California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand.  Retail 
hay is in high demand due to lack of hay in barns this year.  Still some last 
minute cuttings going on in region 6.  All hay is reported FOB the stack or barn 
unless otherwise noted. Regions are defined at bottom of report. 

Tons:  6480    Last Week:  5850    Last Year:  2350                            

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 100  225.00-230.00  227.50     Retail/Stable     
      Good                     50  230.00-230.00  230.00                       
      Fair                    120  165.00-165.00  165.00                       
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                     25  150.00-150.00  150.00     Organic           

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 520  305.00-305.00  305.00 Del                   
      Premium                  75  280.00-280.00  280.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 200  240.00-255.00  247.50 Del Retail/Stable     
      Fair                    300  200.00-200.00  200.00 Del                   
  Rye Grass                                                                    
      Good                   1000   90.00-90.00    90.00                       
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                    200  145.00-145.00  145.00 Del                   

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium/Supreme         300  300.00-300.00  300.00 Del                   
      Premium                 500  285.00-310.00  297.50 Del                   
                              520  325.00-325.00  325.00 Del Organic           
      Good                    300  255.00-260.00  257.50 Del                   
      Fair                    500  210.00-210.00  210.00 Del                   

  Oat                                                                          
      Good                     25  245.00-245.00  245.00 Del Retail/Stable     

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Forage Mix-Four Way                                                          
      Good                     25  280.00-280.00  280.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 125  200.00-200.00  200.00                       
                              875  200.00-205.00  202.14     Retail/Stable     
      Good/Premium            520  170.00-180.00  172.31                       
  Bermuda Grass                                                                
      Premium                 200  165.00-165.00  165.00     Export            

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.