California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand.  
According to the NASS Acres Projection Report March 31, 2017, California hay 
acres for 2017 is projected to be 1,100,000 acres versus 2016 acres of 
1,200,000.  According the U.S. Drought Monitor, in California, reservoirs are 
mostly above-average (Percent of Average Reservoir Storage values mostly between 
100-170 percent), though there are a few exceptions. One of the more notable 
exceptions being tracked is the Cachuma Reservoir northwest of Santa Barbara, 
CA, which is reporting a Percent of Average Reservoir Storage of 57-percent.  
All hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.  Regions are 
defined at bottom of report. 

Tons:  5531    Last Week:  2598    Last Year:  5960                            

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 175  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     
                              150  215.00-215.00  215.00 Del                   
      Fair                     80  125.00-125.00  125.00                       
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Premium                  50  290.00-300.00  295.00                       
      Good/Premium            100  260.00-260.00  260.00                       
                              100  240.00-240.00  240.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                  25  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     
  Rice Straw                                                                   
      Good                    200   62.50-62.50    62.50     Retail/Stable     

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 650  225.00-230.00  226.92                       
                              250  245.00-245.00  245.00 Del                   
      Premium                  50  200.00-200.00  200.00                       
      Good                    100  110.00-110.00  110.00     Weedy             
      Fair/Good                25  215.00-215.00  215.00 Del                   
      Fair                     50  185.00-185.00  185.00 Del                   
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                     25  110.00-110.00  110.00 Del                   

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 325  225.00-229.00  226.54                       
      Premium                  25  200.00-200.00  200.00                       
  Green Chop                                                                   
      Good                      0  35.00-35.00    35.00      Contracted standing

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 250  190.00-190.00  190.00     Retail/Stable     
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                     50  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 400  195.00-195.00  195.00     Export            
      Premium/Supreme         600  180.00-185.00  181.67                       
                              150  200.00-205.00  203.33     Retail/Stable     
      Premium                1600  175.00-180.00  179.69                       
      Good/Premium            100  152.00-152.00  152.00   
                       
Region 1: North Inter-Mountain: Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, and 
Plumas.
Region 2: Sacramento Valley: Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, 
Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento, Amador, and 
Alpine.
Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley: San Joaquin, Calaveras, 
Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, Merced, Mariposa. 
Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and 
Inyo.
Region 5: Southern California: Kern, Northeast Los Angeles, and Western 
San Bernardino.
Region 6: Southeast California: Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside, and 
Imperial.