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Friday, August 8, 2003

Southern California Hay Prices

Aug 08, 2003

California Weekly Hay Report

Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 22,288 Tons Delivered: 4,800 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not tested. Weather has still been on the hot and humid side, although late in the week, weather pattern has provided some cooler dry weather. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady to firm, as most producers are resisting lower price offers. Demand light to moderate. Supplies moderate to heavy. Starting to see more presence of white flies in the area. Retail and stable hay fully steady. Demand light to moderate. Supplies moderate. Exporters still concentrating mostly on Sudan hay, few sales of other kinds of hay. One exporter had fire in one of their sheds this week.



Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa
Grade
tons
price range
avg price
Good
400
105.00
105.00
Fair
2,350
88.00- 95.00
92.60
Good/Forage mix
150
140.00-150.00
145.00
Premium/Retail/light
450
130.00-145.00
136.11
Premium/Stable/heavy
550
126.00-132.00
129.64
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy
800
110.00-115.00
112.44
Good/Stable/heavy
100
105.00
105.00



Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers
Grade
tons
price range
avg price
Premium/Forage mix
50
145.00-185.00
162.00
Good/Forage mix
100
100.00-130.00
125.50
Premium/Retail/light
75
130.00-140.00
133.33
Good/Prem/Retail/light
275
115.00-130.00
118.18
Good/Retail/light
400
80.00-100.00
90.00



Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers
Grade
tons
price range
avg price
Good
25
90.00
90.00
Fair
5,763
60.00- 75.00
67.13
Good/Prem/Retail/light
250
90.00- 95.00
91.50
Good/Retail/light
100
85.00
85.00
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy
1,000
80.00- 90.00
83.63
Good/Stable/heavy
300
75.00
75.00



Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers
Grade
tons
price range
avg price
Good
1,150
70.00- 73.00
72.61
Fair
2,700
58.00- 65.00
60.19



10,150 tons of other hay. Green chop Alfalfa 33.00 per ton delivered feed bunk. Timothy hay, racetrack accounts, 245.00; retail accounts 276.00 delivered. Antelope Valley, Mojave Desert: Premium Forage mix hay to retail accounts 6.50-9.25 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Forage mix hay, retail accounts, 5.50-6.50 per bale FOB. Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 6.00-7.00 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 5.00-6.00. per bale FOB. Good Alfalfa, to retail accounts, 4.00-5.00 per bale FOB. Imperial Valley: Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 60.00 FOB. Good Alfalfa, export accounts, 70.00-75.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, retail accounts, 90.00-100.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, export accounts, 80.00 FOB. Sudan hay, export accounts, fine stem, very light color, 125.00- 135.00; fine stem, light color, 115.00-125.00; fine to medium stem, light to medium color, 90.00-115.00; medium stem, medium color, 70.00- 90.00; medium stem, medium color, some brown leaf, 60.00-70.00 FOB. Klein hay, 90.00-95.00 FOB. Alfalfa straw, chemical used, 25.00; no chemical used, 35.00 FOB. Bermuda straw, 35.00-38.00 FOB. Sudan straw, 35.00 FOB. Wheat straw, retail accounts, 1.70-1.75 per bal

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