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U.S. Alfalfa Hay Production Forecast - August 2020

Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2019 and Forecasted August 1, 2020
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                   :     Area harvested      :          Yield          :       Production
       State       :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :    2019    :    2020    :    2019    :    2020    :    2019    :    2020
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                   :   --- 1,000 acres ---        ------ tons -----        ---- 1,000 tons ---
                   :
Arizona ...........:      280          270        8.30         8.40         2,324        2,268
California ........:      580          435        7.10         7.00         4,118        3,045
Colorado ..........:      730          710        3.70         3.00         2,701        2,130
Idaho .............:    1,010        1,010        4.40         4.30         4,444        4,343
Illinois ..........:      200          240        3.50         3.30           700          792
Indiana ...........:      220          220        3.00         3.00           660          660
Iowa ..............:      700          730        3.40         3.50         2,380        2,555
Kansas ............:      630          530        4.00         3.80         2,520        2,014
Kentucky ..........:      145          140        3.20         3.30           464          462
Michigan ..........:      550          550        2.50         2.10         1,375        1,155
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Minnesota .........:      730          740        3.10         2.70         2,263        1,998
Missouri ..........:      260          230        2.70         2.50           702          575
Montana ...........:    2,100        1,900        2.15         2.20         4,515        4,180
Nebraska ..........:      950          970        3.80         3.90         3,610        3,783
Nevada ............:      225          175        4.90         4.60         1,103          805
New Mexico ........:      160          155        4.90         4.80           784          744
New York ..........:      290          280        2.20         2.10           638          588
North Dakota ......:    1,220        1,450        1.80         2.00         2,196        2,900
Ohio ..............:      330          320        2.90         2.80           957          896
Oklahoma ..........:      205          220        3.00         3.20           615          704
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Oregon ............:      400          370        4.70         4.60         1,880        1,702
Pennsylvania ......:      290          295        3.00         2.60           870          767
South Dakota ......:    1,900        1,850        2.35         2.20         4,465        4,070
Texas .............:      120          110        4.80         3.90           576          429
Utah ..............:      510          520        4.30         3.90         2,193        2,028
Virginia ..........:       45           40        3.00         3.20           135          128
Washington ........:      330          400        4.60         4.80         1,518        1,920
Wisconsin .........:      880          740        2.40         2.60         2,112        1,924
Wyoming ...........:      620          610        2.70         2.80         1,674        1,708
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Other States 1/ ...:      133          142        2.88         2.73           383          387
                   :
United States .....:   16,743       16,352        3.28         3.16        54,875       51,660
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1/ Other States include Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
   Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and West Virginia.
   Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2020 Summary."

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