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.
