: 890 820 2.10 2.40 1,869 1,968 South Dakota ....: 1,500 1,450 1.35 1.70 2,025 2,465 Tennessee .......: 1,700 1,750 2.45 2.80 4,165 4,900 Texas ...........: 4,600 4,300 1.65 2.20 7,590 9,460 Virginia ........: 1,100 1,100 2.20 2.20 2,420 2,420 Washington ......: 410 360 2.90 3.00 1,189 1,080 : West Virginia ...: 520 480 1.70 1.80 884 864 Wisconsin .......: 540 550 1.90 1.90 1,026 1,045 Wyoming .........: 500 530 1.60 1.60 800 848 : Other States 2/ .: 1,701 1,715 2.31 2.26 3,931 3,868 : United States ...: 36,231 35,945 1.96 2.13 70,966 76,713 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay. 2/ Other States include Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, and Vermont. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2019 Summary."
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