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U.S. Other Hay Production Forecast

All Other Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2019 and
Forecasted October 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        3.00        1,750       2,160
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        1.70        1,351       1,190
Georgia 1/ ......:     560         610       2.75        3.00        1,540       1,830
Idaho ...........:     290         290       2.30        2.60          667         754
Illinois ........:     220         250       2.00        2.40          440         600
Indiana .........:     300         280       2.10        2.00          630         560
Iowa ............:     320         330       2.30        2.60          736         858
Kansas ..........:   1,650       2,200       2.30        1.80        3,795       3,960
                 :
Kentucky ........:   1,800       1,800       2.20        2.70        3,960       4,860
Louisiana 1/ ....:     390         380       2.50        2.70          975       1,026
Michigan ........:     230         230       2.10        1.30          483         299
Minnesota .......:     370         360       1.90        1.60          703         576
Mississippi 1/ ..:     610         620       2.30        2.20        1,403       1,364
Missouri ........:   3,100       3,000       2.15        2.10        6,665       6,300
Montana .........:     900         950       1.90        1.80        1,710       1,710
Nebraska ........:   1,500       1,700       1.65        1.30        2,475       2,210
New York ........:     890         800       1.80        1.50        1,602       1,200
North Carolina ..:     810         770       2.30        2.40        1,863       1,848
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North Dakota ....:   1,200       1,050       1.60        1.60        1,920       1,680
Ohio ............:     590         580       2.00        1.90        1,180       1,102
Oklahoma ........:   2,800       2,700       1.90        1.70        5,320       4,590
Oregon ..........:     570         600       2.60        2.60        1,482       1,560
Pennsylvania ....:     920         900       2.30        1.80        2,116       1,620
South Dakota ....:   1,450       1,500       1.75        1.60        2,538       2,400
Tennessee .......:   1,750       1,800       2.30        2.15        4,025       3,870
Texas ...........:   4,800       4,700       1.80        2.30        8,640      10,810
Virginia ........:   1,100       1,130       2.20        2.35        2,420       2,656
Washington ......:     310         300       3.00        2.80          930         840
                 :
West Virginia ...:     500         510       1.70        1.90          850         969
Wisconsin .......:     420         330       1.60        1.90          672         627
Wyoming .........:     530         510       1.55        1.80          822         918
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Other States 2/ .:   1,692       1,699       2.30        2.31        3,899       3,922
                 :
United States ...:  35,682      36,029       2.07        2.08       73,989      75,053
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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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