California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand.  Retail 
hay is in high demand due to lack of hay in barns this year.  According to the 
NASS Crop Production Annual Report 1/12/18, California Hay Harvested for 2017 
was 1,100,000 vs 1,220,00 in 2016 and yield per acre for 2018 was 5.48 vs 5.57 
for 2016.  Surrounding states (Oregon, Utah, Arizona and Nevada) had no change 
in arces, but over-all for the United States acres increased from 36,596,000 to 
37,221,000.  Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted. 
Regions are defined at bottom of report. 

Tons:  4935    Last Week:  0    Last Year:  1775                               

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 100  225.00-230.00  227.50     Retail/Stable     
      Good                     50  230.00-230.00  230.00                       
      Fair                    120  165.00-165.00  165.00                       
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                     25  150.00-150.00  150.00     Organic           

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 520  305.00-305.00  305.00 Del                   
      Premium                  25  280.00-280.00  280.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 300  300.00-300.00  300.00 Del                   
      Premium                 200  240.00-255.00  247.50 Del Retail/Stable     
      Fair                    500  210.00-210.00  210.00 Del                   
  Rye Grass                                                                    
      Utility                1000   90.00-90.00    90.00                       
  Mixed Grass                                                                  
      Good                    300  200.00-200.00  200.00 Del                   
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                    200  145.00-145.00  145.00 Del                   

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 500  285.00-310.00  297.50 Del                   
      Premium/Supreme         520  325.00-325.00  325.00     Organic           
      Good/Premium            300  255.00-260.00  257.50 Del                   
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                     25  245.00-245.00  245.00 Del Retail/Stable     

Region 5: Southern California: No New Sales Confirmed.

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 150  217.00-220.00  218.50     Export            
      Premium                 100  220.00-220.00  220.00     Retail/Stable     

The following are the counties included in each region:                        
Region 1: Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, and Plumas.                         
Region 2: Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer,  
          Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento, Amador, and Alpine.             
Region 3: San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, Merced, Mariposa.
Region 4: Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo.                             
Region 5: Kern, Northeast Los Angeles, and Western San Bernardino.             
Region 6: Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial.