California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with very good demand.  
According to the U.S Drought Monitor 3/08/18, light to moderate precipitation 
kept most of southwestern California from deteriorating, but a small area of D3 
was introduced in part of Ventura and adjacent Los Angeles Counties where less 
than 0.25 inch of precipitation fell. Livestock and rangeland have been severely 
stressed by the drought in this area.  Reports of deteriorating livestock and 
rangeland conditions led to broad deterioration near the California/Arizona 
border and in a broad swath across the middle of the Four Corners region. D3 now 
covers a nearly continuous stretch from northeastern Arizona and southeastern 
Utah eastward into central Kansas and Oklahoma. The Navajo Nation declared a 
drought emergency due to poor rangeland and reduced water stores.  Hay is 
reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.  Regions are defined at 
bottom of report. 

Tons:  5701    Last Week:  3825    Last Year:  5550                            

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain: No New Confirmed Sales.                                               

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                    500  150.00-150.00  150.00 Del                   
  Wheat                                                                        
      Good                    500  100.00-100.00  100.00 Del                   
  Rice Straw                                                                   
      Good                    500   85.00-85.00    85.00 Del                   

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 100  300.00-300.00  300.00 Del                   
      Premium                  50  289.00-289.00  289.00                       
                               25  285.00-285.00  285.00 Del                   
                              100  300.00-300.00  300.00 Del Retail/Stable     
      Good/Premium            450  260.00-260.00  260.00 Del                   
      Good                    300  245.00-245.00  245.00 Del                   
      Fair                    550  175.00-180.00  176.82 Del                   

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: No New Confirmed Sales.  
                                             
Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 250  270.00-270.00  270.00     Retail/Stable     
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                     50  260.00-260.00  260.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 475  220.00-227.00  224.63                       
                              100  230.00-230.00  230.00     Very High Testing 
      Premium/Supreme         926  220.00-225.00  220.30                       
      Premium                  75  210.00-210.00  210.00                       
                              125  225.00-225.00  225.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good                     50  210.00-210.00  210.00                       
      Fair                    500  200.00-200.00  200.00                       
  Bermuda Grass                                                                
      Premium                  75  180.00-180.00  180.00                       
                
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.