U.S. Farmer Reduce Hay Area 1%
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/22 - SNS -- Hay producers intend to harvest 50.3 million acres of all hay in 2022, down 1 percent from 2021, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates.
If realized, this will represent the lowest total hay harvested area since 1907. Record low all hay harvested area is expected in Connecticut, Delaware, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia.
All Hay Area Harvested - States and United States: 2020-2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 750 700 700 100 Alaska .............: 22 19 22 116 Arizona ............: 310 305 285 93 Arkansas ...........: 1,273 1,183 1,190 101 California .........: 825 830 840 101 Colorado ...........: 1,380 1,480 1,550 105 Connecticut ........: 46 46 46 100 Delaware ...........: 14 11 11 100 Florida ............: 280 300 290 97 Georgia ............: 570 540 530 98 : Idaho ..............: 1,300 1,240 1,260 102 Illinois ...........: 490 500 450 90 Indiana ............: 500 540 540 100 Iowa ...............: 1,160 1,260 1,260 100 Kansas .............: 2,590 2,690 2,750 102 Kentucky ...........: 2,195 2,120 2,050 97 Louisiana ..........: 400 370 350 95 Maine ..............: 104 120 120 100 Maryland ...........: 200 199 210 106 Massachusetts ......: 60 55 55 100 : Michigan ...........: 780 790 800 101 Minnesota ..........: 1,230 1,090 1,160 106 Mississippi ........: 650 620 610 98 Missouri ...........: 3,070 3,140 3,300 105 Montana ............: 2,860 2,290 2,450 107 Nebraska ...........: 2,740 2,560 2,550 100 Nevada .............: 320 340 330 97 New Hampshire ......: 42 42 47 112 New Jersey .........: 106 98 96 98 New Mexico .........: 225 225 215 96 : New York ...........: 1,060 1,160 1,070 92 North Carolina .....: 665 683 630 92 North Dakota .......: 2,220 2,020 2,300 114 Ohio ...............: 860 870 860 99 Oklahoma ...........: 2,790 2,950 2,600 88 Oregon .............: 960 890 900 101 Pennsylvania .......: 1,355 1,220 1,185 97 Rhode Island .......: 5 7 5 71 South Carolina .....: 310 270 290 107 South Dakota .......: 3,050 2,400 2,500 104 : Tennessee ..........: 1,749 1,705 1,500 88 Texas ..............: 5,010 5,600 5,000 89 Utah ...............: 730 670 680 101 Vermont ............: 167 160 150 94 Virginia ...........: 1,135 1,030 975 95 Washington .........: 690 710 720 101 West Virginia ......: 540 518 500 97 Wisconsin ..........: 1,370 1,230 1,300 106 Wyoming ............: 1,080 940 1,100 117 : United States ......: 52,238 50,736 50,332 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended area harvested in 2022 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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