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Alaska

State code AK

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Latest annual (2025)

Production31K tonsValue: $13MUSDA NASS SURVEY annual
Yield1.35 tons/acreAlfalfa: · Grass: 1.35USDA NASS SURVEY annual
Acres harvested21K acAll hay (alfalfa + grass + mixed)USDA NASS SURVEY annual

Carryover supply + drought

May 1 stocks tons YoYUSDA NASS on-farm stocks
Dec 1 stocks tons YoYUSDA NASS on-farm stocks
Drought DSCI · week 2026-06-237 (D0)DSCI 0 (none) → 500 (all D4). Tier = worst level reached this week.USDM (US Drought Monitor)

Full supply context

ALASKA — SUPPLY CONTEXTUSDA NASS · latest annual 2026
Yield (all hay)1.35 tons/acre (2025)5-yr median 1.40 -3.6%
Yield (grass)1.35 tons/acre (2025)5-yr median 1.20 +12.5%
Acres harvested21K acres (2026)5-yr median 20K +5.0%
Production31K tons (2025)5-yr median 24K +29.2%

NASS does not publish weekly hay crop condition for Alaska.

Alaska — 10-year trends

Production (tons)19K26K33K201720192020202220232025
Yield (tons/acre)0.961.201.44201720192020202220232025All hayAlfalfaGrass
no data

Alaska annual history (last 30 years)

YearProduction tonsYieldAcresMay 1 stocksDec 1 stocksProduction $
202621K
202531K1.3523K$13M
202432K1.4023K$14M
202328K1.4020K$13M
202220K1.0020K$9M
202123K1.2019K$10M
202024K1.1022K$9M
201929K1.3022K$10M
201829K1.3022K$10M
201725K1.2021K
201630K1.3522K$10M
201520K1.1018K$7M
201425K1.3918K$10M
201315K0.7520K$6M
201227K1.2322K$9M
201122K1.1619K$7M
201024K20K$7M
200923K20K$7M
200820K18K$6M
200731K23K$8M
200622K20K$6M
200530K21K$7M
200428K21K$6M
200329K22K$7M
200226K23K$6M
200130K23K$6M
200017K18K$4M
199923K20K$5M
199824K22K$5M
199726K23K$5M

Recent monthly prices (last 120 months)

USDA NASS state-level monthly price-received for hay ($/ton, all classes).

Alaska hay price ($/ton, monthly)$43$265$487197119821993200320142025
Month$/ton
2025-01$425
2025-01$425
2024-01$425
2024-01$425
2023-01$450
2023-01$450
2022-01$430
2022-01$430
2021-01$430
2021-01$430
2020-01$370
2020-01$370
2019-03$360
2019-03$360
2019-03$360
2019-02$350
2019-02$350
2019-02$350
2019-01$360
2019-01$360
2019-01$350
2018-12$360
2018-12$360
2018-12$360
2018-11$360
2018-11$360
2018-11$360
2018-10$360
2018-10$360
2018-10$360
2018-09$350
2018-09$350
2018-09$350
2018-08$360
2018-08$360
2018-08$360
2018-07$350
2018-07$350
2018-07$350
2018-06$340
2018-06$340
2018-06$340
2018-05$330
2018-05$330
2018-05$330
2018-04$340
2018-04$340
2018-04$340
2018-03$360
2018-03$360
2018-03$360
2018-02$360
2018-02$360
2018-02$360
2018-01$340
2018-01$340
2018-01$355
2017-12$350
2017-12$350
2017-12$350
2017-11$350
2017-11$350
2017-11$350
2017-10$350
2017-10$350
2017-10$350
2017-09$370
2017-09$370
2017-09$370
2017-01$360
2017-01$360
2016-01$340
2016-01$340
2015-01$370
2015-01$370
2014-01$385
2013-01$395
2012-01$315
2011-01$300
2010-01$305
2010-01$305
2009-01$310
2009-01$310
2008-01$315
2008-01$315
2007-01$270
2007-01$270
2006-01$250
2006-01$250
2005-01$240
2004-01$230
2003-01$225
2002-01$215
2001-01$210
2000-01$220
1999-01$195
1998-01$200
1997-01$190
1992-01$175
1991-01$175
1990-01$170
1989-01$150
1988-01$140
1987-01$155
1986-01$170
1985-01$155
1984-01$160
1983-01$180
1982-01$190
1981-01$160
1980-01$140
1979-01$130
1978-01$130
1977-01$135
1976-01$125
1975-01$130
1974-01$130
1973-01$90
1972-01$80
1971-01$80

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All numbers from USDA NASS (SURVEY series) and USDM Drought Monitor. Market detail (auctions, direct reports, by family/grade/bale) is at the full Alaska hay view.