California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand. 
According to the NASS crop production report August 10, 2017, California Alfalfa acres for 2017 was at 750,000 vs 720,000 for 2016 and production for 2017 is 4,950,000 vs 5,040,000 for 2016 and Yield for 2017 is 6.60 tons vs 7.00 tons for 2016.  All hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.  Regions are defined at bottom of report.

Tons:  10,016    Last Week:  13,846    Last Year:  26,962                     

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                               
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments         
  Alfalfa                                                                     
      Supreme                 350  200.00-200.00  200.00                      
      Premium                 200  260.00-260.00  260.00     Organic          
      Good/Premium            500  170.00-170.00  170.00     Contracted       
      Fair                    400  100.00-100.00  100.00                      
  Orchard Grass                                                               
      Premium                  25  300.00-300.00  300.00     Retail/Stable    

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                  
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments         
  Alfalfa                                                                     
      Premium                 190  230.00-240.00  237.89                      
      Good                    450  150.00-210.00  189.44                      

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                        
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments         
  Alfalfa                                                                     
      Supreme                 350  260.00-260.00  260.00 Del                  
      Premium                 100  240.00-240.00  240.00                      
                               75  210.00-210.00  210.00     Retail/Stable    
                              300  245.00-245.00  245.00 Del                  
      Good/Premium            500  240.00-240.00  240.00 Del Contracted       
      Fair/Good                50  180.00-180.00  180.00                      
                              500  160.00-170.00  166.00 Del                  
      Fair                    500  150.00-150.00  150.00                      
                              900  160.00-170.00  165.56 Del                  
  Rye Grass                                                                   
      Good                    100   80.00-80.00    80.00     Old Crop         
                              100  100.00-100.00  100.00 Del Old Crop         
  Wheat Straw                                                                 
      Good                    325   80.00-80.00    80.00                      
                              325  112.00-112.00  112.00 Del                  

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments         
  Alfalfa                                                                     
      Good                    700  175.00-175.00  175.00                      
      Fair                    400  165.00-165.00  165.00                      
  Corn Silage                                                                       
      Good                      1   45.00-45.00    45.00                      

Region 5: Southern California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments         
  Alfalfa                                                                     
      Premium                 175  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable    

Region 6: Southeast California:                                               
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments         
  Alfalfa                                                                     
      Premium                1550  168.00-168.00  168.00     Retail/Stable    
      Good                    250  140.00-140.00  140.00                      
                              250  120.00-120.00  120.00     Export           
                              450  115.00-115.00  115.00     Rain Damage  
   
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.