Friday, October 11, 2019

California Hay Report

  Compared to last week:  Trade activity moderate on moderate demand.  According 
to the NASS Crop Production report October 10, 2019, California alfalfa and 
alfalfa Mixtures for Hay Area Harvested is 560,000 acres versus 620,000 acres 
for 2018, Yield is 6 tons versus 6.9 tons for 2018, and Production is 3,360,000 
tons versus 4,278,000 tons for 2018.  Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn 
unless otherwise noted.  Regions are defined at bottom of report.  

Tons:  8525    Last Week:  5700    Last Year:  6527                            

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 150  175.00-175.00  175.00     Stable     

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 100  230.00-230.00  230.00                       
      Premium                 125  210.00-210.00  210.00                       
  Alfalfa/Grass Mix                                                            
      Premium/Supreme         150  200.00-200.00  200.00                       
      Good                    300  180.00-180.00  180.00                       

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                  75  250.00-250.00  250.00                       
      Premium/Supreme         275  250.00-260.00  257.27                       
      Premium                  50  230.00-230.00  230.00     Retail/Stable     
                              500  215.00-215.00  215.00 Del Retail/Stable     
      Good                    400  200.00-200.00  200.00                       
      Fair/Good               250  180.00-230.00  220.00                       
                              300  190.00-190.00  190.00 Del                   
      Utility                 400   70.00-70.00    70.00                       
  Alfalfa/Grass Mix                                                            
      Premium                  25  240.00-240.00  240.00     Retail/Stable     
  Alfalfa/Oat Mix                                                              
      Good                     25  150.00-150.00  150.00                       
  Sudan                                                                        
      Premium                 375  100.00-100.00  100.00                       
  Corn Stalks                                                           
      Good                    500   60.00-60.00    60.00                       

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                  25  195.00-195.00  195.00     Stable     

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                 700  180.00-205.00  192.50     Retail/Stable     
      Fair/Good              3300  160.00-165.00  163.48                       
  Bermuda Grass                                                                
      Premium                 200  145.00-145.00  145.00     Export            
                              100  210.00-210.00  210.00     Retail/Stable  

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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