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U.S. Hay Other Than Alfalfa Forecast - August 2020

All Other Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2019 and
Forecasted August 1, 2020
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                  :    Area harvested     :    Yield per acre     :      Production
       State      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   2019    :   2020    :   2019    :   2020    :   2019    :   2020
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                  :  --- 1,000 acres --       ----- tons -----       --- 1,000 tons ---
                  :
Alabama 1/ .......:     700         720       2.50        2.70        1,750       1,944
Arkansas .........:   1,250       1,340       2.20        1.90        2,750       2,546
California .......:     430         390       3.90        4.20        1,677       1,638
Colorado .........:     730         700       1.85        1.90        1,351       1,330
Georgia 1/ .......:     560         610       2.75        2.80        1,540       1,708
Idaho ............:     290         290       2.30        2.50          667         725
Illinois .........:     220         250       2.00        2.40          440         600
Indiana ..........:     300         280       2.10        2.20          630         616
Iowa .............:     320         330       2.30        2.40          736         792
Kansas ...........:   1,650       2,200       2.30        1.90        3,795       4,180
                  :
Kentucky .........:   1,800       1,800       2.20        2.50        3,960       4,500
Louisiana 1/ .....:     390         380       2.50        2.70          975       1,026
Michigan .........:     230         230       2.10        1.90          483         437
Minnesota ........:     370         360       1.90        1.60          703         576
Mississippi 1/ ...:     610         620       2.30        2.10        1,403       1,302
Missouri .........:   3,100       3,000       2.15        2.00        6,665       6,000
Montana ..........:     900         950       1.90        1.60        1,710       1,520
Nebraska .........:   1,500       1,700       1.65        1.70        2,475       2,890
New York .........:     890         800       1.80        1.50        1,602       1,200
North Carolina ...:     810         770       2.30        2.30        1,863       1,771
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North Dakota .....:   1,200       1,050       1.60        1.50        1,920       1,575
Ohio .............:     590         580       2.00        1.80        1,180       1,044
Oklahoma .........:   2,800       2,700       1.90        1.70        5,320       4,590
Oregon ...........:     570         600       2.60        2.00        1,482       1,200
Pennsylvania .....:     920         900       2.30        1.90        2,116       1,710
South Dakota .....:   1,450       1,500       1.75        1.80        2,538       2,700
Tennessee ........:   1,750       1,800       2.30        2.30        4,025       4,140
Texas ............:   4,800       4,700       1.80        2.05        8,640       9,635
Virginia .........:   1,100       1,130       2.20        2.25        2,420       2,543
Washington .......:     310         300       3.00        2.80          930         840
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West Virginia ....:     500         510       1.70        1.80          850         918
Wisconsin ........:     420         330       1.60        2.10          672         693
Wyoming ..........:     530         510       1.55        1.60          822         816
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Other States 2/ ..:   1,692       1,699       2.30        2.29        3,899       3,885
                  :
United States ....:  35,682      36,029       2.07        2.04       73,989      73,590
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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 2020 Summary."

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