Prospective Plantings: All Hay

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All Hay Area Harvested - States and United States: 2010-2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 780 800 820 103 Arizona ............: 320 285 310 109 Arkansas ...........: 1,480 1,400 1,450 104 California .........: 1,480 1,390 1,500 108 Colorado ...........: 1,600 1,620 1,640 101 Connecticut ........: 59 60 60 100 Delaware ...........: 15 15 15 100 Florida ............: 320 260 300 115 Georgia ............: 650 590 670 114 Idaho ..............: 1,470 1,350 1,330 99 : Illinois ...........: 600 540 540 100 Indiana ............: 670 670 670 100 Iowa ...............: 1,200 1,140 1,150 101 Kansas .............: 2,550 2,400 2,500 104 Kentucky ...........: 2,530 2,310 2,350 102 Louisiana ..........: 450 430 440 102 Maine ..............: 137 132 125 95 Maryland ...........: 215 220 215 98 Massachusetts ......: 77 74 70 95 Michigan ...........: 1,000 1,000 980 98 : Minnesota ..........: 1,900 1,830 1,870 102 Mississippi ........: 700 720 750 104 Missouri ...........: 3,840 3,750 3,650 97 Montana ............: 2,850 2,700 2,750 102 Nebraska ...........: 2,690 2,480 2,400 97 Nevada .............: 470 450 430 96 New Hampshire ......: 56 53 55 104 New Jersey .........: 105 105 100 95 New Mexico .........: 310 280 300 107 New York ...........: 1,380 1,340 1,300 97 : North Carolina .....: 865 775 770 99 North Dakota .......: 2,550 2,480 2,800 113 Ohio ...............: 1,110 1,120 1,050 94 Oklahoma ...........: 3,210 2,500 2,900 116 Oregon .............: 1,045 1,030 1,100 107 Pennsylvania .......: 1,500 1,450 1,400 97 Rhode Island .......: 8 9 8 89 South Carolina .....: 360 300 290 97 South Dakota .......: 3,600 3,550 3,500 99 Tennessee ..........: 1,965 1,880 1,790 95 : Texas ..............: 5,220 3,700 4,400 119 Utah ...............: 700 760 770 101 Vermont ............: 195 175 180 103 Virginia ...........: 1,330 1,370 1,280 93 Washington .........: 840 780 840 108 West Virginia ......: 620 640 630 98 Wisconsin ..........: 1,660 1,600 1,650 103 Wyoming ............: 1,190 1,120 1,250 112 : United States ......: 59,872 55,633 57,348 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended area harvested in 2012 as indicated by reports from farmers.

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