California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand.  
According to the US drought Monitor, concerns in the West remained minimal, with 
less than 5% of the 11-state area covered by moderate to extreme drought (D1 to 
D2). Further, storminess across the central Rockies and environs led to further 
reduction in the coverage of abnormal dryness (D0) and moderate drought (D1), 
mainly in Colorado. On May 18-19, Cheyenne, Wyoming, was blanketed with 14.3 
inches of snow, while snowfall ranged from 1 to 3 feet at several locations in 
the central Rockies. Farther south, however, warm, dry, windy conditions 
necessitated an eastward expansion of D0 across southern New Mexico. On May 21, 
topsoil moisture in New Mexico was rated 55% very short to short, according to 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture. On the same date, rangeland and pastures 
were rated 29% very poor to poor in Arizona, up 14 percentage points from a week 
ago, and 23% very poor to poor in New Mexico. Near Globe, Arizona, the Pinal 
fireóstarted by lightning on May 8óhas burned more than 3,500 acres of timber 
and chaparral in rugged terrain.  All hay is reported FOB the stack or barn 
unless otherwise noted.  Regions are defined at bottom of report. 

Tons:  5490    Last Week:  7725    Last Year:  16,585                          

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Good/Premium             75  190.00-190.00  190.00                       
  Alfalfa/Grass Mix                                                            
      Premium                  75  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Premium                  25  290.00-290.00  290.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good/Premium             50  240.00-240.00  240.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good                     75  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 125  225.00-225.00  225.00                       
      Good/Premium            125  215.00-215.00  215.00                       
      Fair/Good                75  150.00-150.00  150.00     Clippings         
      Fair                    275  150.00-150.00  150.00     Retail/Stable     
  Alfalfa/Orchard Mix                                                          
      Good                     75  190.00-190.00  190.00                       
                              335  190.00-190.00  190.00     Retail/Stable     
  Clover                                                                       
      Fair                    175  135.00-135.00  135.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 800  230.00-240.00  233.75 Del                   
                              125  250.00-255.00  253.00 Del Retail/Stable     

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 325  230.00-235.00  231.15                       
                              200  245.00-245.00  245.00     Retail/Stable     
      Fair/Good                50  135.00-135.00  135.00     Weedy             

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          

  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 175  170.00-200.00  190.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good                    780  185.00-185.00  185.00                       
                               50  190.00-190.00  190.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 200  170.00-170.00  170.00                       
                               25  180.00-180.00  180.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good                    275  160.00-165.00  161.82                       
                             1000  162.00-162.00  162.00     Export           

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.