California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand.  Rain 
and snow has been off and on giving CA a winter, according to report contacts.  
This time last year, Region 6 retail hay was bringing 232.50.  Hay is reported 
FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.  Regions are defined at bottom of 
report.  

Tons:  3635    Last Week:  3725    Last Year:  1321                            

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

Region 2: Sacramento Valley: No New Sales Confirmed.                             

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 110  200.00-210.00  205.45                       
                              600  255.00-265.00  260.00 Del Retail/Stable     
      Fair/Good               200  180.00-185.00  182.50 Del                   
                              500  200.00-200.00  200.00 Del Barn Stored        
  Sudan                                                                        
      Good                    500  145.00-145.00  145.00 Del                   

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: No New Sales Confirmed.

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 225  279.00-279.00  279.00     Retail/Stable     
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                     25  279.00-279.00  279.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 150  205.00-205.00  205.00                       
                              150  185.00-185.00  185.00     Mix          
                              775  260.00-275.00  263.39     Retail/Stable     
  Bermuda Grass                                                                
      Good/Premium            300   95.00-95.00    95.00                       
  Sudan                                                                        
      Premium                 100   90.00-90.00    90.00                       

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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