Weekly Montana Hay Report

***Next report release will be July 10th***

Compared to the last report: Not enough new crop hay has sold to fully establish the
market. Demand was mostly good. Old crop hay sold sharply higher as demand from buyers 
from drought stricken areas in central Wyoming increased hay prices. Early hay yields 
have been lower than normal as produces site dry conditions along with weevils and 
grasshoppers as the leading causes. Demand for hay to ship north to Canada has been 
moderate to good as they search for hay due to dry conditions in Saskatchewan. According 
to the drought monitor 14.51% of Montana is in a moderate drought, an increase of 9.87% 
in the last 2 weeks. 52.26% is abnormally dry this week, an increase of 2.07% in the last 
two weeks. Rain is in the forecast for much of the state over the weekend and early next 
week. All prices are dollars per ton and FOB unless otherwise noted.



Alfalfa:   Supreme:  Small squares, NA
                     Large squares, NA
                     Large rounds,  NA
           Premium:  Large squares, NA
                     Large rounds,  NA
                     Small squares, NA
           Good:     Large squares, NA
                     Large rounds,  NA  
                     Small squares, NA
         Fair/Good:  Large squares, 125.00         old crop 115.00-120.00
                     Large rounds,  100.00-110.00  old crop  90.00-100.00 
                     Small Squares, NA
           Utility   Large rounds,  NA
                     Large squares, NA

Grass/                
Alfalfa:   Premium:  Small squares, NA
           Good:     Large rounds,  NA  
                     Small squares, NA
                     Large squares, NA
           Fair:     Large squares, NA             old crop  100.00
                     Large rounds,  NA             old crop   95.00-110.00
                     Small squares, NA
           Utility:  Large squares, NA
                     Large rounds,  NA
  
Grass:     Premium   Large squares  NA
                     Large rounds,  NA
                     Small squares, NA
           Good:     large squares, NA
                     Large rounds,  NA
           Fair:     Large squares, NA 
                     Large rounds,  NA              old crop  75.00-85.00
                     Small squares, NA
           Utility:  Large rounds,  NA              old crop  65.00-75.00
                     Large squares, NA
                     Small squares, NA          

Timothy 
Grass:     Premium:  Small squares, NA
           Premium:  Large rounds,  NA
           Good:     Large rounds,  NA
                     Small squares, NA
           
Barley               Large squares, NA
straw:               Large rounds,  NA
                     Small squares, NA
                  
Wheat straw:
South central        Large squares, NA
                     Large rounds,  NA
Northern             Large squares, NA
                     Large rounds,  NA

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