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Friday, July 18, 2003

Southern California Hay Prices

Jul 18, 2003

California Weekly Hay Report

Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 38,180 Tons Delivered: 8,300 Compared to last week, Premium not well tested, Supreme Alfalfa not tested. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady, downward pressure continues but seeing resistance from producers toward lower price offers. Demand light. Supply moderate to heavy. Exporters still concentrating mostly on Sudan. Fair amount of buying has been going on with Bermuda straw and buyers beginning to back off on offers as inventories build up. Limited sales on Alfalfa and Bermuda hay. Klein mostly working off of contracts. Retail and stable hay steady, demand light to moderate, supplies moderate to heavy, especially forage hays in the Antelope/Mojave areas.



Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa
Grade
tons
price range
avg price
Premium
1,000
122.00
122.00
Good
300
100.00-102.00
101.33
Fair
3,350
88.00- 95.00
92.00
Good/Forage mix
150
150.00-160.00
153.33
Premium/Retail/light
75
145.00-175.00
156.67
Good/Prem/Retail/light
100
130.00-150.00
138.75
Good/Retail/light
500
98.00
98.00
Premium/Stable/heavy
600
115.00-130.00
122.50
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy
800
105.00-118.00
110.59
Good/Stable/heavy
625
95.00-105.00
100.20



Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers
Grade
tons
price range
avg price
Premium/Forage mix
125
145.00-180.00
161.00
Good/Forage mix
100
100.00-120.00
110.00
Premium/Retail/light
645
110.00-130.00
118.57
Good/Prem/Retail/light
475
100.00-110.00
105.00



Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers
Grade
tons
price range
avg price
Good
1,000
75.00- 80.00
79.00
Fair
10,900
60.00- 73.00
69.79
Good/Prem/Retail/light
200
95.00
95.00
Good/Retail/light
100
85.00
85.00
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy
400
80.00- 85.00
83.75
Good/Stable/heavy
1,050
70.00- 80.00
75.12



Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers
Grade
tons
price range
avg price
Premium
250
103.00
103.00
Fair
4,500
60.00- 70.00
63.33
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy
100
80.00- 85.00
82.50



19,135 tons of other hay. Timothy hay, retail accounts, 276.00; race tracks accounts 256.00 delivered. Green chop Alfalfa 33.00 per ton delivered feed bunk. Antelope Valley, Mojave Desert: Premium Forage mix hay to retail accounts 7.00-9.00 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Forage mix hay, retail accounts, 5.00-6.00 per bale FOB. Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 6.00-6.50 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 5.50-6.00 per bale FOB. Good Alfalfa hay, retail accounts, 5.00-5.50 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Alfalfa, grassy, retail accounts, 72.00-73.00 delivered. Good Alfalfa, rain damage or trashy, 70.00-80.00 delivered. Imperial Valley: Alfalfa hay, export accounts, 75.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, export accounts, 85.00-90.00; bleached 80.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, retail accounts, 110.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, stable accounts, Bermuda straw, 35.00-40.00 FOB. Sudan, for export, fine stem, very light color, 125.00-130.00; fine stem, light color 115.00-125.00; fine to medium stem, light to medium color 90.00-115.00; fine to medium stem, medium color 60.00-90.00 FOB. Blythe, Parker: Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 55.

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