Other Hay Output To Drop 5%
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/22 - SNS -- Production of hay other than alfalfa is forecast at 67.7 million tons, down 5% from 2021, according to the latest USDA production estimate.
Based on August 1 conditions, the United States yield is expected to average 1.88 tons per acre, down 0.12 ton from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 36.0 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report, but up 2% from 2021. Record high yields are expected in California.
All Other Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2021 and
Forecasted August 1, 2022
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022
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: --- 1,000 acres -- ----- tons ----- --- 1,000 tons ---
:
Alabama 1/ .......: 700 700 3.10 2.70 2,170 1,890
Arkansas .........: 1,180 1,200 2.20 1.70 2,596 2,040
California .......: 330 360 4.40 4.90 1,452 1,764
Colorado .........: 700 650 1.95 1.70 1,365 1,105
Georgia 1/ .......: 540 560 3.20 2.30 1,728 1,288
Idaho ............: 280 290 2.20 2.40 616 696
Illinois .........: 210 220 2.30 2.40 483 528
Indiana ..........: 280 260 2.50 2.10 700 546
Iowa .............: 350 410 2.70 2.00 945 820
Kansas ...........: 2,000 2,000 1.65 1.55 3,300 3,100
:
Kentucky .........: 2,020 1,970 2.60 2.20 5,252 4,334
Louisiana 1/ .....: 370 400 2.60 2.40 962 960
Michigan .........: 230 230 1.90 2.00 437 460
Minnesota ........: 420 530 1.40 1.80 588 954
Mississippi 1/ ...: 620 610 2.20 2.10 1,364 1,281
Missouri .........: 2,900 2,800 2.00 1.75 5,800 4,900
Montana ..........: 740 850 1.30 1.30 962 1,105
Nebraska .........: 1,650 1,500 1.55 1.60 2,558 2,400
New York .........: 890 1,060 2.30 2.20 2,047 2,332
North Carolina ...: 675 650 2.10 2.10 1,418 1,365
:
North Dakota .....: 1,100 1,250 1.15 1.70 1,265 2,125
Ohio .............: 570 570 2.50 2.40 1,425 1,368
Oklahoma .........: 2,770 2,700 1.60 1.40 4,432 3,780
Oregon ...........: 490 600 2.20 2.60 1,078 1,560
Pennsylvania .....: 900 1,000 2.45 2.30 2,205 2,300
South Dakota .....: 1,100 1,400 1.05 1.50 1,155 2,100
Tennessee ........: 1,690 1,650 2.35 2.10 3,972 3,465
Texas ............: 5,500 4,850 1.85 1.50 10,175 7,275
Virginia .........: 1,000 1,100 2.00 2.30 2,000 2,530
Washington .......: 320 350 2.40 2.50 768 875
:
West Virginia ....: 500 550 1.70 1.70 850 935
Wisconsin ........: 320 490 1.90 1.60 608 784
Wyoming ..........: 470 520 1.40 1.60 658 832
:
Other States 2/ ..: 1,675 1,762 2.16 2.19 3,617 3,862
:
United States ....: 35,490 36,042 2.00 1.88 70,951 67,659
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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 2022 Summary."
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