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U.S. Alfalfa Hay Estimates - Oct 2022


Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2021 and Forecasted October 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 ---
                :
Arizona ........:      275          295        8.30         8.20         2,283        2,419
California .....:      500          490        7.40         7.10         3,700        3,479
Colorado .......:      780          690        4.00         2.90         3,120        2,001
Idaho ..........:      960        1,000        4.10         4.40         3,936        4,400
Illinois .......:      290          300        3.75         4.25         1,088        1,275
Indiana ........:      260          280        3.30         3.50           858          980
Iowa ...........:      910          620        3.50         3.80         3,185        2,356
Kansas .........:      690          700        3.60         3.10         2,484        2,170
Kentucky .......:      100          100        3.30         3.40           330          340
Michigan .......:      560          570        3.10         2.70         1,736        1,539
                :
Minnesota ......:      670          670        2.60         3.20         1,742        2,144
Missouri .......:      240          210        3.05         2.10           732          441
Montana ........:    1,550        1,650        1.70         1.70         2,635        2,805
Nebraska .......:      910          810        4.10         3.60         3,731        2,916
Nevada .........:      210          190        5.10         4.90         1,071          931
New Mexico .....:      125          125        5.00         5.30           625          663
New York .......:      270          240        2.20         2.60           594          624
North Dakota ...:      920        1,050        0.90         2.20           828        2,310
Ohio ...........:      300          300        3.10         3.40           930        1,020
Oklahoma .......:      180          220        3.10         2.10           558          462
                :
Oregon .........:      400          370        3.40         4.20         1,360        1,554
Pennsylvania ...:      320          400        2.90         3.20           928        1,280
South Dakota ...:    1,300        1,600        1.50         1.40         1,950        2,240
Texas ..........:      100           95        5.40         4.20           540          399
Utah ...........:      490          470        3.70         4.00         1,813        1,880
Virginia .......:       30           35        2.90         3.70            87          130
Washington .....:      390          390        4.60         4.20         1,794        1,638
Wisconsin ......:      910          890        3.20         2.50         2,912        2,225
Wyoming ........:      470          570        2.80         3.20         1,316        1,824
                :
Other States 1/ :      136          135        2.79         2.78           379          375
                :
United States ..:   15,246       15,465        3.23         3.16        49,245       48,820
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1/ Other States include Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
   Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and West Virginia.
   Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2022 Summary."

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