Modest Increase In Alfalfa Harvest
WASHINGTON - Jan 10/25 - SNS -- Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures output in 2024 was estimated at 49.8 million tons, up slightly from the 2023 total, according to the USDA's final production estimates for 2024.
Harvested area, at 14.6 million acres, is down 6% from 2023. Average yield estimated at 3.41 tons per acre, is up 0.22 ton from 2023.
Record low harvested acres were estimated in Rhode Island. Record high yields were estimated in Nebraska and Wisconsin. Beginning in 2024, estimates for Arkansas alfalfa hay are included in all other hay.
Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States
and United States: 2022-2024
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024
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: --------- 1,000 acres -------- ------------ tons ------------
:
Arizona .......: 280 280 270 8.20 8.30 7.30
Arkansas 1/ ...: 3 2 (NA) 2.80 3.00 (NA)
California ....: 480 480 480 7.20 6.50 6.60
Colorado ......: 610 650 675 2.90 3.40 3.70
Connecticut ...: 7 5 5 2.10 2.10 2.10
Delaware ......: 2 4 3 2.85 3.20 2.50
Idaho .........: 1,060 1,000 940 4.30 4.50 4.10
Illinois ......: 240 180 260 3.65 3.80 3.75
Indiana .......: 260 270 240 3.50 2.50 3.70
Iowa ..........: 730 750 720 3.70 3.20 3.80
:
Kansas ........: 660 735 580 3.10 3.05 2.65
Kentucky ......: 110 90 100 3.60 3.00 3.00
Maine .........: 9 8 8 2.30 2.30 2.50
Maryland ......: 40 45 40 4.10 3.00 4.40
Massachusetts .: 5 4 3 1.80 1.50 1.50
Michigan ......: 560 550 550 2.60 2.50 2.60
Minnesota .....: 640 660 680 3.10 2.55 3.75
Missouri ......: 160 205 255 2.60 2.20 2.95
Montana .......: 1,430 1,650 1,500 2.05 2.10 2.15
Nebraska ......: 810 850 810 3.10 3.40 4.30
:
Nevada ........: 285 240 220 4.40 4.80 4.50
New Hampshire .: 5 5 5 2.00 2.00 1.80
New Jersey ....: 13 12 12 2.70 2.60 3.00
New Mexico ....: 135 155 150 4.80 4.80 5.00
New York ......: 250 200 250 2.60 2.30 2.00
North Carolina : 6 7 8 3.00 2.60 2.90
North Dakota ..: 1,140 1,530 940 1.95 1.70 1.95
Ohio ..........: 290 290 290 3.10 3.90 3.40
Oklahoma ......: 220 175 260 2.00 3.90 3.00
Oregon ........: 350 320 330 4.40 4.70 4.40
:
Pennsylvania ..: 310 270 270 3.60 3.00 3.10
Rhode Island ..: 1 1 1 2.20 2.00 1.50
South Dakota ..: 1,670 1,690 1,450 1.70 2.35 2.40
Tennessee .....: 12 16 15 3.10 3.10 3.40
Texas .........: 90 85 110 4.20 5.50 4.00
Utah ..........: 490 490 520 4.10 4.00 4.00
Vermont .......: 15 15 15 3.40 3.00 1.60
Virginia ......: 30 35 30 3.20 3.20 3.00
Washington ....: 370 410 340 5.20 4.90 4.60
West Virginia .: 15 10 7 2.30 3.10 2.80
Wisconsin .....: 800 640 830 3.10 2.70 3.65
Wyoming .......: 560 590 440 2.90 3.00 2.90
:
United States .: 15,153 15,604 14,612 3.22 3.19 3.41
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States
and United States: 2022-2024 (continued)
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: Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024
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: 1,000 tons
:
Arizona .......: 2,296 2,324 1,971
Arkansas 1/ ...: 8 6 (NA)
California ....: 3,456 3,120 3,168
Colorado ......: 1,769 2,210 2,498
Connecticut ...: 15 11 11
Delaware ......: 6 13 8
Idaho .........: 4,558 4,500 3,854
Illinois ......: 876 684 975
Indiana .......: 910 675 888
Iowa ..........: 2,701 2,400 2,736
:
Kansas ........: 2,046 2,242 1,537
Kentucky ......: 396 270 300
Maine .........: 21 18 20
Maryland ......: 164 135 176
Massachusetts .: 9 6 5
Michigan ......: 1,456 1,375 1,430
Minnesota .....: 1,984 1,683 2,550
Missouri ......: 416 451 752
Montana .......: 2,932 3,465 3,225
Nebraska ......: 2,511 2,890 3,483
:
Nevada ........: 1,254 1,152 990
New Hampshire .: 10 10 9
New Jersey ....: 35 31 36
New Mexico ....: 648 744 750
New York ......: 650 460 500
North Carolina : 18 18 23
North Dakota ..: 2,223 2,601 1,833
Ohio ..........: 899 1,131 986
Oklahoma ......: 440 683 780
Oregon ........: 1,540 1,504 1,452
:
Pennsylvania ..: 1,116 810 837
Rhode Island ..: 2 2 2
South Dakota ..: 2,839 3,972 3,480
Tennessee .....: 37 50 51
Texas .........: 378 468 440
Utah ..........: 2,009 1,960 2,080
Vermont .......: 51 45 24
Virginia ......: 96 112 90
Washington ....: 1,924 2,009 1,564
West Virginia .: 35 31 20
Wisconsin .....: 2,480 1,728 3,030
Wyoming .......: 1,624 1,770 1,276
:
United States .: 48,838 49,769 49,840
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Beginning in 2024, alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures are included in all other hay.
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