California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with very good demand.  
According to the NASS California Crop Weather report 7/9/18, onshore flow helped 
to keep coastal area temperatures near seasonal averages for most of the week. 
Interior areas experienced a gradual cooling trend from the start of the week to 
midweek thanks to an upper level ridge retrograding to the west which allowed 
for an upper level trough to dig into the area. By Thursday, building high 
pressure to the east of California began to retrograde towards the west. A 
heatwave soon developed over southern California as the high pressure reached 
the deserts and allowed for warmer air to move into the interior areas of 
California. Temperature highs ranged from the upper 60s to upper 90s in the 
mountains, lower 80s to lower 90s in the sierras, lower 80s to upper 110s along 
the coast, 90s to upper 100s in the valley, and lower 100s to upper 110s in the 
desert.  Temperature lows ranged in the upper 30s to upper 50s in the sierras, 
lower 40s to mid-50s in the mountains, upper 40s to lower 60s along the coast, 
mid 50s to 70s in the valley, and upper 50s to upper 70s in the desert.  Hay is 
reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.  Regions are defined at 
bottom of report. 

Tons:  11,120    Last Week:  20,540    Last Year:  16,027                      

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium/Supreme         820  210.00-210.00  210.00                       
                              200  250.00-250.00  250.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good/Premium            450  260.00-260.00  260.00     Organic           
      Fair/Good              1300  130.00-130.00  130.00                       

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Fair/Good               200  125.00-125.00  125.00                       
  Rice Straw                                                                   
      Good                    400  125.00-125.00  125.00                       

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 500  205.00-205.00  205.00                       
      Good                    975  170.00-180.00  179.23                       
                              400  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     
  Rye Grass                                                                    
      Good                    400  145.00-145.00  145.00     Old Crop          
  Wheat Hay                                                                       
      Premium                 200  165.00-165.00  165.00                       
                              200  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: No New Sales Confirmed.
                                           
Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 300  270.00-275.00  273.33     Retail/Stable     
      Good/Premium            250  200.00-200.00  200.00                       
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Premium                 150  265.00-275.00  271.67     Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                2000  185.00-185.00  185.00                       
      Good                   1300  165.00-165.00  165.00                       
                              400  155.00-155.00  155.00     Rain Damage       
  Bermuda Grass                                                                
      Premium                  25  220.00-220.00  220.00                       
  Sudan                                                                        
      Premium                 400  175.00-175.00  175.00                       
      Good                    250  160.00-160.00  160.00                       

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.