All hay stored on Iowa farms as of December 1, 2021, was estimated at 3.12 million tons, up 28 percent from
December 1, 2020, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Crop Production report. Disappearance from May 1, 2021, through December 1, 2021, totaled 1.44 million tons, compared with 1.78 million tons for the same period in 2020.
All hay stored on United States farms as of December 1, 2021 totaled 79.0 million tons, down 6 percent from
December 1, 2020, which is the third lowest December 1 stocks since 1977. Disappearance from May 1, 2021,
through December 1, 2021, totaled 59.2 million tons, down 6 percent from the same period in 2020.