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Commodity number-crop year: 2110, 2160-00*
August 2001
Item and area Unit 1996 1997 1998r 1999r 2000p
Oregon
Acreage harvested
Alfalfa
Other
All hay
1,000 acres
1,000 acres
1,000 acres
460
610
1,070
420
615
1,035
400
570
970
420
680
1,100
390
690
1,080
Yield per acre
Alfalfa
Other
All hay
Tons
Tons
Tons
4.40
2.00
3.03
4.70
2.10
3.16
4.80
2.55
3.48
4.40
2.00
2.92
4.20
2.00
2.79
Production
Alfalfa
Other
All hay
Stocks on farms
(May 1)
Total supply
1,000 tons
1,000 tons
1,000 tons
2,024
1,220
3,244
1,974
1,292
3,266
1,920
1,454
3,374
1,848
1,360
3,208
1,638
1,380
3,018
1,000 tons
1,000 tons
264
3,508
97
3,363
621
3,995
135
3,343
128
3,146
Farm price, baled
Alfalfa
Other
All hay
United States
Production, all hay
Oregon
California
Idaho
Washington
Total 4 states
Other states
U.S. total
Dollars/ton
Dollars/ton
Dollars/ton
1,000 tons
1,000 tons
1,000 tons
1,000 tons
1,000 tons
1,000 tons
1,000 tons
109.00
76.00
104.00
3,244
8,008
4,760
3,140
19,152
130,627
149,779
123.00
91.50
117.00
3,266
8,408
4,730
3,084
19,488
133,048
152,536
110.00
87.00
104.00
3,374
8,554
5,549
3,156
20,633
131,147
151,780
96.00
80.00
92.00
3,208
8,782
5,132
3,059
20,181
139,526
159,707
100.00
84.00
95.50
3,018
8,568
5,292
3,249
20,127
132,056
152,183 r - revised, p - preliminary. *Shaded areas of the Oregon map above represent the major areas of production for this commodity.
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University and USDA/NASS.
Electronic access to this publication is available at: http://ludwig.arec.orst.edu/econinfo

Hay: Acreage harvested, by county, Oregon, 1998-2000p
Alfalfa hay Other hay
District & county 1998r 1999r 2000p 1998r 1999r 2000p
Benton
Clackamas
Lane
Linn
Marion
Multnomah
Polk
Washington
Yamhill
Willamette Valley
Acres
500
2,000
1,200
3,200
1,500
300
1,000
2,000
3,300
15,000
Acres
500
1,300
1,000
2,500
1,400
600
1,200
1,900
2,500
12,900
Acres
400
1,000
900
2,500
1,000
500
1,000
1,900
2,300
11,500
Acres Acres Acres
7,700
27,000
24,000
25,000
14,200
6,000
18,000
16,300
15,900
154,100
8,000
29,000
20,000
24,000
15,000
4,000
29,000
25,000
28,000
182,000
12,000
30,000
27,000
30,000
15,000
4,900
25,000
19,000
20,500
183,400
Clatsop
Columbia
Coos
Curry
Lincoln
Tillamook
Coastal
300
700
300
—-
—-
—-
1,300
100
600
—-
—-
—-
—-
700
100
400
500
—-
—-
—-
1,000
3,000
8,500
11,000
1,500
1,200
1,200
26,400
4,000
9,000
15,000
3,000
1,500
1,500
34,000
4,000
10,000
15,500
2,000
1,800
800
34,100
Douglas
Jackson
Josephine
South Western
Gilliam
Hood River
Morrow
Sherman
Umatilla
Wasco
Wheeler
Other counties
North Central
Baker
Malheur
Union
Wallowa
Eastern
Crook
Deschutes
Grant
Harney
Jefferson
Klamath
Lake
South Central
State total
30,000
15,500
10,000
55,500
1,600
*
5,500
1,100
7,300
2,800
*
7,800
26,100
36,200
35,600
13,800
14,700
100,300
15,900
8,600
26,300
67,900
5,400
25,000
58,500
207,600
570,000
60,700
33,000
48,000
20,000
21,400
122,400
15,000
11,000
14,000
38,000
9,500
49,400
50,000
186,900
1,500
4,000
2,000
7,500
2,000
400
18,300
300
34,000
5,000
700
390,000
72,000
35,000
48,000
25,000
21,400
129,400
14,000
12,000
15,000
40,000
11,000
50,000
55,000
197,000
2,000
4,000
2,000
8,000
2,400
500
18,500
600
40,000
8,000
2,000
420,000
61,000
31,300
50,500
24,000
27,000
132,800
13,100
13,000
13,800
29,400
10,900
47,000
54,000
181,200
2,300
4,400
2,000
8,700
2,000
400
18,400
200
28,700
8,000
3,300
400,000
25,000
18,000
9,000
52,000
*
1,500
6,500
1,500
8,000
3,500
*
9,000
30,000
34,000
42,000
17,000
23,000
116,000
14,000
12,000
28,000
90,000
7,000
30,000
85,000
266,000
680,000
29,000
17,000
10,500
56,500
1,600
3,000
*
1,000
15,000
2,600
*
7,800
31,000
47,000
40,000
16,000
21,300
124,300
22,200
13,000
30,000
85,000
9,000
31,500
70,000
260,700
690,000 r - revised, p - preliminary. * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University.

