Friday, March 15, 2019

California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand.  
According to NASS Milk Production report released March 12, 2019, California has 
1,730,000 milk cows for 2019 versus 1,738,000 in 2018.  California out of the 23 
selected states had the most milk cows with Wisconsin behind them with 1,270,000 
milk cows for 2019.  Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise 
noted.  Regions are defined at bottom of report.  

Tons:  4025    Last Week:  2075    Last Year:  2440                            

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

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                  75  265.00-265.00  265.00                       
      Premium                  50  240.00-240.00  240.00     Retail/Stable     
      Fair/Good                50  190.00-190.00  190.00                       

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                  50  250.00-250.00  250.00                       
                               25  250.00-250.00  250.00     Retail/Stable     
      Fair/Good                50  210.00-210.00  210.00                       
                              150  200.00-200.00  200.00 Del                   
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                    200  200.00-200.00  200.00     Small Bales     

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                1600  265.00-278.00  265.81 Del                   

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 150  279.00-279.00  279.00     Retail/Stable     
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                     25  275.00-275.00  275.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 725  210.00-210.00  210.00     New Crop                  
                              300  210.00-210.00  210.00     Clippings         
                              200  215.00-215.00  215.00     Export            
      Good/Premium            375  205.00-205.00  205.00                       

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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