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Feed Grains Database: Yearbook Tables

Note. Data are reported on a marketing-year basis: corn and sorghum, September-August; barley and oats, June-May; hay, May-April; and processed feed products, October-September.

Missing values indicate unreported values, discontinued series, or not yet released data.

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Table 8--Hay: Production, harvested acreage, yield, and stocks
Mkt yr 1/	Production, alfalfa hay (1,000 tons)	Production, other hay (1,000 tons)	Harvested acreage (1,000 acres)	Yield per harvested acre (tons)	Stocks, May 1 ( 1,000 tons)	Stocks, Dec 1 ( 1,000 tons)	Supply per RCAU 2/	Disappearance per RCAU 2/
1990	83,413.00	62,799.00	61,030.00	2.40	26,993.00	104,701.00	2.36	1.99
1991	83,319.00	68,754.00	61,834.00	2.46	26,974.00	111,123.00	2.40	2.02
1992	79,140.00	67,763.00	58,903.00	2.49	28,216.00	105,290.00	2.33	2.05
1993	80,115.00	66,584.00	59,689.00	2.46	21,102.00	100,953.00	2.19	1.91
1994	81,130.00	69,006.00	58,815.00	2.55	22,096.00	105,296.00	2.21	1.94
1995	84,138.00	70,101.00	59,764.00	2.58	20,775.00	109,438.00	2.24	1.97
1996	79,139.00	70,640.00	61,169.00	2.45	20,739.00	105,179.00	2.23	2.00
1997	78,535.00	74,001.00	61,084.00	2.50	17,424.00	103,044.00	2.27	1.98
1998	81,992.00	69,395.00	60,006.00	2.52	21,827.00	111,809.00	2.32	1.99
1999	84,405.00	75,177.00	63,181.00	2.53	24,662.00	109,115.00	2.51	2.12
2000	81,520.00	72,083.00	60,355.00	2.54	28,848.00	106,412.00	2.52	2.22
2001	80,354.00	76,062.00	63,516.00	2.46	21,148.00	110,384.00	2.47	2.15
2002	73,014.00	76,453.00	63,942.00	2.34	22,458.00	102,978.00	2.39	2.08
2003	76,273.00	81,312.00	63,383.00	2.49	22,013.00	111,027.00	2.54	2.17
2004	75,481.00	82,766.00	61,966.00	2.55	25,947.00	114,516.00	2.59	2.20
2005	76,149.00	74,868.00	61,729.00	2.45	27,758.00	105,205.00	2.48	2.18
2006	72,006.00	70,330.00	60,927.00	2.34	21,345.00	96,555.00	2.26	2.06
2007	72,575.00	77,729.00	61,625.00	2.44	15,013.00	103,986.00	2.29	1.99
2008	70,944.00	77,011.00	60,439.00	2.45	21,593.00		2.34
1/ May-April. Latest data may be preliminary or projected. 2/ RCAU=Roughage-consuming animal unit. Sources: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Crop Production; and ERS calculations.

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