U.S. Alfalfa Hay Production - Jan 2023
Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2020-2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 acres -------- ----------- tons ----------- : Arizona .......: 260 275 260 8.50 8.30 8.20 Arkansas ......: 3 3 3 3.30 3.30 2.80 California ....: 475 500 450 7.20 7.40 7.20 Colorado ......: 700 780 610 3.40 4.00 2.90 Connecticut ...: 6 6 7 1.90 2.10 2.10 Delaware ......: 4 3 2 2.50 2.20 2.85 Idaho .........: 1,010 960 1,060 4.50 4.10 4.30 Illinois ......: 220 290 240 3.90 3.75 3.65 Indiana .......: 220 260 260 2.90 3.30 3.50 Iowa ..........: 830 910 730 3.50 3.50 3.70 : Kansas ........: 540 690 660 3.70 3.60 3.10 Kentucky ......: 145 100 110 3.50 3.30 3.60 Maine .........: 9 10 9 2.30 2.00 2.30 Maryland ......: 35 34 40 2.90 3.30 4.10 Massachusetts .: 5 5 5 1.30 1.90 1.80 Michigan ......: 550 560 560 2.80 3.10 2.60 Minnesota .....: 740 670 640 3.60 2.60 3.10 Missouri ......: 220 240 130 2.70 3.05 2.60 Montana .......: 1,900 1,550 1,400 2.20 1.70 2.05 Nebraska ......: 860 910 790 3.80 4.10 3.10 : Nevada ........: 175 210 285 4.40 5.10 4.40 New Hampshire .: 5 5 5 2.00 1.20 2.00 New Jersey ....: 16 13 13 2.70 3.40 2.70 New Mexico ....: 130 125 125 5.30 5.00 4.80 New York ......: 300 270 240 1.90 2.20 2.60 North Carolina : 5 8 6 2.70 2.75 3.00 North Dakota ..: 1,220 920 1,100 1.80 0.90 1.95 Ohio ..........: 300 300 280 2.90 3.10 3.10 Oklahoma ......: 190 180 220 3.60 3.10 2.00 Oregon ........: 360 400 350 4.60 3.40 4.40 : Pennsylvania ..: 395 320 310 3.00 2.90 3.60 Rhode Island ..: 1 1 1 2.00 2.00 2.20 South Dakota ..: 1,800 1,300 1,650 1.80 1.50 1.70 Tennessee .....: 19 15 12 3.90 3.80 3.10 Texas .........: 110 100 90 4.90 5.40 4.20 Utah ..........: 550 490 490 3.80 3.70 4.10 Vermont .......: 17 15 15 1.70 2.15 3.40 Virginia ......: 35 30 30 3.60 2.90 3.20 Washington ....: 410 390 360 4.40 4.60 5.20 West Virginia .: 10 18 15 2.80 2.45 2.30 Wisconsin .....: 840 910 800 3.20 3.20 3.10 Wyoming .......: 610 470 550 3.10 2.80 2.90 : United States .: 16,230 15,246 14,913 3.27 3.23 3.22 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2020-2022 (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 tons : Arizona .......: 2,210 2,283 2,132 Arkansas ......: 10 10 8 California ....: 3,420 3,700 3,240 Colorado ......: 2,380 3,120 1,769 Connecticut ...: 11 13 15 Delaware ......: 10 7 6 Idaho .........: 4,545 3,936 4,558 Illinois ......: 858 1,088 876 Indiana .......: 638 858 910 Iowa ..........: 2,905 3,185 2,701 : Kansas ........: 1,998 2,484 2,046 Kentucky ......: 508 330 396 Maine .........: 21 20 21 Maryland ......: 102 112 164 Massachusetts .: 7 10 9 Michigan ......: 1,540 1,736 1,456 Minnesota .....: 2,664 1,742 1,984 Missouri ......: 594 732 338 Montana .......: 4,180 2,635 2,870 Nebraska ......: 3,268 3,731 2,449 : Nevada ........: 770 1,071 1,254 New Hampshire .: 10 6 10 New Jersey ....: 43 44 35 New Mexico ....: 689 625 600 New York ......: 570 594 624 North Carolina : 14 22 18 North Dakota ..: 2,196 828 2,145 Ohio ..........: 870 930 868 Oklahoma ......: 684 558 440 Oregon ........: 1,656 1,360 1,540 : Pennsylvania ..: 1,185 928 1,116 Rhode Island ..: 2 2 2 South Dakota ..: 3,240 1,950 2,805 Tennessee .....: 74 57 37 Texas .........: 539 540 378 Utah ..........: 2,090 1,813 2,009 Vermont .......: 29 32 51 Virginia ......: 126 87 96 Washington ....: 1,804 1,794 1,872 West Virginia .: 28 44 35 Wisconsin .....: 2,688 2,912 2,480 Wyoming .......: 1,891 1,316 1,595 : United States .: 53,067 49,245 47,958 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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