Friday, May 29, 2020

California Hay Report

Compared to last week:  Trade activity moderate on moderate demand.  
According to the NASS Crop Progress report May 26, 2020, in Tulare 
County, winter row crops were rapidly being chopped and harvested.  
Almost all fields have  been harvested and were being fertilized and 
tilled.  In other areas, winter small grains including wheat were being 
harvested for silage as well as cut, dried, and baled.  Many farmers were 
beginning pre-irrigation to ready the fields for summer crops.  Fields 
were being fertilized, cultivated for weeds, and tilled for corn and 
sorghum planting.  Fields were also being planted with corn and cotton.  
Alfalfa continued to be cut, dried, and baled with some delay due to the 
recent rains.  Rice crops were looking above normal condition in the 
Sacramento Valley.  Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless 
otherwise noted. Regions are defined at bottom of report. 

Tons:  12,930    Last Week:  12,075    Last Year:  5710                        

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 350  185.00-185.00  185.00                       

Region 2: Sacramento Valley: No New Sales Confirmed.     

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 500  210.00-215.00  212.50 Del Moisture
      Premium/Supreme         250  190.00-240.00  200.00                       
      Good                     50  210.00-210.00  210.00                       
                               50  220.00-225.00  222.50 Del                   
      Fair/Good                50  165.00-165.00  165.00                       
      Fair                     75  195.00-195.00  195.00 Del                   
  Wheat                                                                        
      Good                    800  120.00-120.00  120.00                       
  Forage Mix                                                         
      Good                     50  150.00-155.00  152.50 Del                   

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Good                   1900  170.00-195.00  178.16                       
                              330  165.00-165.00  165.00     Moisture
      Fair/Good               425  185.00-185.00  185.00                       
      Fair                   1000  140.00-140.00  140.00                       
  Wheat                                                                        
      Good                    600  140.00-140.00  140.00                       

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium/Supreme        1500  208.00-208.00  208.00                       
      Premium                 175  275.00-275.00  275.00    Retail/Stable     
  Forage Mix-Three Way                                                         
      Good                     25  260.00-260.00  260.00    Retail/Stable     

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 125  210.00-220.00  216.00    Retail/Stable     
      Good                   2300  170.00-172.00  171.30                       
                             1000  200.00-200.00  200.00  Contract Export       
      Fair/Good               600  130.00-130.00  130.00                       
  Bermuda Grass                                                                
      Premium                 150  200.00-200.00  200.00    Retail/Stable     
      Good                    350  110.00-110.00  110.00                       
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                    125  120.00-120.00  120.00                       
  Alfalfa Straw                                                                
      Good                    150   40.00-40.00    40.00                       

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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