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Hay production down on year
Hay production declined from 2020 to 2021.
The USDA says production for all types of hay was 120.196 million tons, down 5% on the year, with the average yield decreasing slightly to 2.37 tons per acre on harvested area of 50.736 million acres. In 2020, production for all types of hay was 126.812 million tons with an average yield of 2.43 tons per acre and harvested area of 52.238 million acres.
The total included 49.246 million tons of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, 7% below the previous year, while all other types of hay combined for 70.951 million tons, a decline of 4%, with both seeing fractional decreases in yield, at 3.27 and 2 tons per acre, respectively, and lower harvested area because of lower planted area.
Weather also had an impact in some areas, especially the drought impacted portions of the U.S. Plains.
Year to year comparisons for Brownfield states:
Arkansas: Alfalfa: 10,000 tons, average yield of 3.3 tons per acre, and harvested area of 3,000 acres, all steady with 2020; Other: 2.596 million tons, compared to 2.667 million in 2020; average yield of 2.2 tons per acre, compared to 2.1 a year ago; harvested area of 1.18 million acres, compared to 1.27 million last year
Illinois: Alfalfa: 1.088 million tons, compared to 858,000 in 2020; average yield of 3.75 tons per acre, compared to 3.9 a year ago; harvested area of 290,000 acres, compared to 220,000 last year; Other: 483,000 tons, compared to 621,000 in 2020; average yield of 2.3 tons per acre, unchanged from a year ago; record low harvested area of 210,000 acres, compared to 270,000 last year
Indiana: Alfalfa: 858,000 tons, compared to 638,000 in 2020; average yield of 3.3 tons per acre, compared to 2.9 a year ago; harvested area of 260,000 acres, compared to 220,000 last year; Other: 700,000 tons, compared to 644,000 in 2020; average yield of 2.5 tons per acre, compared to 2.3 a year ago; harvested area of 280,000 acres, steady with last year
Iowa: Alfalfa: 3.185 million tons, compared to 2.905 million in 2020; average yield of 3.5 tons per acre, unchanged from a year ago; harvested area of 910,000 acres, compared to 830,000 last year; Other: 945,000 tons, compared to 792,000 in 2020; record high average yield of 2.7 tons per acre, compared to 2.4 a year ago; harvested area of 350,000 acres, compared to 330,000 last year
Kansas: Alfalfa: 2.484 million tons, compared to 1.998 million in 2020; average yield of 3.6 tons per acre, compared to 3.7 a year ago; harvested area of 690,000 acres, compared to 540,000 last year; Other: 3.3 million tons, compared to 3.895 million in 2020; average yield of 1.65 tons per acre, compared to 1.9 a year ago; harvested area of 2 million acres, compared to 2.05 million last year
Michigan: Alfalfa: 1.736 million tons, compared to 1.54 million in 2020; average yield of 3.1 tons per acre, compared to 2.8 a year ago; harvested area of 560,000 acres, compared to 550,000 last year; Other: 437,000 tons, compared to 460,000 last year; average yield of 1.9 tons per acre, compared to 2 a year ago; harvested area of 230,000 acres, steady with last year
Minnesota: Alfalfa: 1.742 million tons, compared to 2.664 million in 2020; average yield of 2.6 tons per acre, compared to 3.6 a year ago; harvested area of 670,000 tons, compared to 740,000 last year; Other: record low 588,000 tons, compared to 882,000 in 2020; average yield of 1.4 tons per acre, compared to 1.8 a year ago; harvested area of 420,000 acres, compared to 490,000 last year; combined record lows for production and harvested area
Missouri: Alfalfa: 732,000 tons, compared to 594,000 in 2020; average yield of 3.05 tons per acre, compared to 2.7 a year ago; harvested area of 240,000 acres, compared to 220,000 last year; Other: 5.8 million tons, compared to 5.843 million in 2020; average yield of 2 tons per acre, compared to 2.05 a year ago; harvested area of 2.9 million acres, compared to 2.85 million last year
Nebraska: Alfalfa: 3.731 million tons, compared to 3.268 million in 2020; average yield of 4.1 tons per acre, compared to 3.8 a year ago; harvested area of 910,000 acres, compared to 860,000 last year; Other: 2.558 million tons, compared to 3.102 million in 2020; average yield of 1.55 tons per acre, compared to 1.65 a year ago; harvested area of 1.65 million acres, compared to 1.88 million last year
Ohio: Alfalfa: 930,000 tons, compared to 870,000 in 2020; average yield of 3.1 tons per acre, compared to 2.9 a year ago; harvested area of 300,000 acres, steady with last year; Other: 1.425 million tons, compared to 1.232 million in 2020; average yield of 2.5 tons per acre, compared to 2.2 a year ago; harvested area of 570,000 acres, compared to 560,000 last year
South Dakota: Alfalfa: 1.95 million tons, compared to 3.24 million in 2020; average yield of 1.5 tons per acre, compared to 1.8 a year ago; harvested area of 1.3 million acres, compared to 1.8 million last year; Other: 1.155 million tons, compared to 2.125 million in 2020; average yield of 1.05 tons per acre, compared to 1.7 a year ago; average yield of 2.35 tons per acre, unchanged from a year ago; harvested area of 1.1 million acres, compared to 1.25 million last year
Tennessee: Alfalfa: 57,000 tons, compared to 74,000 in 2020; average yield of 3.8 tons per acre, compared to 3.9 a year ago; harvested area of 15,000 acres, compared to 19,000 last year; Other: 3.972 million tons, compared to 4.066 million in 2020; average yield of 2.35 tons per acre, unchanged from a year ago; harvested area of 1.69 million acres, compared to 1.73 million last year
Wisconsin: Alfalfa: 2.912 million tons, compared to 2.688 million in 2020; average yield of 3.2 tons per acre, unchanged from a year ago; harvested area of 910,000 acres, compared to 840,000 last year; Other: 608,000 tons, compared to 795,000 in 2020; average yield of 1.9 tons per acre, compared to 1.5 a year ago; harvested area of 320,000 acres, compared to 530,000 last year; combined record low for harvested area
