May Hay Stocks in the Northwest Region down 38 percent from 2016 Hay stocks on farms

May Hay Stocks in the Northwest Region down 38 percent from 2016 Hay stocks on farms on May 1, 2017 totaled 510,000 tons in Idaho, down 46 percent from a year ago. May 1 stocks represented 10 percent of 2016 production. Disappearance from December 1, 2016 was 2.09 million tons. On-farm hay stocks in Oregon totaled 270,000 tons, down 39 percent from 2016. May 1 stocks were 7 percent of 2016 production. Disappearance from December 1, 2016 was 2.03 million tons. Washington on-farm hay stocks totaled 330,000 tons, down 17 percent from last year. May 1 stocks represented 10 percent of 2016 production. Disappearance from December 1, 2016 was down 1.17 million tons. Hay stocks stored on United States farms totaled 24.4 million tons, down 3 percent from a year ago. May 1 stocks were 18 percent of 2016 production. Disappearance from December 1, 2016 totaled 71.4 million tons