Hay Production By State
Production of all dry hay for 2020 was estimated at 126.8 million tons, down 2 percent from the 2019 total.
Hay production down 2% from last year
Production of all dry hay for 2020 was estimated at 126.8 million tons, down 2 percent from the 2019 total. Area harvested was estimated at 52.2 million acres, down less than 1 percent from 2019. The average yield, at 2.43 tons per acre, was down 0.03 ton from 2019.
The Four Corners region started the year rather dry. As the year progressed, the dryness expanded in area and severity covering a region of the country reaching from Texas to Washington. Meanwhile, the Eastern half of the Nation set a record of twelve tropical storms making landfall in 2020. Six storms of those twelve storms reached hurricane status. Tropical storm precipitation covered a swath of the United States ranging from Texas to Virginia.
