California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand.  
According to the October 23, 2017 NASS Crop Progress Report, Parts of the State 
saw rainfall for the first time in a couple of weeks, with reports of almost two 
inches of rain near the California/Oregon border. The south coast had reports of 
little to no rain.  Temperature highs were in the 60s to 70s in the mountains, 
70s to 100s along the coast, 80s to 90s in the valley, and 80s to 100s in the 
desert. Temperature lows were in the 20s to 30s in the mountains, 30s to the 50s 
in the desert, 30s to 60s along the coast, and 40s to 50s in the valley.  
Alfalfa fields continued to be cut and baled. Sorghum fields were being 
harvested. Cotton was being harvested for lint and seed, and farmers were 
expecting a decent yield. Most summer crops have been harvested, and fields were 
being worked and fertilized for winter planting.  All hay is reported FOB the 
stack or barn unless otherwise noted.  Regions are defined at bottom of report. 

Tons:  5935    Last Week:  10,306    Last Year:  5145                          

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 300  240.00-240.00  240.00                       
      Premium                 175  160.00-160.00  160.00     Contracted        
                              350  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good/Premium            400  180.00-180.00  180.00                       
      Good                    150  190.00-190.00  190.00     Export            
                              110  120.00-120.00  120.00     Rain Damage       
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Good                    180  120.00-120.00  120.00 Del                   
  Wheat Straw                                                                  
      Good                    225   60.00-60.00    60.00                       

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                  25  240.00-240.00  240.00                       
      Premium                  75  250.00-250.00  250.00                       
      Good                     25  165.00-165.00  165.00                       

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 600  250.00-255.00  252.50                       
                              100  285.00-285.00  285.00 Del                   
                              200  250.00-250.00  250.00 Del 20% Orchard Grass            
      Premium                  25  265.00-265.00  265.00 Del                   
  Wheat                                                                        
      Good                   1500  130.00-135.00  132.50 Del                   

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Good/Premium            200  250.00-250.00  250.00 Del                   
      Utility                 120  205.00-205.00  205.00                       
  Sudan                                                                        
      Good                    100  115.00-115.00  115.00 Del                   

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                  75  220.00-240.00  226.67     Retail/Stable     
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                     25  180.00-180.00  180.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 150  175.00-180.00  176.67                       
      Good                    425  155.00-155.00  155.00                       
      Fair                    350  120.00-125.00  122.14                       
  Bermuda Grass                                                                
      Premium                  50  190.00-190.00  190.00     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.