Friday, October 4, 2019

California Hay Report

  Compared to last week:  Trade activity light to moderate on moderate demand.  
Rain hit region 6 and into Arizona this week with a lot of hay that is rain 
damaged.  Cooler temps in region 5 should make for some test hay according to 
report contacts this week.  Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless 
otherwise noted.  Regions are defined at bottom of report.  

Tons:  5700    Last Week:  15,650    Last Year:  207,800                       

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 250  160.00-160.00  160.00     Retail/Stable     
  Wheat                                                                        
      Good                    500  140.00-140.00  140.00     Retail/Stable     
  Grass                                                                        
      Premium                 225  160.00-160.00  160.00                       

Region 2: Sacramento Valley: No New Sales Confirmed.                             

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium/Supreme         925  220.00-260.00  224.32                       
      Premium                 300  200.00-225.00  204.17                       
      Fair/Good                50  180.00-180.00  180.00                       
      Fair                    550  170.00-170.00  170.00                       
                              250  185.00-190.00  187.50 Del                   
  Alfalfa/Orchard Mix                                                          
      Premium                  25  250.00-250.00  250.00     Retail/Stable     
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                     75   90.00-90.00    90.00                       
  Corn Stalks                                                           
      Good                    200   60.00-60.00    60.00                       
  Grass                                                                        
      Good                    200  150.00-150.00  150.00                       

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 200  250.00-250.00  250.00                       

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 150  270.00-270.00  270.00     Retail/Stable     
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                     50  240.00-240.00  240.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 100  200.00-200.00  200.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good/Premium            425  170.00-180.00  172.94     Retail/Stable     
      Good                     75  145.00-145.00  145.00     Bleached          
                             1000  160.00-160.00  160.00     Export            
  Bermuda Grass                                                                
      Good                    150  100.00-100.00  100.00                       

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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