Hay: Yield, by county, Oregon, 1998-2000p
Alfalfa hay Other hay
District & county 1998r 1999r 2000p 1998r 1999r 2000p
Benton
Clackamas
Lane
Linn
Marion
Multnomah
Polk
Washington
Yamhill
Willamette Valley
Tons/acre Tons/acre Tons/acre Tons/acre Tons/acre Tons/acre
5.0
5.5
5.0
5.5
5.1
5.0
5.0
4.8
4.8
4.6
4.8
5.0
4.7
4.6
5.2
4.2
4.8
4.5
5.4
4.9
4.5
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.9
4.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.5
2.5
2.7
2.3
2.6
2.8
2.6
2.7
2.9
3.0
2.7
1.9
2.3
2.0
2.1
2.4
2.4
1.8
2.5
3.4
2.3
2.4
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.1
1.8
2.1
Clatsop
Columbia
Coos
Curry
Lincoln
Tillamook
Coastal
Douglas
Jackson
Josephine
South Western
Gilliam
Hood River
Morrow
Sherman
Umatilla
Wasco
Wheeler
Other counties
North Central
Baker
Malheur
Union
Wallowa
Eastern
Crook
Deschutes
Grant
Harney
Jefferson
Klamath
Lake
South Central
State total
2.1
2.4
2.3
2.0
2.3
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.8
2.5
2.4
2.7
*
2.8
2.5
3.0
3.2
*
2.1
2.7
2.3
3.0
2.1
2.4
3.2
2.4
2.5
2.4
2.9
2.6
2.5
3.0
2.8
2.6
4.0
3.5
3.2
—-
—-
—-
3.4
4.0
4.5
4.5
4.4
4.0
3.5
5.0
4.0
5.8
4.8
3.1
—-
5.4
4.0
4.0
3.2
3.5
4.6
4.7
3.8
4.0
3.5
4.7
3.7
2.8
3.9
4.2
4.0
4.2
—-
—-
—-
—-
4.1
5.0
5.0
4.5
4.9
4.7
3.6
6.2
5.0
6.5
4.6
3.0
—-
6.0
4.5
3.5
3.2
3.7
4.5
4.7
3.8
4.0
3.7
5.2
3.6
2.3
4.0
4.4
4.0
4.0
4.3
—-
—-
—-
4.1
5.0
5.1
4.5
4.9
4.0
4.0
6.3
5.5
5.0
4.8
3.2
—-
5.2
4.3
4.3
3.0
3.8
4.9
5.5
4.6
4.6
4.6
5.6
4.0
4.7
4.9
4.8
1.8
2.1
1.8
2.4
3.0
2.0
2.0
1.7
2.3
2.2
2.0
*
2.0
2.4
2.0
2.8
2.7
*
1.8
2.3
2.1
2.5
1.4
1.5
3.1
2.0
1.7
1.7
2.2
2.3
1.9
1.2
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.2
2.0
1.6
1.9
2.4
2.4
2.2
*
2.1
2.4
2.4
2.0
2.2
*
1.9
2.1
2.4
2.2
1.7
1.4
3.0
2.3
2.2
1.9
2.1
2.5
2.1
1.5
2.1
2.0
r - revised, p - preliminary. * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University.

