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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