California Hay Report

  Compared to last week:  Trade activity moderate on moderate demand.  
According to report contacts, containers are in short supply at the ports 
due to the lack of product flowing into the ports.  Hay is reported FOB 
the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.  Regions are defined at bottom 
of report. 

Tons:  4375    Last Week:  4300    Last Year:  4025                            

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 100  180.00-180.00  180.00                       
                               50  220.00-220.00  220.00     Organic           
      Fair/Good                75  160.00-160.00  160.00                       
  Grass                                                                        
      Good                    100  160.00-160.00  160.00                       

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 200  240.00-240.00  240.00    Retail/Stable     
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                    200  190.00-190.00  190.00    Retail/Stable     
  Wheat Straw                                                                  
      Good                    200  130.00-130.00  130.00    Retail/Stable     

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 300  265.00-290.00  273.33 Del                   
      Premium/Supreme          50  270.00-270.00  270.00                       
      Premium                 150  210.00-210.00  210.00    Retail/Stable     
                              200  250.00-250.00  250.00 Del                   
  Sudan                                                                        
      Good                    100  150.00-150.00  150.00                       

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: No New Sales Confirmed.         

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                     50  240.00-260.00  250.00    Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium/Supreme         200  195.00-195.00  195.00     Export            
                             1500  195.00-220.00  210.00     New Crop          
      Premium                 700  210.00-230.00  225.00    Retail/Stable     
  Bermuda Grass                                                                
      Premium                  50  230.00-230.00  230.00    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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