Hay: Production, by county, Oregon, 1998-2000p
District & county
Benton
Clackamas
Lane
Linn
Marion
Multnomah
Polk
Washington
Yamhill
Willamette Valley
Clatsop
Columbia
Coos
Curry
Lincoln
Tillamook
Coastal
Alfalfa hay Other hay
1998r 1999r 2000p 1998r 1999r 2000p
Tons
2,500
10,000
5,800
15,500
6,900
1,500
5,500
10,000
18,300
76,000
1,200
2,800
1,300
—-
—-
—-
5,300
Tons
2,400
6,500
4,700
11,500
7,300
2,500
5,700
8,500
13,500
62,600
400
2,500
—-
—-
—-
—-
2,900
Tons
1,800
4,000
3,600
10,000
4,900
2,000
5,000
9,500
11,500
52,300
400
1,400
1,600
—-
—-
—-
3,400
Tons
19,000
74,000
54,400
66,000
40,000
15,400
48,300
46,500
48,000
411,600
6,300
20,400
25,300
3,000
2,700
3,000
60,700
Tons
15,500
66,500
41,000
50,500
36,000
9,500
51,500
62,000
95,000
427,500
7,000
19,000
26,500
7,200
4,500
3,000
67,200
Tons
24,000
63,000
56,700
54,000
31,500
12,000
50,000
38,000
41,000
370,200
7,600
14,000
24,800
3,600
4,000
1,600
55,600
Douglas
Jackson
Josephine
South Western
Gilliam
Hood River
Morrow
Sherman
Umatilla
Wasco
Wheeler
Other counties
North Central
Baker
Malheur
Union
Wallowa
Eastern
Crook
Deschutes
Grant
Harney
Jefferson
Klamath
Lake
South Central
317,900
144,700
282,300
97,000
127,900
651,900
56,100
55,300
41,000
112,800
53,900
258,500
248,600
826,200
11,400
22,300
9,000
42,700
8,000
1,600
115,900
1,100
142,400
38,400
10,500
10,000
20,000
9,000
39,000
11,200
1,800
115,000
3,000
260,000
36,500
6,000
433,500
129,000
249,000
90,000
49,300
517,300
63,000
42,000
48,000
148,000
49,000
233,700
209,000
792,700
6,000
18,000
9,000
33,000
8,000
1,400
91,500
1,200
197,200
24,000
2,200
325,500
115,500
227,400
74,000
59,900
476,800
60,000
44,000
44,800
133,000
43,700
231,500
190,000
747,000
66,300
43,400
25,000
134,700
4,300
*
15,400
2,800
22,000
9,000
16,100
*
69,600
104,900
92,600
34,800
44,300
276,600
36,000
25,700
55,600
160,000
17,500
59,600
146,400
500,800
State total 1,920,000 1,848,000 1,638,000 1,454,000 1,360,000 1,380,000 r - revised, p - preliminary. * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University.
