WASHINGTON - Aug 12/24 - SNS --Production of alfalfa and alfalfa mixture dry hay for 2024 is forecast at 52.4 million tons, up 5% from 2023, according to the latest USDA crop production report.
Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 3.35 tons per acre, up 0.16 ton from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 15.6 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report, but down slightly from 2023.
Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2023 and Forecasted August 1, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres --- ------ tons ----- ---- 1,000 tons --- : Arizona ...........: 280 300 8.30 8.40 2,324 2,520 California ........: 480 480 6.50 7.40 3,120 3,552 Colorado ..........: 650 700 3.40 3.10 2,210 2,170 Idaho .............: 1,000 970 4.50 4.20 4,500 4,074 Illinois ..........: 180 220 3.80 4.00 684 880 Indiana ...........: 270 260 2.50 3.30 675 858 Iowa ..............: 750 720 3.20 3.90 2,400 2,808 Kansas ............: 735 610 3.05 2.70 2,242 1,647 Kentucky ..........: 90 80 3.00 3.40 270 272 Michigan ..........: 550 550 2.50 3.30 1,375 1,815 : Minnesota .........: 660 680 2.55 3.40 1,683 2,312 Missouri ..........: 205 230 2.20 3.30 451 759 Montana ...........: 1,650 1,830 2.10 1.90 3,465 3,477 Nebraska ..........: 850 930 3.40 3.90 2,890 3,627 Nevada ............: 240 220 4.80 4.20 1,152 924 New Mexico ........: 155 130 4.80 4.50 744 585 New York ..........: 200 200 2.30 2.40 460 480 North Dakota ......: 1,530 1,200 1.70 1.90 2,601 2,280 Ohio ..............: 290 290 3.90 3.70 1,131 1,073 Oklahoma ..........: 175 200 3.90 3.30 683 660 : Oregon ............: 320 350 4.70 4.80 1,504 1,680 Pennsylvania ......: 270 270 3.00 2.80 810 756 South Dakota ......: 1,690 1,650 2.35 2.40 3,972 3,960 Texas .............: 85 90 5.50 5.50 468 495 Utah ..............: 490 515 4.00 3.70 1,960 1,906 Virginia ..........: 35 35 3.20 2.40 112 84 Washington ........: 440 440 4.90 5.20 2,156 2,288 Wisconsin .........: 640 800 2.70 3.10 1,728 2,480 Wyoming ...........: 590 555 3.00 2.90 1,770 1,610 : Other States 1/ ...: 134 122 2.81 2.76 376 337 : United States .....: 15,634 15,627 3.19 3.35 49,916 52,369 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For 2023, Other States include Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and West Virginia. For 2024, Other States include 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 2024 Summary."
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