Larger harvests are impacting dry hay markets in many regions as 2024 comes to a close. On-farm hay inventories, new seeding estimates and production summaries for all forage crops will provide a clearer picture in early January.

Here’s Progressive Forage’s monthly look at factors impacting hay markets across the U.S.

A slight increase in hay acreage and yield-boosting moisture conditions in some regions provide hope for increased forage production in 2023.

Here’s Progressive Forage’s monthly look at factors impacting hay markets for January 2023.

Whether buying or selling hay, there’s plenty to unwrap as the calendar year comes to a close.

The Western drought sent regional hay prices higher, especially for dairy-quality hay. Demand from China pushed alfalfa exports to an 11-month high, but global sales of other hay continued to slump.