California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand.  
According to the US drought Monitor, a frontal system in the Northwest is 
expected to bring unseasonable rainfall from northern California to western 
Montana.  Hay production in region one is in full swing this week.  All hay is 
reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.  Regions are defined at 
bottom of report. 

Tons:  17,260    Last Week:  16,526    Last Year:  18,238                      

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 150  190.00-190.00  190.00                       
  Alfalfa/Orchard Mix                                                          
      Premium                  25  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Premium                  25  300.00-300.00  300.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good/Premium             75  240.00-240.00  240.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Good                     75  150.00-150.00  150.00     Clippings         
      Fair                    100   75.00-75.00    75.00     Old Crop          
  Oat                                                                          
      Fair                    200   90.00-90.00    90.00     Bleached          
  Wheat                                                                        
      Good                    175  100.00-100.00  100.00                       

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 460  215.00-240.00  230.22                       
                               50  245.00-245.00  245.00     Very High Testing 
                               75  190.00-190.00  190.00     Weedy             
      Premium/Supreme         200  205.00-205.00  205.00                       
      Premium                 200  210.00-210.00  210.00                       
                              150  200.00-210.00  203.33     Retail/Stable     
      Good/Premium             75  210.00-210.00  210.00                       
      Good                    200  180.00-180.00  180.00                       
      Fair                    200  165.00-165.00  165.00                       
                              225  125.00-125.00  125.00     Excessive Moisture
                               25  135.00-135.00  135.00     Weedy             
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                     50  120.00-120.00  120.00                       
  Wheat                                                                        
      Good                   1500   85.00-95.00    90.00                       
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                    650   95.00-95.00    95.00                       
                               25  220.00-220.00  220.00     Retail/Stable     
                              650  115.00-115.00  115.00 Del                   

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Fair                    450  165.00-190.00  172.78                       
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                   2300   80.00-90.00    88.70     Retail/Stable     
                             2300  120.00-130.00  128.70 Del Retail/Stable     

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 100  190.00-190.00  190.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium/Supreme         350  200.00-200.00  200.00 Del Retail/Stable     
      Premium                  25  170.00-170.00  170.00                       
      Good/Premium           2650  155.00-155.00  155.00                       
      Good                   2025  150.00-155.00  152.53     Export            
      Fair/Good               200  135.00-135.00  135.00                       
  Bermuda Grass                                                                
      Premium                 200  180.00-190.00  181.25                       
      Good                    300  155.00-155.00  155.00                       
  Sudan                                                                        
      Premium                 400  185.00-185.00  185.00                       
      Good                    300  145.00-145.00  145.00                       
  Wheat Straw                                                                  
      Good                    100   45.00-45.00    45.00                       

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.