Hay Harvested Area Seen Rising
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/22 - SNS -- U.S. producers intend to harvest 51.5 million acres of all hay in 2022, up 2% from 2021, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2022.
Alfalfa harvested acreage is expected to be 15.5 million acres, up 1% from 2021. All other hay (excluding alfalfa) is expected to be up 2% from last year, at 36.0 million acres.
For all hay harvested area, a record high is expected for Arizona, while Delaware and Nebraska are expected to have record lows.
Hay Area Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2021 and 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : All hay : Alfalfa and : All other : : alfalfa mixtures : : State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 1/ : 2021 : 2022 1/ : 2021 : 2022 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Alabama 2/ .......: 700 700 (NA) (NA) 700 700 Alaska 2/ ........: 19 22 (NA) (NA) 19 22 Arizona ..........: 305 335 275 295 30 40 Arkansas .........: 1,183 1,203 3 3 1,180 1,200 California .......: 830 850 500 490 330 360 Colorado .........: 1,480 1,340 780 690 700 650 Connecticut ......: 46 52 6 7 40 45 Delaware .........: 11 10 3 2 8 8 Florida 2/ .......: 300 310 (NA) (NA) 300 310 Georgia 2/ .......: 540 560 (NA) (NA) 540 560 : Idaho ............: 1,240 1,290 960 1,000 280 290 Illinois .........: 500 520 290 300 210 220 Indiana ..........: 540 540 260 280 280 260 Iowa .............: 1,260 1,030 910 620 350 410 Kansas ...........: 2,690 2,700 690 700 2,000 2,000 Kentucky .........: 2,120 2,070 100 100 2,020 1,970 Louisiana 2/ .....: 370 400 (NA) (NA) 370 400 Maine ............: 120 128 10 8 110 120 Maryland .........: 199 210 34 35 165 175 Massachusetts ....: 55 55 5 5 50 50 : Michigan .........: 790 800 560 570 230 230 Minnesota ........: 1,090 1,200 670 670 420 530 Mississippi 2/ ...: 620 610 (NA) (NA) 620 610 Missouri .........: 3,140 3,010 240 210 2,900 2,800 Montana ..........: 2,290 2,500 1,550 1,650 740 850 Nebraska .........: 2,560 2,310 910 810 1,650 1,500 Nevada ...........: 340 325 210 190 130 135 New Hampshire ....: 42 50 5 5 37 45 New Jersey .......: 98 110 13 14 85 96 New Mexico .......: 225 225 125 125 100 100 : New York .........: 1,160 1,300 270 240 890 1,060 North Carolina ...: 683 655 8 5 675 650 North Dakota .....: 2,020 2,300 920 1,050 1,100 1,250 Ohio .............: 870 870 300 300 570 570 Oklahoma .........: 2,950 2,920 180 220 2,770 2,700 Oregon ...........: 890 970 400 370 490 600 Pennsylvania .....: 1,220 1,400 320 400 900 1,000 Rhode Island .....: 7 7 1 1 6 6 South Carolina 2/ : 270 270 (NA) (NA) 270 270 South Dakota .....: 2,400 3,000 1,300 1,600 1,100 1,400 : Tennessee ........: 1,705 1,670 15 20 1,690 1,650 Texas ............: 5,600 4,945 100 95 5,500 4,850 Utah .............: 670 660 490 470 180 190 Vermont ..........: 160 165 15 15 145 150 Virginia .........: 1,030 1,135 30 35 1,000 1,100 Washington .......: 710 740 390 390 320 350 West Virginia ....: 518 565 18 15 500 550 Wisconsin ........: 1,230 1,380 910 890 320 490 Wyoming ..........: 940 1,090 470 570 470 520 : United States ....: 50,736 51,507 15,246 15,465 35,490 36,042 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay.
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