WASHINGTON - Aug 12/24 - SNS -- Production of other hay other than alfalfa is forecast at 74.5 million tons, up 8% from 2023, according to the latest USDA crop production report.
Based on August 1 conditions, the United States yield is expected to average 2.07 tons per acre, up 0.22 ton from last year.
Harvested area is forecast at 35.9 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report, but down 3% from 2023. A record high yield is expected in Missouri.
All Other Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2023 and Forecasted August 1, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 acres -- ----- tons ----- --- 1,000 tons --- : Alabama 1/ .......: 680 690 2.60 3.00 1,768 2,070 Arkansas .........: 1,160 1,220 1.90 2.20 2,204 2,684 California .......: 350 430 3.30 3.60 1,155 1,548 Colorado .........: 570 600 1.60 1.45 912 870 Georgia 1/ .......: 510 550 3.10 2.40 1,581 1,320 Idaho ............: 300 320 2.50 2.40 750 768 Illinois .........: 230 260 2.10 2.50 483 650 Indiana ..........: 260 270 2.30 2.30 598 621 Iowa .............: 260 320 2.10 2.40 546 768 Kansas ...........: 2,060 1,730 1.35 1.75 2,781 3,028 : Kentucky .........: 1,980 2,030 2.10 2.20 4,158 4,466 Louisiana 1/ .....: 390 430 2.10 2.70 819 1,161 Michigan .........: 230 230 1.70 2.40 391 552 Minnesota ........: 410 490 1.40 2.30 574 1,127 Mississippi 1/ ...: 580 580 1.90 2.20 1,102 1,276 Missouri .........: 3,650 2,700 1.20 2.15 4,380 5,805 Montana ..........: 1,050 1,100 1.75 1.60 1,838 1,760 Nebraska .........: 1,435 1,640 1.70 1.70 2,440 2,788 New York .........: 920 940 1.35 1.90 1,242 1,786 North Carolina ...: 650 640 2.10 2.00 1,365 1,280 : North Dakota .....: 1,260 1,000 1.45 1.70 1,827 1,700 Ohio .............: 520 520 2.50 2.60 1,300 1,352 Oklahoma .........: 3,900 3,100 1.70 1.70 6,630 5,270 Oregon ...........: 580 610 2.20 2.30 1,276 1,403 Pennsylvania .....: 930 950 2.60 2.45 2,418 2,328 South Dakota .....: 1,265 1,300 1.70 1.75 2,151 2,275 Tennessee ........: 1,700 1,680 2.20 2.00 3,740 3,360 Texas ............: 4,600 4,900 1.80 2.20 8,280 10,780 Virginia .........: 1,120 1,100 2.10 1.90 2,352 2,090 Washington .......: 400 330 3.00 3.00 1,200 990 : West Virginia ....: 600 590 1.70 1.80 1,020 1,062 Wisconsin ........: 390 410 1.30 2.00 507 820 Wyoming ..........: 500 520 1.55 1.50 775 780 : Other States 2/ ..: 1,747 1,724 2.46 2.27 4,290 3,912 : United States ....: 37,187 35,904 1.85 2.07 68,853 74,450 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2024 Summary."
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