California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with very good demand.  
According to the NASS California Crop Weather report 7/23/18, high pressure 
aloft kept temperatures on the warmer side of seasonal averages  for the 
interior areas of California. Coastal areas temperatures were at cooler levels 
thanks to persistent onshore flow. A low pressure system to the southwest of 
California helped to bring subtropical moisture northward. This allowed for 
instability aloft to develop and lead to the formation of isolated 
thunderstorms, mainly over the higher elevations from midweek and into the 
weekend.  Temperature highs ranged from the upper 60s to lower 100s in the 
mountains, lower 60s to upper 100s along the coast, mid 80s to the upper 90s in 
the Sierras, low 100s to upper 100s in the valley, and lower 100s to low 110s in 
the desert. Temperature lows ranged from the mid 40s to upper 50s in the 
mountains, upper 40s to upper 60s in the sierras, upper 40s to upper 70s in the 
valley, low 50s to upper 60s along the coast, and lower 60s to lower 80s in the 
desert.  Rice is progressing well in the Sacamento Valley.  Rice was heading in 
Tulare County, sunflowers began to defoliate, and garbanzo beans continued to be 
harvested. Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.  
Regions are defined at bottom of report. 

Tons:  5625    Last Week:  15,875    Last Year:  21,871                        

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium/Supreme         250  190.00-190.00  190.00                       
      Premium                 300  220.00-220.00  220.00     Retail/Stable     
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Premium                 500  300.00-300.00  300.00     Retail/Stable     
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                    300  120.00-120.00  120.00                       
  Hay                                                                   
      Fair                    200   85.00-85.00    85.00                       
  Wheat                                                                        
      Good                    850   95.00-95.00    95.00                       
                              250  120.00-120.00  120.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                  50  240.00-240.00  240.00     Retail/Stable     
  Alfalfa/Orchard Mix                                                          
      Premium                 225  270.00-270.00  270.00     Retail/Stable     
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Premium                 200  260.00-260.00  260.00                       

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Fair/Good               400  170.00-190.00  180.00                       
  Alfalfa/Grain                                                              
      Good                    100  165.00-165.00  165.00 Del                   
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Good                    100  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Good/Premium            750  190.00-200.00  197.33                       
      Fair/Good               350  190.00-190.00  190.00                       

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 150  265.00-265.00  265.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good                    350  190.00-190.00  190.00                       
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                     50  265.00-265.00  265.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 250  205.00-205.00  205.00     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.