Friday, July 28, 2017

California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand. 
According to the NASS crop progress report July 23, 2017, another hot and mostly
dry week across the State as a typical summertime weather pattern set up with
mid-level ridging over the Great Basin brought dry air into most of the State.
The summer monsoon began to ramp up last week, bringing some much-needed
rainfall to parts of the southern and interior deserts.  Scattered showers fell
on parts of the desert on Tuesday and Wednesday, with most places receiving less
than a quarter of an inch.  A few isolated sprinkles fell in the central and
southern Sierras on Sunday, along with more widespread showers in the southern
deserts that dropped an additional quarter inch of rain in most places.  Hot
temperatures continued to melt the snow in the mountains. Mt. Whitney was devoid
of snow, while snow still blanketed parts of the Shasta Peak. A few isolated
patchy snow fields still existed at elevations over 11,500 feet in the region of
the Stanislaus National Forest.  Temperature highs were in the 60s to 80s along
the coast, 70s to 90s in the mountains, 90s to 100s in the valley, and 90s to
110s in the desert.  Temperature lows were in the 30s to 50s in the mountains,
50s to 60s along the coast, 60s to 70s in the valley, and 60s to 90s in the
desert.  Barley harvest was completed.  Alfalfa fields were being irrigated,
cut, and baled. Corn and sorghum for silage were still being cultivated and
irrigated. The corn silage crop was in various stages of development, from
already tasseling to developing ears.  Wheat harvest for grain was completed. 
All hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.  Regions are
defined at bottom of report.


Tons:  21,871    Last Week:  26,761    Last Year:  12,115                     

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                               
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments         
  Alfalfa                                                                     
      Supreme                 100  200.00-200.00  200.00                      
                              500  180.00-180.00  180.00     Contracted       
                              100  310.00-310.00  310.00     Organic          
      Premium                  25  210.00-210.00  210.00     Organic          
                              325  170.00-200.00  172.31     Retail/Stable    
      Good                    250  120.00-120.00  120.00                      
      Fair/Good               350  105.00-105.00  105.00     Rain Damage   
                                                             Contracted      
  Orchard Grass                                                               
      Premium                 125  200.00-290.00  234.00     Retail/Stable    

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                  
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments         
  Alfalfa                                                                     
      Premium                  75  205.00-205.00  205.00     Retail/Stable    
      Good                    375  150.00-210.00  158.00                      
  Oat                                                                         
      Good                    150  135.00-135.00  135.00     Retail/Stable    
  Wheat                                                                       
      Good                    100  135.00-135.00  135.00     Retail/Stable    

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                        
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments         

  Alfalfa                                                                     
      Supreme                 100  260.00-260.00  260.00 Del                  
      Premium                 300  225.00-225.00  225.00                      
                               75  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable    
                              375  248.00-250.00  249.60 Del                  
                              800  260.00-260.00  260.00 Del Contracted Retail      
      Good                    250  178.00-178.00  178.00 Del                  
      Fair/Good               400  150.00-150.00  150.00                      
                              400  165.00-165.00  165.00 Del                  
                              350  165.00-165.00  165.00 Del Rain Damage      
      Utility/Fair            800  150.00-150.00  150.00 Del                  
  Orchard Grass                                                               
      Premium                  50  270.00-270.00  270.00 Del Retail/Stable    
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                        
      Good                    125  105.00-105.00  105.00                      
  Rice Straw                                                                  
      Good                    375   30.00-30.00    30.00                      
                              375   60.00-60.00    60.00 Del                  
  Wheat Straw                                                                 
      Good                    250  100.00-100.00  100.00     Retail/Stable    
                             3500   75.00-75.00    75.00 Del                  

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments         
  Alfalfa                                                                     
      Good                    750  170.00-170.00  170.00     Retail/Stable    
                              500  180.00-180.00  180.00 Del                  
  Corn Silage                                                                       
      Good                      1   47.50-47.50    47.50                      
  Wheat Straw                                                                 
      Good                   2000   90.00-90.00    90.00 Del                  

Region 5: Southern California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments         
  Alfalfa                                                                     
      Supreme                 100  200.00-200.00  200.00                      
                              150  220.00-220.00  220.00     Retail/Stable    
      Good                   1050  150.00-155.00  151.43                      
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                        
      Premium                 200  180.00-180.00  180.00                      
                               50  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable    

Region 6: Southeast California:                                               
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments         
  Alfalfa                                                                     
      Premium                 120  165.00-165.00  165.00     Retail/Stable    
      Good                   2000  125.00-130.00  126.98                      
      Fair                   2150  105.00-110.00  108.26                      
                             1300  120.00-125.00  121.15     Export           
                              250  100.00-100.00  100.00     Grassy           
  Bermuda Grass                                                               
      Good/Premium            250  155.00-155.00  155.00           
   
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.   

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