October Crop Production: Alfalfa and Hay Data

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Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted October 1, 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres --- ------ tons ----- ---- 1,000 tons --- : Arizona ........: 280 250 8.20 7.90 2,296 1,975 California .....: 920 940 6.80 6.90 6,256 6,486 Colorado .......: 820 820 3.50 3.40 2,870 2,788 Idaho ..........: 1,130 1,020 4.20 4.50 4,746 4,590 Illinois .......: 340 290 3.80 3.80 1,292 1,102 Indiana ........: 300 300 3.60 3.50 1,080 1,050 Iowa ...........: 880 730 3.40 3.40 2,992 2,482 Kansas .........: 650 650 3.80 3.00 2,470 1,950 Kentucky .......: 230 250 2.80 3.20 644 800 Michigan .......: 700 700 3.00 3.20 2,100 2,240 : Minnesota ......: 1,100 1,100 3.60 3.70 3,960 4,070 Missouri .......: 240 220 2.80 2.80 672 616 Montana ........: 1,950 1,950 2.30 2.40 4,485 4,680 Nebraska .......: 890 850 4.10 4.00 3,649 3,400 Nevada .........: 280 275 4.30 4.70 1,204 1,293 New Mexico .....: 220 230 5.20 5.20 1,144 1,196 New York .......: 420 450 2.10 1.90 882 855 North Dakota ...: 1,560 1,500 2.30 2.00 3,588 3,000 Ohio ...........: 390 400 3.30 3.00 1,287 1,200 Oklahoma .......: 310 300 3.30 1.30 1,023 390 : Oregon .........: 415 380 4.30 4.50 1,785 1,710 Pennsylvania ...: 500 450 2.60 2.50 1,300 1,125 South Dakota ...: 2,150 2,250 2.40 2.60 5,160 5,850 Texas ..........: 120 140 5.00 3.20 600 448 Utah ...........: 540 540 4.00 4.20 2,160 2,268 Virginia .......: 80 70 2.30 3.50 184 245 Washington .....: 450 390 5.00 4.80 2,250 1,872 Wisconsin ......: 1,300 1,150 2.90 2.70 3,770 3,105 Wyoming ........: 620 570 2.60 2.60 1,612 1,482 : Other States 1/ : 171 164 2.58 2.72 442 446 : United States ..: 19,956 19,329 3.40 3.35 67,903 64,714 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include Arkansas, 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 2011 Summary.” All Other Hay Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted October 1, 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres -- ----- tons ----- --- 1,000 tons --- : Alabama ........: 780 800 2.40 2.00 1,872 1,600 Arkansas .......: 1,470 1,490 1.80 1.50 2,646 2,235 California .....: 550 550 3.60 3.50 1,980 1,925 Colorado .......: 780 820 1.50 1.40 1,170 1,148 Georgia ........: 650 570 2.50 1.50 1,625 855 Idaho ..........: 340 350 2.10 2.20 714 770 Illinois .......: 260 270 2.40 2.10 624 567 Indiana ........: 370 330 2.20 2.30 814 759 Iowa ...........: 320 340 2.40 2.00 768 680 Kansas .........: 1,900 1,900 1.70 1.50 3,230 2,850 : Kentucky .......: 2,300 2,100 2.20 2.40 5,060 5,040 Louisiana ......: 450 400 2.80 2.90 1,260 1,160 Michigan .......: 300 300 2.10 2.00 630 600 Minnesota ......: 800 700 1.80 1.90 1,440 1,330 Mississippi ....: 700 720 2.30 2.40 1,610 1,728 Missouri .......: 3,600 3,600 1.90 1.60 6,840 5,760 Montana ........: 900 800 1.80 1.70 1,620 1,360 Nebraska .......: 1,800 1,700 1.50 1.40 2,700 2,380 New York .......: 960 1,080 1.60 1.70 1,536 1,836 North Carolina .: 860 800 2.10 2.50 1,806 2,000 : North Dakota ...: 990 1,000 1.75 1.70 1,733 1,700 Ohio ...........: 720 710 2.20 2.10 1,584 1,491 Oklahoma .......: 2,900 2,700 1.70 0.90 4,930 2,430 Oregon .........: 630 630 2.10 2.10 1,323 1,323 Pennsylvania ...: 1,000 1,000 2.10 2.10 2,100 2,100 South Dakota ...: 1,450 1,200 1.50 1.70 2,175 2,040 Tennessee ......: 1,950 1,900 2.10 2.20 4,095 4,180 Texas ..........: 5,100 4,500 2.00 1.00 10,200 4,500 Virginia .......: 1,250 1,280 1.60 2.20 2,000 2,816 Washington .....: 390 390 3.00 3.20 1,170 1,248 : West Virginia ..: 600 610 1.50 2.00 900 1,220 Wisconsin ......: 360 350 2.10 2.10 756 735 Wyoming ........: 570 500 1.50 1.40 855 700 : Other States 1/ : 1,906 1,886 2.04 2.08 3,887 3,914 : United States ..: 39,906 38,276 1.95 1.75 77,653 66,980 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include 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 2011 Summary.” See the full report.

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