Less Hay Planted
WASHINGTON - Jun 28/24- SNS -- Producers intend to harvest 51.5 million acres of all hay in 2024, down 2% from 2023, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2024.
Alfalfa harvested acreage is expected to be 15.6 million acres, down slightly from 2023 in comparable States. All other hay (excluding alfalfa) is expected to be down 3% from last year, at 35.9 million acres.
For all hay harvested area, record lows are expected in Massachusetts, Ohio, and Vermont, while a record high is expected in Arizona.
Beginning in 2024, estimates for alfalfa hay are included in all other hay.
Hay Area Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2023 and 2024
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: All hay : Alfalfa and : All other
: : alfalfa mixtures : :
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2023 : 2024 1/ : 2023 : 2024 1/ : 2023 : 2024 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama 2/ .......: 680 690 (NA) (NA) 680 690
Alaska 2/ ........: 20 21 (NA) (NA) 20 21
Arizona ..........: 345 360 280 300 65 60
Arkansas 3/ ......: 1,162 1,220 2 (NA) 1,160 1,220
California .......: 830 910 480 480 350 430
Colorado .........: 1,220 1,300 650 700 570 600
Connecticut ......: 53 51 5 7 48 44
Delaware .........: 12 13 4 3 8 10
Florida 2/ .......: 320 300 (NA) (NA) 320 300
Georgia 2/ .......: 510 550 (NA) (NA) 510 550
:
Idaho ............: 1,300 1,290 1,000 970 300 320
Illinois .........: 410 480 180 220 230 260
Indiana ..........: 530 530 270 260 260 270
Iowa .............: 1,010 1,040 750 720 260 320
Kansas ...........: 2,795 2,340 735 610 2,060 1,730
Kentucky .........: 2,070 2,110 90 80 1,980 2,030
Louisiana 2/ .....: 390 430 (NA) (NA) 390 430
Maine ............: 128 139 8 9 120 130
Maryland .........: 205 195 45 40 160 155
Massachusetts ....: 54 50 4 4 50 46
:
Michigan .........: 780 780 550 550 230 230
Minnesota ........: 1,070 1,170 660 680 410 490
Mississippi 2/ ...: 580 580 (NA) (NA) 580 580
Missouri .........: 3,855 2,930 205 230 3,650 2,700
Montana ..........: 2,700 2,930 1,650 1,830 1,050 1,100
Nebraska .........: 2,285 2,570 850 930 1,435 1,640
Nevada ...........: 380 360 240 220 140 140
New Hampshire ....: 41 40 5 5 36 35
New Jersey .......: 97 96 12 13 85 83
New Mexico .......: 265 250 155 130 110 120
:
New York .........: 1,120 1,140 200 200 920 940
North Carolina ...: 657 646 7 6 650 640
North Dakota .....: 2,790 2,200 1,530 1,200 1,260 1,000
Ohio .............: 810 810 290 290 520 520
Oklahoma .........: 4,075 3,300 175 200 3,900 3,100
Oregon ...........: 900 960 320 350 580 610
Pennsylvania .....: 1,200 1,220 270 270 930 950
Rhode Island .....: 6 6 1 1 5 5
South Carolina 2/ : 260 260 (NA) (NA) 260 260
South Dakota .....: 2,955 2,950 1,690 1,650 1,265 1,300
:
Tennessee ........: 1,716 1,692 16 12 1,700 1,680
Texas ............: 4,685 4,990 85 90 4,600 4,900
Utah .............: 660 685 490 515 170 170
Vermont ..........: 165 160 15 15 150 145
Virginia .........: 1,155 1,135 35 35 1,120 1,100
Washington .......: 840 770 440 440 400 330
West Virginia ....: 610 597 10 7 600 590
Wisconsin ........: 1,030 1,210 640 800 390 410
Wyoming ..........: 1,090 1,075 590 555 500 520
:
United States ....: 52,821 51,531 15,634 15,627 37,187 35,904
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures are included in all other hay.
3/ Beginning in 2024, alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures are included in all other hay.
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