SDSU Extension Crops Business Management Field Specialist Jack Davis says hay stocks across the U.S are low, but the Midwest is sitting in an okay position. “As a nation, our December 1 stocks are the lowest they’ve been in history at 72 million tons.” The early snowfall and consistently colder temperatures meant livestock producers burned through hay supplies quicker than normal. Upper Midwest states like North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota had higher December hay stocks than in 2021, however southern states are drawing the national average down.
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