California Weekly Hay Report
Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 32,092 Tons Delivered: 3,025
Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not tested.
Weather too hot to produce much of this product. Fair and Good
Alfalfa steady with an undertone of firmness. Demand light as
standoff between buyers and producers has developed. Supplies
moderate to heavy. Retail and stable hay fully steady. Demand light
to moderate. Supplies moderate. Exporters concentrating mostly on
Sudan, second cutting, not showing much interest for other kinds of
hay. Few White flies have starting to show up.
Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa |
Grade |
tons |
price range |
avg price |
Good |
100 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
Fair |
2,275 |
85.00- 95.00 |
91.65 |
Premium/Forage mix |
50 |
160.00 |
160.00 |
Premium/Retail/light |
200 |
145.00-155.00 |
151.25 |
Good/Prem/Retail/light |
150 |
110.00-120.00 |
116.67 |
Good/Retail/light |
100 |
100.00-110.00 |
105.00 |
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy |
50 |
110.00 |
110.00 |
Good/Stable/heavy |
100 |
95.00-105.00 |
100.00 |
Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers |
Grade |
tons |
price range |
avg price |
Good/Forage mix |
150 |
100.00-120.00 |
110.00 |
Premium/Retail/light |
200 |
120.00-140.00 |
126.25 |
Good/Prem/Retail/light |
100 |
105.00-115.00 |
110.00 |
Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers |
Grade |
tons |
price range |
avg price |
Good |
355 |
73.00- 75.00 |
74.44 |
Fair |
7,200 |
60.00- 73.00 |
69.32 |
Good/Prem/Retail/light |
125 |
90.00- 95.00 |
93.00 |
Good/Retail/light |
150 |
85.00 |
85.00 |
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy |
350 |
80.00- 90.00 |
86.43 |
Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers |
Grade |
tons |
price range |
avg price |
Fair |
6,200 |
60.00- 75.00 |
64.84 |
Good/Prem/Retail/light |
150 |
90.00-100.00 |
91.67 |
Good/Retail/light |
100 |
80.00- 85.00 |
82.50 |
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy |
100 |
85.00 |
85.00 |
Good/Stable/heavy |
500 |
75.00 |
75.00 |
16,412 tons of other hay. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or
rain damage 85.00-88.00 delivered. Timothy hay, racetrack accounts,
245.00; retail accounts 276.00 delivered. Green chop Alfalfa 33.00
per ton delivered feed bunk. Antelope Valley, Mojave Desert: Premium
Forage mix hay to retail accounts 6.50-9.00 per bale FOB. Good to
Premium Forage mix hay to 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 5.00-5.50 per bale FOB.
Sudan/Alfalfa mix, slight rain damage, dairy accounts, 100.00
delivered, short haul. Imperial Valley: Fair Alfalfa, light weeds,
grass and/or rain damage 63.00 FOB. Good to Premium Alfalfa, export
accounts, 75.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, retail accounts, 95.00-100.00 FOB.
Good to Premium Bermuda hay, export accounts, 75.00-85.00 FOB. Good
Bermuda hay, export accounts, 60.00 FOB. Bermuda straw, export
accounts, 35.00-38.00 FOB. Sudan: export accounts, fine stem, very
light color, 125.00-130.00; 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; fine to medium stem, medium color, some
brown leaf, 60.00-70.00 FOB. Klein hay, export accounts, 90.00-95.00
FOB. Blythe, Parker: Fair Alfalfa, 2002 crop, 60.