42,500
41,500
20,200
104,200
*
3,000
15,500
3,000
22,500
9,500
*
16,500
70,000
74,500
94,500
32,500
27,600
229,100
29,000
30,500
40,500
132,500
21,500
59,500
148,500
462,000
56,000
40,800
25,200
122,000
3,400
7,200
*
2,400
30,000
5,800
*
15,100
63,900
98,700
100,000
33,600
32,000
264,300
52,800
28,600
52,000
119,000
27,000
72,000
152,600
504,000

Hay: Value of sales, by county, Oregon, 1998-2000p
Alfalfa hay Other hay
District & county 1998r 1999r 2000p 1998r 1999r 2000p
Benton
Clackamas
Lane
Linn
Marion
Multnomah
Polk
Washington
Yamhill
Willamette Valley
1,000 dollars 1,000 dollars 1,000 dollars 1,000 dollars 1,000 dollars 1,000 dollars
92
663
256
618
457
52
163
930
653
3,884
83
322
196
384
362
223
141
659
441
2,811
66
231
220
368
284
232
158
1,099
436
3,094
467
1,675
1,126
1,366
1,086
338
836
3,970
1,039
11,903
408
1,277
900
1,247
691
730
848
5,104
1,955
13,160
640
1,312
1,495
1,349
839
1,079
833
1,582
854
9,983
Clatsop
Columbia
Coos
Curry
Lincoln
Tillamook
Coastal
30
70
88
—-
—-
—-
188
5
50
—-
—-
—-
—-
55
4
38
113
—-
—-
—-
155
81
429
122
18
45
23
718
100
339
102
55
104
18
718
148
303
165
24
113
11
764
Douglas
Jackson
Josephine
South Western
Gilliam
Hood River
Morrow
Sherman
Umatilla
Wasco
Wheeler
Other counties
North Central
Baker
Malheur
Union
Wallowa
Eastern
Crook
Deschutes
Grant
Harney
Jefferson
Klamath
Lake
South Central
State total
1,269
421
728
2,418
40
*
177
105
216
321
*
176
1,035
321
359
439
745
1,864
541
1,596
464
1,242
877
2,428
1,988
9,136
27,074
631
616
284
1,531
795
57
5,776
76
12,447
1,959
243
—-
21,353
2,886
7,117
2,335
4,794
17,132
4,109
3,175
1,603
9,059
3,494
21,918
13,292
56,650
99,915
991
619
280
1,890
1,107
70
7,179
169
15,457
2,749
121
—-
26,852
2,876
4,318
2,408
3,741
13,343
3,558
2,705
1,998
7,699
3,399
22,925
18,638
60,922
105,873
1,140
856
345
2,341
385
65
8,108
71
11,012
3,128
223
—-
22,992
3,552
6,497
2,530
3,572
16,151
4,097
3,750
755
6,995
3,937
27,654
20,292
67,480
113,036
793
341
499
1,633
*
66
155
130
1,277
344
*
194
2,166
286
285
402
386
1,359
382
1,339
289
873
1,487
2,612
1,662
8,644
27,680
1,173
1,715
416
991
2,159
3,598
1,652
11,704
2,643
385
671
3,699
*
76
70
100
1,667
230
*
675
2,818
384
333
583
511
1,811
30,779 r - revised, p - preliminary. * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University.

All hay: Acreage, yield, production, price and value of production, Oregon, 1940-2000p
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998r
1999r
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
2000p
Acreage Yield Season avg. Value of
Year harvested per acre Production price, baled 1/ production
1940
1945
1950
1,000 acres Tons 1,000 tons Dollars/ton 1,000 dollars
1,087 1.73
1,876 10.30
19,323
1,158
1,020
1.70
1.69
1,970
1,721
21.60
25.00
42,552
43,025
1955
1960
1965
1970
1,034
1,029
1,050
1,017
1.72
1.91
2.08
2.22
1,781
1,969
2,186
2,256
26.60
23.10
25.80
26.00
47,374
45,483
56,399
58,656
59.50
63.50
56.50
49.00
64.00
92.00
92.50
85.00
97.50
99.00
99.50
104.00
117.00
104.00
92.00
79.50
60.00
75.00
75.00
73.00
76.50
65.00
68.00
76.00
88.50
95.50
2,524
2,500
2,533
2,773
2,568
2,826
2,955
2,440
3,066
2,840
3,300
3,244
3,266
3,374
3,208
2,978
2,886
2,967
3,121
3,112
2,989
3,134
2,818
2,652
2,890
3,018
2.43
2.38
2.47
2.58
2.42
2.77
2.75
2.64
2.95
2.81
3.00
3.03
3.16
3.48
2.92
2.78
2.72
2.77
2.81
2.82
2.77
2.82
2.68
2.56
2.75
2.79
1,040
1,050
1,025
1,075
1,060
1,020
1,075
925
1,040
1,010
1,100
1,070
1,035
970
1,100
1,070
1,060
1,070
1,110
1,105
1,080
1,110
1,050
1,035
1,050
1,080
150,178
158,750
143,115
135,877
164,352
253,062
249,195
194,060
262,794
255,480
303,615
313,336
361,020
337,698
286,208
236,751
173,160
222,525
234,075
227,176
228,659
203,710
191,624
201,552
245,710
279,720 r - revised, p - preliminary. 1/ USDA/NASS uses estimated marketings of alfalfa and other hay as weights to calculate all hay price.
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University and USDA/NASS.
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