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U.S. Haylage and Greenchop Production In 2021

All Haylage and Greenchop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and 17
State Total: 2019-2021
[Includes all types of forage harvested as haylage or greenchop (green weight).
Forage harvested as dry hay and corn and sorghum silage/greenchop are
not included]
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                    :       Area harvested        :       Yield per acre
        State       :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  2019   :  2020   :  2021   :  2019   :  2020   :  2021
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                    :  ------ 1,000 acres ------     ---------- tons ---------
                    :
California .........:    210       185       215     12.19     12.80     10.77
Idaho ..............:    155       165       140     11.60      9.50     12.71
Illinois ...........:     49        54        40      5.96      6.06      6.60
Iowa ...............:    140        95       135      5.80      6.59      8.93
Kansas .............:     85       105       125      8.92      6.33      7.81
Michigan ...........:    290       280       270      7.68      8.04      8.27
Minnesota ..........:    265       315       245      5.95      6.69      6.04
Missouri ...........:    190       125       155      3.13      3.36      4.26
Nebraska ...........:     75        55        50      4.67      6.42      6.50
New York ...........:    610       670       650      6.27      5.81      5.96
                    :
Ohio ...............:    125       110       105      6.62      5.87      6.82
Pennsylvania .......:    390       370       275      6.64      6.24      7.44
South Dakota .......:    190        80        50      3.85      5.00      5.68
Texas ..............:    190       250       190      7.97      7.40      5.63
Vermont ............:    165       175       190      7.85      6.36      7.09
Washington .........:     85        90        95      5.85      9.28      6.83
Wisconsin ..........:  1,290     1,130     1,210      5.26      6.73      7.18
                    :
17 State total .....:  4,504     4,254     4,140      6.44      6.90      7.23
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        State       :                        Production
                    :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :       2019        :       2020        :       2021
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                    :                        1,000 tons
                    :
California .........:       2,559               2,368               2,316
Idaho ..............:       1,798               1,568               1,780
Illinois ...........:         292                 327                 264
Iowa ...............:         812                 626               1,206
Kansas .............:         758                 665                 976
Michigan ...........:       2,227               2,252               2,232
Minnesota ..........:       1,576               2,108               1,481
Missouri ...........:         595                 420                 660
Nebraska ...........:         350                 353                 325
New York ...........:       3,824               3,894               3,873
                    :
Ohio ...............:         828                 646                 716
Pennsylvania .......:       2,588               2,310               2,046
South Dakota .......:         731                 400                 284
Texas ..............:       1,515               1,851               1,070
Vermont ............:       1,296               1,113               1,348
Washington .........:         497                 835                 649
Wisconsin ..........:       6,780               7,606               8,693
                    :
17 State total .....:      29,026              29,342              29,919
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Alfalfa Haylage and Greenchop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States
and 17 State Total: 2019-2021
[Includes only alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures that were harvested as haylage or
greenchop (green weight). Alfalfa harvested as dry hay is not included]
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                    :       Area harvested        :       Yield per acre
        State       :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  2019   :  2020   :  2021   :  2019   :  2020   :  2021
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                    :  ------ 1,000 acres ------     ---------- tons ---------
                    :
California .........:     60        60        90      6.40     7.80       6.70
Idaho ..............:    115       105       100     12.50     9.50      13.40
Illinois ...........:     30        35        30      7.40     6.80       7.05
Iowa ...............:     95        50       120      6.60     7.20       9.40
Kansas .............:     25        15        30      7.50     5.30       5.60
Michigan ...........:    260       250       240      8.00     8.30       8.80
Minnesota ..........:    225       265       210      6.40     7.20       6.50
Missouri ...........:     40        15        15      4.00     6.00       2.00
Nebraska ...........:     50        35        25      4.10     6.60       4.20
New York ...........:    320       360       350      7.60     7.20       7.55
                    :
Ohio ...............:     90        70        60      7.10     7.00       7.50
Pennsylvania .......:    200       195       155      8.00     7.00       7.70
South Dakota .......:    125        60        30      3.50     4.50       5.00
Texas ..............:     10         5        10      7.50     7.50       8.00
Vermont ............:     35        45        50      7.30     7.10       6.80
Washington .........:     40        40        40      5.10     9.00       5.50
Wisconsin ..........:  1,020       920     1,050      5.80     7.40       7.70
                    :
17 State total .....:  2,740     2,525     2,605      6.68     7.40       7.76
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                    :                        Production
        State       :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :       2019        :       2020        :       2021
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                    :                        1,000 tons
                    :
California .........:         384                 468                 603
Idaho ..............:       1,438                 998               1,340
Illinois ...........:         222                 238                 212
Iowa ...............:         627                 360               1,128
Kansas .............:         188                  80                 168
Michigan ...........:       2,080               2,075               2,112
Minnesota ..........:       1,440               1,908               1,365
Missouri ...........:         160                  90                  30
Nebraska ...........:         205                 231                 105
New York ...........:       2,432               2,592               2,643
                    :
Ohio ...............:         639                 490                 450
Pennsylvania .......:       1,600               1,365               1,194
South Dakota .......:         438                 270                 150
Texas ..............:          75                  38                  80
Vermont ............:         256                 320                 340
Washington .........:         204                 360                 220
Wisconsin ..........:       5,916               6,808               8,085
                    :
17 State total .....:      18,304              18,691              20,225
