California Weekly Hay Report
Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 34,762 Tons Delivered: 2,325
Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not well tested,
as production time over and not many stacks left around to buy.
Demand remains good for any supplies left which are light. Fair and
Good Alfalfa remain under downward pressure as some producers had to
sell in order to maintain cash flow. Other producers holding and
stacking supplies waiting for dairies desire to buy lower end hay.
Prices steady to 5.00 lower. Retail and stable hay mostly steady this
week in the southern desert, however in Antelope valley continue to
see downward pressure as volume of forage mix hay available having
impact on demand for all other hay too. Prices steady to 5.00 lower
again, demand light to moderate, supplies moderate to heavy. Seeing
lots of hay go into barns for winter take out. Exporters still busy
buying Sudan hay, prices steady to 5.00 lower, but uneven. Demand
good for upper fine stem light color Sudan, most downward pressure on
the lower end of the color and stem spectrum. Not much demand for
other hay from exporters.
Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa |
Grade |
tons |
price range |
avg price |
Good |
50 |
95.00-100.00 |
97.50 |
Fair |
1,700 |
85.00- 98.00 |
90.75 |
Premium/Retail/light |
100 |
150.00-175.00 |
162.50 |
Good/Prem/Retail/light |
200 |
136.00-150.00 |
142.25 |
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy |
125 |
112.00-120.00 |
118.00 |
Good/Stable/heavy |
100 |
102.00-110.00 |
106.50 |
Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers |
Grade |
tons |
price range |
avg price |
Good/Forage mix |
200 |
110.00-140.00 |
125.00 |
Premium/Retail/light |
1,225 |
110.00-130.00 |
116.33 |
Good/Prem/Retail/light |
300 |
100.00-110.00 |
105.00 |
Good/Retail/light |
200 |
75.00- 80.00 |
77.50 |
Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers |
Grade |
tons |
price range |
avg price |
Premium |
187 |
90.00 |
90.00 |
Good |
5,375 |
75.00- 85.00 |
79.37 |
Fair |
3,125 |
60.00- 75.00 |
68.13 |
Good/Prem/Retail/light |
925 |
95.00-105.00 |
99.59 |
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy |
2,775 |
78.00- 95.00 |
80.78 |
Good/Stable/heavy |
525 |
75.00- 80.00 |
75.24 |
Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers |
Grade |
tons |
price range |
avg price |
Premium |
1,500 |
75.00 |
75.00 |
Good |
3,800 |
70.00- 81.00 |
77.55 |
Fair |
2,000 |
60.00- 70.00 |
61.88 |
Good/Prem/Retail/light |
125 |
90.00-100.00 |
97.00 |
13,000 tons of other hay. Green chop Alfalfa 33.00 per ton
delivered feed bunk. Antelope Valley, Mojave Desert: Premium Forage
mix hay to retail accounts 7.00 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Forage
mix hay to retail accounts 5.00-5.50 per bale FOB. Good Three way
forage mix, retail accounts, 60.00-65.00 FOB. Premium Alfalfa hay to
retail accounts 6.00-6.50 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Alfalfa hay
to retail accounts 5.00-6.00 per bale FOB. Imperial Valley: Fair
Alfalfa, contract for summer hay till Sept, 65.00 FOB. Good Alfalfa,
export accounts, 75.00 FOB. Premium Bermuda hay, retail accounts,
110.00-115.00 FOB. Premium Bermuda hay, stable accounts, 95.00-105.00
FOB. Good Bermuda hay, stable accounts, 75.00-95.00 FOB. Good Bermuda
hay, export accounts, 95.00 FOB. Bermuda straw, 35.00-40.00 FOB.
Sudan hay, export accounts, fine stem, very light color, 125.00-
135.00; fine stem, light color, 115.00-125.00; fine stem, medium to
light color, 90.00-115.00; fine to medium stem, medium color, 70.00-
90.00 FOB. Klein grass hay, export accounts, 95.00 FOB. Blythe,
Parker: Good to Premium Alfalfa, 2002 crop, 55.00-60.
