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Alfalfa hay: price received: North Carolina

The average price farmers received per ton for alfalfa hay each month, from USDA's monthly agricultural prices survey.

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Up to dateMonthly. USDA usually publishes at the end of each month. Last published Sep 29, 2026. Next expected October 2026.

The latest figures and how they have changed

North Carolina, March 2018
$220 a ton
Up 2.3% from $215 in January 2018
United States, August 2026
$206 a ton
Up 1.5% from $203 in July 2026
North CarolinaUnited States
$0$100$200$300Oct 2013Dec 2014Feb 2016Apr 2017Jun 2018Aug 2019Oct 2020Dec 2021Feb 2023Apr 2024Jun 2025Aug 2026North Carolina$220United States$206

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What the numbers say

  • In March 2018, North Carolina's price received was 1.3 times the US average.
  • From January 2018 to March 2018 it rose 2.3%, from $215 to $220 a ton.
  • Gaps are months with no North Carolina figure: NASS had no figure available in September 2016, October 2016, November 2016, December 2016, January 2017, February 2017, March 2017, April 2017, May 2017, June 2017, July 2017 and August 2017, and too few farms reported in September 2017, October 2017, November 2017, December 2017, February 2018, April 2018, May 2018, June 2018, July 2018, August 2018, September 2018, October 2018, November 2018, December 2018, January 2019, February 2019 and March 2019 for NASS to publish a figure. Nothing is filled in.

Every figure behind this chart

Alfalfa hay: price received, dollars a ton
MonthNorth CarolinaUnited States
Aug 2026No figure$206
Jul 2026No figure$203
Jun 2026No figure$198
May 2026No figure$195
Apr 2026No figure$191
Mar 2026No figure$170
Feb 2026No figure$162
Jan 2026No figure$162
Dec 2025No figure$164
Nov 2025No figure$163
Oct 2025No figure$170
Sep 2025No figure$172
Aug 2025No figure$171
Jul 2025No figure$175
Jun 2025No figure$180
May 2025No figure$188
Apr 2025No figure$180
Mar 2025No figure$168
Feb 2025No figure$159
Jan 2025No figure$161
Dec 2024No figure$164
Nov 2024No figure$164
Oct 2024No figure$171
Sep 2024No figure$171
Aug 2024No figure$175
Jul 2024No figure$183
Jun 2024No figure$194
May 2024No figure$202
Apr 2024No figure$195
Mar 2024No figure$196
Feb 2024No figure$201
Jan 2024No figure$202
Dec 2023No figure$206
Nov 2023No figure$209
Oct 2023No figure$219
Sep 2023No figure$225
Aug 2023No figure$230
Jul 2023No figure$246
Jun 2023No figure$264
May 2023No figure$278
Apr 2023No figure$288
Mar 2023No figure$266
Feb 2023No figure$264
Jan 2023No figure$263
Dec 2022No figure$268
Nov 2022No figure$267
Oct 2022No figure$281
Sep 2022No figure$280
Aug 2022No figure$276
Jul 2022No figure$278
Jun 2022No figure$263
May 2022No figure$268
Apr 2022No figure$257
Mar 2022No figure$228
Feb 2022No figure$220
Jan 2022No figure$215
Dec 2021No figure$217
Nov 2021No figure$213
Oct 2021No figure$219
Sep 2021No figure$214
Aug 2021No figure$210
Jul 2021No figure$206
Jun 2021No figure$207
May 2021No figure$207
Apr 2021No figure$185
Mar 2021No figure$177
Feb 2021No figure$171
Jan 2021No figure$168
Dec 2020No figure$166
Nov 2020No figure$164
Oct 2020No figure$169
Sep 2020No figure$168
Aug 2020No figure$171
Jul 2020No figure$172
Jun 2020No figure$178
May 2020No figure$179
Apr 2020No figure$180
Mar 2020No figure$172
Feb 2020No figure$168
Jan 2020No figure$169
Dec 2019No figure$172
Nov 2019No figure$169
Oct 2019No figure$177
Sep 2019No figure$179
Aug 2019No figure$179
Jul 2019No figure$183
Jun 2019No figure$192
May 2019No figure$201
Apr 2019No figure$198
Mar 2019Too few reports to publish$186
Feb 2019Too few reports to publish$180
Jan 2019Too few reports to publish$179
Dec 2018Too few reports to publish$179
Nov 2018Too few reports to publish$173
Oct 2018Too few reports to publish$176
Sep 2018Too few reports to publish$179
Aug 2018Too few reports to publish$177
Jul 2018Too few reports to publish$179
Jun 2018Too few reports to publish$182
May 2018Too few reports to publish$189
Apr 2018Too few reports to publish$183
Mar 2018$220$165
Feb 2018Too few reports to publish$155
Jan 2018$215$153
Dec 2017Too few reports to publish$149
Nov 2017Too few reports to publish$150
Oct 2017Too few reports to publish$152
Sep 2017Too few reports to publish$149
Aug 2017Not available$148
Jul 2017Not available$153
Jun 2017Not available$154
May 2017Not available$156
Apr 2017Not available$150
Mar 2017Not available$134
Feb 2017Not available$127
Jan 2017Not available$126
Dec 2016Not available$127
Nov 2016Not available$130
Oct 2016Not available$135
Sep 2016Not available$136
Aug 2016No figure$137
Jul 2016No figure$138
Jun 2016No figure$140
May 2016No figure$146
Apr 2016No figure$154
Mar 2016No figure$139
Feb 2016No figure$137
Jan 2016No figure$141
Dec 2015No figure$149
Nov 2015No figure$147
Oct 2015No figure$155
Sep 2015No figure$160
Aug 2015No figure$161
Jul 2015No figure$172
Jun 2015No figure$178
May 2015No figure$187
Apr 2015No figure$175
Mar 2015No figure$169
Feb 2015No figure$167
Jan 2015No figure$170
Dec 2014No figure$180
Nov 2014No figure$182
Oct 2014No figure$193
Sep 2014No figure$197
Aug 2014No figure$207
Jul 2014No figure$217
Jun 2014No figure$224
May 2014No figure$227
Apr 2014No figure$207
Mar 2014No figure$193
Feb 2014No figure$190
Jan 2014No figure$186
Dec 2013No figure$186
Nov 2013No figure$188
Oct 2013No figure$193
Sep 2013No figure$194
Aug 2013No figure$199
Jul 2013No figure$206
Jun 2013No figure$218
May 2013No figure$219
Apr 2013No figure$213
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Prices Survey. State and US estimates released Sep 29, 2026. Quick Stats item "HAY, ALFALFA - PRICE RECEIVED, MEASURED IN $ / TON". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

What this measures

It is the average price farmers got for alfalfa hay they sold that month, as reported to USDA's monthly prices survey.

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