California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand.  
According to the US drought Monitor, since the beginning of the water year on 
October 1, 2016, cumulative precipitation in California’s three key hydrologic 
regions has been far above the long-term average. As of April 26, 2017, the 
Northern Sierra region has experienced the wettest water year on record, with 
92.8 inches of precipitation. Cumulative precipitation in the San Joaquin region 
is currently at 71.0 inches, putting it on course to match or surpass the 
wettest year record. Meanwhile the Tulare Basin region remains very wet, with 
45.8 inches of accumulated precipitation, almost doubling the long-term average 
for this date.  California’s snowpack conditions remain excellent; total 
snowpack from the electronic reading was about 193% of average for April 26.  
All hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.  Regions are 
defined at bottom of report. 

Tons:  5525    Last Week:  5677    Last Year:  9681                            

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Premium                  25  240.00-240.00  240.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium/Supreme          25  180.00-180.00  180.00                       
      Premium                 100  180.00-180.00  180.00                       
      Good                     75  160.00-160.00  160.00                       
      Fair                     50  150.00-150.00  150.00                       
  Alfalfa/Orchard Mix                                                          
      Premium                  25  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Premium                 175  180.00-200.00  182.86     Retail/Stable     
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                     25  110.00-110.00  110.00                       

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 150  230.00-240.00  236.67 Del                   
                               50  260.00-260.00  260.00 Del Retail/Stable  
  Forage Mix-Three Way
      Good                     50  120.00-120.00  120.00 Del

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:
                              Tons  Price Range  Wtd Avg     Comments
  Alfalfa
      Premium                 200  230.00-230.00  230.00 Del

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                1500  217.50-217.50  217.50                       
      Premium                 275  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     
  Forage Mix-Four Way                                                          
      Good                     75  180.00-180.00  180.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                1250  160.00-182.50  170.00                       
                              500  175.00-175.00  175.00     Contracted        
      Good/Premium            600  140.00-140.00  140.00                       
  Bermuda Grass                                                                
      Premium                  75  190.00-190.00  190.00     Retail/Stable     
  Forage Mix-Two Way                                                           
      Good                    300   60.00-60.00    60.00                       

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.