Friday, August 2, 2019

California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate to good demand.  
According to the Crop Progress Report July 29, 2019, in Tulare County, corn for 
silage continued to mature. Black-eyed beans are sizing up, and pods are 
beginning to dry. Cotton continued to be irrigated and cultivated. Alfalfa hay 
was cut and baled. In San Mateo County, hay continued to be cut and baled.  
Fresno County corn was to be harvested for silage. Alfalfa yields are good, with 
lower quality decreasing prices.   Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless 
otherwise noted.  Regions are defined at bottom of report.  

Tons:  21,100    Last Week:  9984    Last Year:  9985                          

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 650  195.00-195.00  195.00                       
      Premium                 350  180.00-180.00  180.00                       
                             3100  190.00-190.00  190.00     Contracted        
                              150  195.00-195.00  195.00     Retail             
                              500  190.00-220.00  196.00     Retail/Stable     
  Wheat                                                                        
      Good                    100  150.00-150.00  150.00     Retail/Stable     
  Grass                                                                        
      Good                    125  170.00-170.00  170.00                       

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Fair/Good               200  160.00-165.00  162.50                       
  Grass                                                                        
      Good                    200  200.00-210.00  205.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                  25  245.00-245.00  245.00                       
      Premium/Supreme          50  230.00-230.00  230.00                       
      Good                    250  210.00-210.00  210.00                       
                              500  190.00-190.00  190.00     Retail/Stable     
  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Premium                 100  210.00-210.00  210.00     Retail/Stable     
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                    300   45.00-45.00    45.00                       

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          

  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                  0  210.00-210.00  210.00     Contracted        

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 150  280.00-280.00  280.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good/Premium            200  212.00-212.00  212.00                       
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                     25  240.00-240.00  240.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 600  175.00-175.00  175.00     Stable                  
                              100  220.00-220.00  220.00     Retail     
      Good                   1400  160.00-165.00  161.43                       
  Bermuda Straw                                                                
      Good                 12,000   80.00-80.00    80.00                

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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