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Commodity Data Sheet
14
ON STATE UNIVERSITY
`'
TENSION
SERVICE.
Alfalfa Seed
SEEDS
February 22, 1978
II
ITEM & AREA
i,
UNIT
HARVESTED ACREAGE
Oregon
Washington
California
Idaho
Other states
United States
'
thou. acres
'I
,
mil lbs
SUPPLY & USE
Carryover (June 30)
Production + carryover
Imports a/
Total supply a/
Total
used a/
Exports a/
Domestic use a/
FARM PRICE
Oregon
Washington
California
Idaho
United States
a/
1977p
12.0
38.0
56.0
14.0
36.0
66.0
40.0
300.0
456.0
12.0
32.0
51.0
34.0
213.0
342.0
11.0
27.0
48.0
26.0
238.0
350.0
12.0
30.0
47.0
33.0
249.5
371.5
121
415
450
585
370
110
535
525
500
540
455
480
118
248
480
495
455
119
244
450
575
470
267
231
6.4
20.5
25.5
18.2
31.8
102.4
7.4
17.3
32.7
18.2
35.7
111.3
6.0
14.4
29.3
16.0
25.7
91.4
4.6
12.2
28.1
9.6
26.2
80.7
25.5
127.9
28.0
139.3
53.2
144.6
35.4
116.2
,
470
405
660
430
122
252
I
5.6
12.2
31.0
14.2
30.4
93.4
"
S.
I
r
1976r
'I
Idaho
Other states
United States
u
1975
lbs /acre
PRODUCTION
Oregon
Washington
California
p
1974
38.0
269.0
413.0
YIELD (clean seed)
Oregon
Washington
California
Idaho
Other states
United States
U.
1973
-
Revised.
July
SOURCE:
1
p -
mil
lbs
'I
"
"
"
.2
.2
128.1
100.1
17.2
139.5
86.4
13.4
73.0
144.7
109.2
16.7
92.5
116.4
90.3
11.0
79.3
81.00
81.00
93.00
92.70
83.70
68.00
66.50
69.00
80.00
68.60
121.00
118.00
102.00
109.00
102.00
82.9
.1
.2
,
26.0
119.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
+
$ /cwt
Preliminary.
92.00
89.50
87.00
87.50
86.40
127.00
124.00
90.00
124.00
107.00
Some numbers may not add due to rounding or revisions.
through June 30 the following year.
n/a
-
not available.
Compiled by Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University,
from USDA and other government reports.
Agriculture. Home Economics, 4.1.1 Youth. Forestry. Community Development. and Marine
Advisory Programs
Oregon State University. United Statc: Department of Agriculture. and Oregon
Counties cooperating
II
ALFALFA SEED, by Counties
(Oregon,
COUNTY
Harvested acres
1973 -77p)
1973
1974
1975
1976r
1977p
3,000
8,700
3,900
9,500
3,300
8,300
3,000
7,700
3,400
8,250
300
600
400
300
350
12,000
14,000
12,000
11,000
12,000
1973
1974
1975
1976r
1977p
530
540
520
530
500
500
400
420
430
490
430
500
470
380
350
540
530
500
420
470
1973
1974
1975
1976r
1977p
1,593
4,698
2,017
5,035
1,662
4,150
1,200
"
1,4M
4,0W
Other counties
"
129
298
188
114
124
STATE TOTAL
"
6,420
7,350
6,000
4,565
5,640
1973
1974
1975
1976r
1977p
1,394
1,720
3,933
1,077
2,800
1,397
3,945
1,804
5,204
113
241
121
126
155
5,848
5,894
3,998
5,468
7,163
Umatilla
Malheur
acres
"
Other counties
STATE TOTAL
"
COUNTY
Yield per acre
Umatilla
Malheur
lbs.
"
Other counties
H
STATE TOTAL
COUNTY
Production
Umatilla
Malheur
thou.
lbs.
3,251
1
COUNTY
Value of Sales
Umatilla
Malheur
thou.
"
Other counties
STATE TOTAL
"
$
4,341
1
I
r
-
Revised.
p
-
Preliminary.
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SOURCE:
Compiled by Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University.