California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with very good demand.    
According to the U.S Drought Monitor 3/27/18, copious amounts of precipitation 
fell in the West during the USDM period, helping to restore the below-normal 
seasonal mountain snowpack in the Sierra. In the lower elevations, the 
atmospheric river event caused flash flooding and mudslides in the same area 
where forest fires last December charred the landscape. Despite the recent 
precipitation in California, departures are evident beyond 30 days. At the 6-
month time scale, precipitation amounts are 30-50 percent of normal in Southern 
California. However, for the same period (6-month), the recent storm brought the 
precipitation totals closer to normal in the central and northern Sierra. River 
basin snow water content now measures 75-90 percent of average in the central 
Sierra. The recent storm allowed the contraction of drought across much of the 
West this USDM period.  Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise 
noted.  Regions are defined at bottom of report. 

Tons:  4100    Last Week:  2325    Last Year:  2598                            

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Good/Premium            100  188.00-188.00  188.00                       
      Good                     50  175.00-175.00  175.00                       
      Fair/Good                50  150.00-150.00  150.00                       
  Wheat Straw                                                                  
      Good                    100   90.00-90.00    90.00                       

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 100  210.00-210.00  210.00     Clippings         
                               25  260.00-260.00  260.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good/Premium            100  250.00-250.00  250.00 Del                   

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 100  270.00-270.00  270.00 Del                   
      Good/Premium            200  235.00-250.00  245.00 Del                   
                              300  250.00-250.00  250.00 Del Retail/Stable     
      Good                    200  200.00-210.00  205.00 Del                   
      Fair/Good               175  140.00-140.00  140.00                       
  Wheat Straw                                                                  
      Good                    100  150.00-150.00  150.00 Del                   

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 500  295.00-295.00  295.00 Del                   
      Good/Premium            200  240.00-240.00  240.00 Del                   
      Good                    200  225.00-225.00  225.00 Del                   

Region 5: Southern California: No New Sales Confirmed.

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium/Supreme         600  232.00-232.00  232.00                       
      Premium                 720  210.00-220.00  213.06                       
                              280  190.00-190.00  190.00     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.