California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with very good demand.    
According to the NASS Crop Progress Report 6/04/18, as an upper level ridge of 
high pressure moved across the state, dry and warm conditions prevailed from 
Monday into late Tuesday. With the passage of the upper level ridge, an upper 
level trough moved through midweek which brought cooler temperatures to the 
state. In the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada, isolated showers and 
thunderstorms developed in association with the passing of the trough. Leading 
into the weekend, a warming trend developed as the trough of low pressure made 
way for a ridge of high pressure.  Temperature highs for the week ranged in the 
70s to 80s in the mountains, 60s to 100s along the coast, 90s to 100s in the 
valley, and 90s to 110s in the desert. Temperature lows for the week ranged in 
the 30s to 40s in the mountains, in the 40s to 50s in the valley, 40s to 50s 
along the coast, and 40s to 70s in the desert.  Hay is reported FOB the stack or 
barn unless otherwise noted.  Regions are defined at bottom of report. 

Tons:  10,358    Last Week:  13,000    Last Year:  17,260                      

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                  50  240.00-240.00  240.00                       
      Premium                  25  210.00-210.00  210.00     Retail/Stable     
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Premium                 175  273.00-294.00  282.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                  75  250.00-250.00  250.00                       
      Premium                 210  228.00-228.00  228.00                       
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Premium                  75  200.00-200.00  200.00                       
  Rye Grass                                                                    
      Good                    250  130.00-130.00  130.00                       
  Oat                                                                          
      Premium                 108  150.00-150.00  150.00                       
  Forage Mix-Two Way                                                           
      Fair                     50   90.00-90.00    90.00                       
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                    325  130.00-130.00  130.00                       
  Rice Straw                                                                   
      Good                    200  100.00-100.00  100.00                       

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 400  190.00-260.00  233.75                       
                              150  220.00-220.00  220.00 Del                   
      Fair                    550  190.00-190.00  190.00                       
                               75   60.00-60.00    60.00     Rain Damage       
                               75  100.00-100.00  100.00 Del Rain Damage       
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                     75  180.00-180.00  180.00     Retail/Stable     
                               75  210.00-210.00  210.00 Del Retail/Stable     
  Forage Mix-Two Way                                                           
      Good                   2000  130.00-130.00  130.00                       
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                     50   80.00-80.00    80.00     Weedy             
                               50  100.00-100.00  100.00 Del Weedy             

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: No New Sales Confirmed.            

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Premium                  25  240.00-240.00  240.00                       

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 500  225.00-225.00  225.00                       
                              350  230.00-230.00  230.00     Export            
      Good/Premium            200  215.00-215.00  215.00                       
      Good                   1500  200.00-205.00  201.67                       
                             1200  210.00-215.00  212.50     Export            
                              550  200.00-212.00  206.55     Retail/Stable     
  Bermuda Grass                                                                
      Premium                  50  225.00-225.00  225.00                       
  Klein Grass                                                                  
      Premium                 640  192.00-195.00  193.50                       
  Sudan                                                                        
      Premium                 300  225.00-225.00  225.00                       
                                                                        
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.