California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand.  
According to the NASS crop progress report August 27, 2017, another relatively 
uneventful week across the State, with mostly dry conditions and increasing 
temperatures at the end of the week. This was primarily due to a strengthening 
mid-level ridge over the western United States.  A mostly dry week with only 
very localized scattered showers across parts of the Sierras Monday and Tuesday. 
These showers were generally very light, with most areas receiving less than a 
quarter inch of rainfall. Shower coverage was approximately 30 percent in the 
Sierras, with all other reliable locations reporting no measurable precipitation 
this week. Patchy snow continued at elevated, sheltered areas in the Lassen 
Volcanic Park, with a maximum depth of two feet in places. In addition, there 
were still two to four feet of snow on the peak of Shasta.  Temperature highs 
were in the 50s to 60s along the coast, 70s to 90s in the mountains, 80s to 100s 
in the valley, and highs in the 90s to 110s in the desert. Temperature lows were 
in the 40s to 50s in the mountains, 50s to 60s along the coast, and 60s to 80s 
in the valley and the desert. Alfalfa continued to be cut and baled. Safflower 
was drying in the field. Sorghum for silage was cultivated and irrigated. Cotton 
was blooming and forming bolls, and continued to be irrigated. Corn for silage 
was harvested. Black-eyed beans were maturing and nearing harvest. Rice was 
heading ahead of schedule.  All hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless 
otherwise noted.  Regions are defined at bottom of report. 


Tons:  6295    Last Week:  8841    Last Year:  7681                            

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 200  200.00-200.00  200.00                       
      Premium                  75  170.00-170.00  170.00     Contracted Retail 
                               75  230.00-230.00  230.00     Organic           
                              425  190.00-220.00  191.76     Retail/Stable     
      Fair/Good               650  190.00-190.00  190.00     Export            
  Alfalfa/Wheat Mix                                                            
      Good                    125  140.00-140.00  140.00     Contracted Retail 
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Premium                  50  300.00-300.00  300.00     Retail/Stable     
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                    150  140.00-140.00  140.00     Contracted Retail 

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Good                    225  170.00-170.00  170.00                       

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 200  260.00-260.00  260.00 Del                   
      Fair                    285  175.00-175.00  175.00 Del                   
  Alfalfa/Wheat Mix                                                           
      Good                   1000  160.00-160.00  160.00 Del  10% Alfalfa      
  Alfalfa/Wheat Mix                                                            
      Good                    350  190.00-190.00  190.00 Del  15% Wheat

Region 4: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Corn Silage                                                                      
      Good                   1      43.5-43.5      43.50     Standing           

Region 5: Southeast California: No confirmed sales this week.                  

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium/Supreme        1000  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     
      Premium                  25  140.00-140.00  140.00     Grassy            
                              220  165.00-185.00  174.09     Retail/Stable     
      Good/Premium            800  145.00-155.00  150.63     Retail/Stable     
      Good                     50  130.00-130.00  130.00                       
  Pine Grass                                                                  
      Premium                 330  175.00-175.00  175.00                       
  Sudan                                                                        
      Good                     60  120.00-120.00  120.00                       

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.