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All Other Haylage and Greenchop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States
and 17 State Total: 2019-2021
[Includes all types of mixtures excluding alfalfa that were harvested as
haylage or greenchop (green weight). All other area harvested as dry hay is
not included]
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                    :       Area harvested        :       Yield per acre
        State       :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  2019   :  2020   :  2021   :  2019   :  2020   :  2021
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                    :  ------ 1,000 acres ------     ---------- tons ---------
                    :
California .........:    150       125       125     14.50     15.20     13.70
Idaho ..............:     40        60        40      9.00      9.50     11.00
Illinois ...........:     19        19        10      3.70      4.70      5.20
Iowa ...............:     45        45        15      4.10      5.90      5.20
Kansas .............:     60        90        95      9.50      6.50      8.50
Michigan ...........:     30        30        30      4.90      5.90      4.00
Minnesota ..........:     40        50        35      3.40      4.00      3.30
Missouri ...........:    150       110       140      2.90      3.00      4.50
Nebraska ...........:     25        20        25      5.80      6.10      8.80
New York ...........:    290       310       300      4.80      4.20      4.10
                    :
Ohio ...............:     35        40        45      5.40      3.90      5.90
Pennsylvania .......:    190       175       120      5.20      5.40      7.10
South Dakota .......:     65        20        20      4.50      6.50      6.70
Texas ..............:    180       245       180      8.00      7.40      5.50
Vermont ............:    130       130       140      8.00      6.10      7.20
Washington .........:     45        50        55      6.50      9.50      7.80
Wisconsin ..........:    270       210       160      3.20      3.80      3.80
                    :
17 State total .....:  1,764     1,729     1,535      6.08      6.16      6.32
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                    :                        Production
        State       :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :       2019        :       2020        :       2021
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                    :                        1,000 tons
                    :
California .........:       2,175               1,900               1,713
Idaho ..............:         360                 570                 440
Illinois ...........:          70                  89                  52
Iowa ...............:         185                 266                  78
Kansas .............:         570                 585                 808
Michigan ...........:         147                 177                 120
Minnesota ..........:         136                 200                 116
Missouri ...........:         435                 330                 630
Nebraska ...........:         145                 122                 220
New York ...........:       1,392               1,302               1,230
                    :
Ohio ...............:         189                 156                 266
Pennsylvania .......:         988                 945                 852
South Dakota .......:         293                 130                 134
Texas ..............:       1,440               1,813                 990
Vermont ............:       1,040                 793               1,008
Washington .........:         293                 475                 429
Wisconsin ..........:         864                 798                 608
                    :
17 State total .....:      10,722              10,651               9,694
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New Seedings of Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures - States and United States: 2019-2021
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               :                              Area seeded
     State     :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
               :         2019          :         2020          :         2021
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               :                              1,000 acres
               :
Arizona .......:            55                      40                      40
Arkansas ......:             1                       -                       1
California ....:            80                      65                      60
Colorado ......:            80                      75                      50
Connecticut ...:             1                       1                       1
Delaware ......:             1                       1                       1
Idaho .........:           135                     115                     115
Illinois ......:            35                      30                      40
Indiana .......:            40                      40                      30
Iowa ..........:           140                     125                      65
               :
Kansas ........:            75                      85                      90
Kentucky ......:            17                      14                       8
Maine .........:             2                       1                       2
Maryland ......:             3                       3                       5
Massachusetts .:             1                       1                       1
Michigan ......:           100                     100                      60
Minnesota .....:           160                     170                     100
Missouri ......:            35                      25                      20
Montana .......:           130                     125                      80
Nebraska ......:           140                     100                      90
               :
Nevada ........:            30                      20                      11
New Hampshire .:             1                       1                       1
New Jersey ....:             2                       2                       2
New Mexico ....:            15                      10                       5
New York ......:            70                      70                      90
North Carolina :             2                       2                       2
North Dakota ..:            70                      75                      30
Ohio ..........:            60                      50                      30
Oklahoma ......:            55                      20                      35
Oregon ........:            70                      50                      20
               :
Pennsylvania ..:            80                      65                      45
South Dakota ..:           135                     130                      65
Tennessee .....:             1                       1                       3
Texas .........:            10                      15                      20
Utah ..........:            65                      60                      45
Vermont .......:             4                       5                       4
Virginia ......:             7                       6                       6
Washington ....:            50                      60                      40
West Virginia .:             1                       1                       3
Wisconsin .....:           480                     400                     300
Wyoming .......:            30                      25                      30
               :
United States .:         2,469                   2,184                   1,646
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-  Represents zero.

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