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Friday, August 22, 2003 |
California Weekly Hay Report
Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 12,825 Tons Delivered: 3,600
Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not tested.
Demand Good. Supplies light. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady, standoff
between growers and buyers. Demand light to moderate. Supplies
moderate to heavy. Retail and stable hay steady. Demand moderate.
Supplies moderate. Exporters still active on Sudan hay, however being
more selective on what they buy. Not showing much interest in other
types of hay.
Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa |
Grade |
tons |
price range |
avg price |
Good |
100 |
115.00 |
115.00 |
Fair |
1,300 |
90.00- 95.00 |
91.92 |
Good/Forage mix |
150 |
130.00-150.00 |
140.00 |
Premium/Retail/light |
200 |
140.00-150.00 |
145.00 |
Good/Prem/Retail/light |
300 |
130.00 |
130.00 |
Premium/Stable/heavy |
300 |
130.00 |
130.00 |
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy |
550 |
110.00-116.00 |
114.27 |
Good/Stable/heavy |
300 |
105.00-110.00 |
106.67 |
Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers |
Grade |
tons |
price range |
avg price |
Premium/Retail/light |
75 |
130.00 |
130.00 |
Good/Prem/Retail/light |
425 |
100.00-120.00 |
114.41 |
Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers |
Grade |
tons |
price range |
avg price |
Fair |
3,300 |
64.00- 70.00 |
64.85 |
Good/Prem/Retail/light |
200 |
90.00- 95.00 |
91.25 |
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy |
675 |
80.00- 87.00 |
83.37 |
Good/Stable/heavy |
475 |
75.00- 80.00 |
76.05 |
Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers |
Grade |
tons |
price range |
avg price |
Good |
2,275 |
75.00- 80.00 |
75.05 |
Fair |
2,900 |
60.00- 63.00 |
60.52 |
2,900 tons of other hay. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or
rain damage 78.00-82.00 delivered. Timothy hay, racetrack accounts,
245.00; retail accounts, 270.00-276.00 delivered. Green chop Alfalfa
33.00 per ton delivered feed bunk. Antelope Valley, Mojave Desert:
Premium Forage mix hay to retail accounts 6.50-9.25 per bale FOB.
Good to Premium Forage mix hay to retail accounts, 5.50-6.50 per bale
FOB. Good Forage mix hay to retail accounts, 4.00-5.50 per bale FOB.
Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 5.75-7.00 per bale FOB. Good
to Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 5.00-5.75 per bale FOB.
Good Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 4.00-5.00 per bale FOB. Imperial
Valley: Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 55.00-
58.00 FOB. Alfalfa straw, 35.00-40.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, retail
accounts, 100.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, stable accounts, 80.00-85.00 FOB.
Good Bermuda hay, export accounts, 70.00 FOB. Sudan, export account;
fine stem, very light color, 130.00-135.00; fine stem, light color,
115.00-125.00; fine stem, light to medium color, 90.00-115.00; fine to
medium stem, medium stem, 66.00-90.00
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