California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand.  
According to the Crop Production report 11/08/18, all alfalfa area harvested for 
the US was 17,351,000 acres for 2018 with a yield per acre of 3.43 versus 
16,563,000 acres for 2017 with a yield per acre of 3.32.  Hay is reported FOB 
the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.  Regions are defined at bottom of 
report. 

Tons:  3150    Last Week:  3000    Last Year:  3760                            

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

Region 2: North Inter-Mountain: No New Sales Confirmed.                                                          

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          

  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 950  250.00-250.00  250.00                       
                               50  185.00-185.00  185.00     Damaged       
      Premium/Supreme         400  210.00-210.00  210.00                       
      Premium                  50  220.00-220.00  220.00                       
  Corn Stalks                                                                        
      Good                    500   89.00-89.00    89.00 Del                   

Region 4: North Inter-Mountain: No New Sales Confirmed.                             

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                     50  260.00-260.00  260.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 300  220.00-220.00  220.00                       
                              700  245.00-245.00  245.00     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.                     

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