California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand.  Report 
contacts are reporting they are holding off on cutting with a sizeable storm 
coming in this week.  Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise 
noted.  Regions are defined at bottom of report. 

Tons:  208,025    Last Week:  31,075    Last Year:  3985                       

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                1800  200.00-200.00  200.00     Contracted        
      Premium                1400  170.00-170.00  170.00     Contracted        
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Premium                  75  220.00-220.00  220.00     Retail/Stable     
  Barley                                                                       
      Good                    150  100.00-100.00  100.00                       
  Triticale                                                                    
      Good                    500  100.00-100.00  100.00                       

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium/Supreme         200  230.00-230.00  230.00                       
      Premium                 400  200.00-220.00  215.00                       
                              100  210.00-210.00  210.00     Retail/Stable     
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Premium                  50  220.00-220.00  220.00     Retail/Stable     
  Forage Mix 
      Good                    100  130.00-130.00  130.00                       

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Good                   1300  215.00-215.00  215.00                       
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Good                     50  150.00-150.00  150.00 Del                   
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                    200  180.00-180.00  180.00     Contracted        
  Rice Straw                                                                   
     Good                 200,000   35.00-35.00    35.00     Contracted        
  Wheat Straw                                                                  
      Good                    400  115.00-115.00  115.00                       

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Fair/Good               250  150.00-150.00  150.00                       
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                    300   85.00-85.00    85.00                       

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 150  265.00-265.00  265.00     Retail/Stable     
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                     25  260.00-260.00  260.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 200  220.00-235.00  228.75     Retail/Stable     
      Fair/Good               200  185.00-185.00  185.00     Export            
  Bermuda Grass                                                                
      Premium                  50  225.00-225.00  225.00     Retail/Stable     
  Sudan                                                                        
      Good                     50  115.00-115.00  115.00                       
  Teff                                                                         
      Premium                  75  220.00-220.00  220.00     

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. 

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