California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand. 
According to Crop Progress report May 19, 2019, sunflowers were planted and 
wheat harvest will begin soon in Imperial County. In the Sacramento Valley, 
winter wheat progressed well. Corn continued to be planted in Kings County. 
Alfalfa harvest continued. Blackeye peas were planted. In Tulare County, wheat, 
alfalfa, and oats were harvested. Silage crops were being cut. Corn and cotton 
continued to be planted.  Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise 
noted.  Regions are defined at bottom of report.  

Tons:  3605    Last Week:  7685    Last Year:  13,420                          

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

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 200  230.00-230.00  230.00                       
      Good/Premium            100  200.00-200.00  200.00                       
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                     50  140.00-140.00  140.00                       

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 100  265.00-265.00  265.00 Del Weedy             
      Good                    200  200.00-200.00  200.00                       
                               50  200.00-200.00  200.00 Del                   
      Fair/Good                50   85.00-85.00    85.00 Del Weedy              
  Wheat                                                                        
      Good                    450  150.00-150.00  150.00                       

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 200  270.00-270.00  270.00 Del                   
      Fair/Good                60  240.00-240.00  240.00 Del                   

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                1085  240.00-250.00  242.63                       
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                    400  180.00-180.00  180.00                       

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 600  195.00-200.00  199.17                       
      Good/Premium             60  195.00-195.00  195.00                       

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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