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State code OH

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Latest annual (2025)

Production2.42M tonsValue: $431MUSDA NASS SURVEY annual
Yield2.95 tons/acreAlfalfa: 3.50 · Grass: 2.60USDA NASS SURVEY annual
Acres harvested850K acAll hay (alfalfa + grass + mixed)USDA NASS SURVEY annual

Carryover supply + drought

May 1 stocks 2026350K tons+118.8% YoYUSDA NASS on-farm stocks
Dec 1 stocks 20251.45M tons+31.8% YoYUSDA NASS on-farm stocks
Drought DSCI · week 2026-06-230 (NONE)DSCI 0 (none) → 500 (all D4). Tier = worst level reached this week.USDM (US Drought Monitor)

Full supply context

OHIO — SUPPLY CONTEXTUSDA NASS · latest annual 2026
Yield (all hay)2.95 tons/acre (2025)5-yr median 2.95 0.0%
Yield (alfalfa)3.50 tons/acre (2025)5-yr median 3.10 +12.9%
Yield (grass)2.60 tons/acre (2025)5-yr median 2.50 +4.0%
Acres harvested850K acres (2026)5-yr median 810K +4.9%
Production2.42M tons (2025)5-yr median 2.20M +10.1%
On-farm stocks (May 1)350K tons (2026)5-yr median 300K +16.7%
On-farm stocks (Dec 1)1.45M tons (2025)5-yr median 1.30M +11.5%

NASS does not publish weekly hay crop condition for Ohio.

Ohio — 10-year trends

Production (tons)1.9M2.2M2.5M201720192020202220232025
Yield (tons/acre)1.652.884.10201720192020202220232025All hayAlfalfaGrass
On-farm stocks (tons)29K815K1.6M201720192021202220242026May 1Dec 1

Ohio annual history (last 30 years)

YearProduction tonsYieldAcresMay 1 stocksDec 1 stocksProduction $
2026850K350K
20252.42M2.95820K160K1.45M$431M
20241.91M2.42790K300K1.10M$353M
20232.46M3.03810K350K1.12M$424M
20222.20M2.71810K360K1.35M$365M
20212.39M2.72880K210K1.40M$398M
20202.10M2.44860K220K1.30M$357M
20192.14M2.32920K180K1.25M$365M
20182.36M2.43970K260K1.40M$355M
20172.37M2.47960K410K1.47M$340M
20162.47M2.56965K340K1.32M$349M
20152.42M2.371.02M430K1.41M$349M
20142.75M2.83970K275K1.57M$381M
20132.58M2.521.02M140K1.54M$443M
20122.21M2.151.05M308K1.14M$428M
20112.77M2.481.12M390K1.78M$376M
20102.87M1.11M350K1.79M$328M
20092.88M1.04M325K2.01M$342M
20082.80M1.14M165K1.99M$406M
20072.80M1.16M356K1.65M$382M
20063.42M1.21M363K2.15M$333M
20053.63M1.20M420K2.36M$362M
20043.23M1.19M556K2.25M$292M
20033.97M1.35M215K2.50M$425M
20023.40M1.32M517K1.67M$387M
20014.01M1.39M793K3.37M$361M
20004.29M1.28M423K3.22M$390M
19993.00M1.24M524K1.80M$311M
19983.49M1.16M616K2.30M$332M
19973.85M1.25M173K2.39M$499M

Recent monthly prices (last 120 months)

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

Ohio hay price ($/ton, monthly)$146$172$197202120222023202420252026
Month$/ton
2026-03$172
2026-02$173
2026-02$173
2026-01$172
2026-01$172
2025-12$177
2025-12$177
2025-11$177
2025-11$177
2025-10$180
2025-10$180
2025-09$176
2025-09$176
2025-08$175
2025-08$175
2025-07$180
2025-07$180
2025-06$190
2025-06$190
2025-05$182
2025-05$182
2025-04$188
2025-04$188
2025-03$193
2025-03$193
2025-02$184
2025-02$184
2025-01$190
2025-01$190
2024-12$188
2024-12$188
2024-11$180
2024-11$180
2024-10$181
2024-10$181
2024-09$192
2024-09$192
2024-08$184
2024-08$184
2024-07$174
2024-07$174
2024-06$178
2024-06$178
2024-05$168
2024-05$168
2024-04$165
2024-04$165
2024-03$161
2024-03$161
2024-02$168
2024-02$168
2024-01$165
2024-01$165
2023-12$176
2023-12$176
2023-11$169
2023-11$169
2023-10$164
2023-10$164
2023-09$175
2023-09$175
2023-08$172
2023-08$172
2023-07$173
2023-07$173
2023-06$177
2023-06$177
2023-05$174
2023-05$174
2023-04$171
2023-04$171
2023-03$167
2023-03$167
2023-02$173
2023-02$173
2023-01$164
2023-01$164
2022-12$164
2022-12$164
2022-11$162
2022-11$162
2022-10$152
2022-10$152
2022-09$157
2022-09$157
2022-08$160
2022-08$160
2022-07$152
2022-07$152
2022-06$160
2022-06$160
2022-05$157
2022-05$157
2022-04$160
2022-04$160
2022-03$151
2022-03$151
2022-02$161
2022-02$161
2022-01$162
2022-01$162
2021-12$162
2021-12$162
2021-11$152
2021-11$152
2021-10$150
2021-10$150
2021-09$159
2021-09$159
2021-08$180
2021-08$180
2021-07$165
2021-07$165
2021-06$171
2021-06$171
2021-05$185
2021-05$185
2021-04$173
2021-04$173
2021-03$170

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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 Ohio hay view.