California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand.  
According to the US drought Monitor, The CPC 6–10 day outlooks call for a high 
probability of above-normal temperatures across the western half of the 
conterminous U.S., upper Midwest, and Florida while the Eastern U.S. is forecast 
to be normal. Below-normal precipitation is forecast for the Pacific Northwest, 
northern Rockies, and the Plains while above-normal precipitation is expected in 
the portions of the Intermountain West, Arizona, western Colorado, Utah, and the 
eastern third of the U.S.  All hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless 
otherwise noted.  Regions are defined at bottom of report. 


Tons:  14,420    Last Week:  15,070    Last Year:  14,075                      

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 375  195.00-195.00  195.00                       
      Premium                  25  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     
      Fair                    300  180.00-180.00  180.00     Organic           
  Alfalfa/Orchard Mix                                                          
      Good                     25  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Premium                 300  200.00-200.00  200.00                       
                               50  290.00-300.00  295.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good/Premium             50  260.00-260.00  260.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 150  220.00-240.00  226.67     Retail/Stable     
      Good                    300  180.00-180.00  180.00                       
      Fair/Good               500  165.00-165.00  165.00                       
      Fair                    300  150.00-150.00  150.00                       
                              300  130.00-130.00  130.00     Rain Damage       
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Premium                  25  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                     50  110.00-110.00  110.00                       
  Rice Straw                                                                   
      Good                    150   62.50-62.50    62.50     Retail/Stable     

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 375  260.00-260.00  260.00 Del                   
      Premium                  50  210.00-210.00  210.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good/Premium           1120  170.00-245.00  184.73                       
      Good                    175  205.00-230.00  226.43 Del                   
                              300  230.00-230.00  230.00 Del Export            
      Fair                    150  150.00-150.00  150.00
                              900  160.00-160.00  160.00                                             
  Mixed Grass                                                                  
      Good                    800  109.00-109.00  109.00 Del                   
  Wheat                                                                        
      Good                    150  112.00-112.00  112.00                       
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                    200   88.00-88.00    88.00                       
                              200  105.00-105.00  105.00 Del   

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                2700  205.00-205.00  205.00                       

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium/Supreme         750  200.00-210.00  201.33                       
                               50  220.00-220.00  220.00     Retail/Stable     
      Premium                 200  170.00-170.00  170.00                       

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 100  160.00-160.00  160.00                       
                              350  170.00-170.00  170.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good/Premium           1400  155.00-160.00  159.29     Export            
      Good                    350  140.00-140.00  140.00                       
                             1250  150.00-150.00  150.00     Export            
      Fair                    175  115.00-120.00  116.43                       
  Bermuda Grass                                                                
      Premium                 100  180.00-180.00  180.00     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.