Hay Harvest May Drop 2% in U.S.
WASHINGTON - Mar 28/24 - SNS -- American producers intend to harvest 51.6 million acres of all hay in 2024, down 2% from 2023, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report.
Record low all hay harvested area is expected in Delaware and a record high is expected in Florida.
All Hay Area Harvested - States and United States: 2022-2024
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: Area harvested
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 680 680 690 101
Alaska .............: 20 20 21 105
Arizona ............: 335 345 315 91
Arkansas ...........: 1,093 1,162 1,150 99
California .........: 860 830 850 102
Colorado ...........: 1,140 1,220 1,370 112
Connecticut ........: 52 53 53 100
Delaware ...........: 11 12 11 92
Florida ............: 310 320 330 103
Georgia ............: 530 510 500 98
:
Idaho ..............: 1,390 1,300 1,300 100
Illinois ...........: 490 410 470 115
Indiana ............: 520 530 550 104
Iowa ...............: 1,170 1,010 1,000 99
Kansas .............: 2,560 2,795 2,400 86
Kentucky ...........: 1,910 2,070 2,000 97
Louisiana ..........: 380 390 420 108
Maine ..............: 134 128 140 109
Maryland ...........: 215 205 215 105
Massachusetts ......: 60 54 65 120
:
Michigan ...........: 770 780 780 100
Minnesota ..........: 1,190 1,070 1,170 109
Mississippi ........: 580 580 600 103
Missouri ...........: 3,210 3,855 3,150 82
Montana ............: 2,290 2,700 2,730 101
Nebraska ...........: 2,110 2,285 2,350 103
Nevada .............: 400 380 390 103
New Hampshire ......: 42 41 41 100
New Jersey .........: 109 97 105 108
New Mexico .........: 235 265 260 98
:
New York ...........: 1,180 1,120 1,110 99
North Carolina .....: 646 657 650 99
North Dakota .......: 2,140 2,790 2,300 82
Ohio ...............: 810 810 815 101
Oklahoma ...........: 2,980 4,075 3,700 91
Oregon .............: 820 900 910 101
Pennsylvania .......: 1,310 1,200 1,200 100
Rhode Island .......: 7 6 6 100
South Carolina .....: 270 260 260 100
South Dakota .......: 2,920 2,955 3,000 102
:
Tennessee ..........: 1,672 1,716 1,720 100
Texas ..............: 3,890 4,685 5,000 107
Utah ...............: 670 660 690 105
Vermont ............: 165 165 165 100
Virginia ...........: 1,000 1,155 1,120 97
Washington .........: 660 840 730 87
West Virginia ......: 565 610 630 103
Wisconsin ..........: 1,100 1,030 1,080 105
Wyoming ............: 1,110 1,090 1,050 96
:
United States ......: 48,711 52,821 51,562 98
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1/ Intended area harvested in 2024 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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