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Alfalfa hay: yield: South Carolina

The average yield per acre of alfalfa hay, from USDA's yearly crop production summary.

Up to dateYearly. USDA usually publishes in January. Last published Oct 9, 2026. Next expected January 2027.

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South Carolina, 1944

1.30 tons an acre

Down 7.1% from 1.40 tons in 1943

United States, 2026

3.44 tons an acre

Up 0.6% from 3.42 tons in 2025

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What the numbers say

In 1944, South Carolina's yield was 0.6 times the US average.
From 1940 to 1944 it fell 21.2%, from 1.65 tons to 1.30 tons an acre.

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Alfalfa hay: yield, tons an acre
Year	South Carolina	United States
2026	No figure	3.44
2025	No figure	3.42
2024	No figure	3.41
2023	No figure	3.19
2022	No figure	3.22
2021	No figure	3.23
2020	No figure	3.27
2019	No figure	3.28
2018	No figure	3.17
2017	No figure	3.28
2016	No figure	3.44
2015	No figure	3.32
2014	No figure	3.34
2013	No figure	3.24
2012	No figure	3.01
2011	No figure	3.4
2010	No figure	3.4
2009	No figure	3.35
2008	No figure	3.33
2007	No figure	3.31
2006	No figure	3.34
2005	No figure	3.38
2004	No figure	3.47
2003	No figure	3.23
2002	No figure	3.19
2001	No figure	3.35
2000	No figure	3.47
1999	No figure	3.51
1998	No figure	3.48
1997	No figure	3.33
1996	No figure	3.27
1995	No figure	3.45
1994	No figure	3.36
1993	No figure	3.25
1992	No figure	3.29
1991	No figure	3.28
1990	No figure	3.29
1989	No figure	2.99
1988	No figure	2.59
1987	No figure	3.31
1986	No figure	3.41
1985	No figure	3.32
1984	No figure	3.36
1983	No figure	3.2
1982	No figure	3.38
1981	No figure	3.19
1980	No figure	3.06
1979	No figure	3.2
1978	No figure	3.13
1977	No figure	2.98
1976	No figure	2.62
1975	No figure	2.87
1974	No figure	2.77
1973	No figure	2.83
1972	No figure	2.88
1971	No figure	2.8
1970	No figure	2.77
1969	No figure	2.85
1968	No figure	2.73
1967	No figure	2.65
1966	No figure	2.52
1965	No figure	2.52
1964	No figure	2.43
1963	No figure	2.46
1962	No figure	2.54
1961	No figure	2.37
1960	No figure	2.43
1959	No figure	2.31
1958	No figure	2.3
1957	No figure	2.3
1956	No figure	2.09
1955	No figure	2.09
1954	No figure	2.12
1953	No figure	2.17
1952	No figure	2.2
1951	No figure	2.22
1950	No figure	2.14
1949	No figure	2.12
1948	No figure	2.23
1947	No figure	2.23
1946	No figure	2.19
1945	No figure	2.24
1944	1.3	2.18
1943	1.4	2.16
1942	1.1	2.29
1941	1.2	2.17
1940	1.65	2.16

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Crop Production Survey. State and US estimates released Oct 9, 2026. Quick Stats item "HAY, ALFALFA - YIELD, MEASURED IN TONS / ACRE". Retrieved Oct 23, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-23.1. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

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