California Weekly Hay Report
Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 20,450 Tons Delivered: 6,520
Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not well tested,
weather still too hot for production of this quality, few sales from
earlier production. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady, demand very light,
supplies moderate to heavy. Retail and stable steady to firm,
instance 5.00 higher on fancy supplies. Demand moderate to good.
Supplies moderate. Weather has cooled off some, no rain storms this
week and humidity not as heavy.
Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa |
Grade |
tons |
price range |
avg price |
Good |
400 |
115.00 |
115.00 |
Fair |
2,975 |
85.00- 95.00 |
89.29 |
Good/Forage mix |
50 |
160.00 |
160.00 |
Premium/Retail/light |
100 |
145.00-150.00 |
147.50 |
Good/Prem/Retail/light |
150 |
125.00-135.00 |
130.00 |
Good/Retail/light |
200 |
95.00-100.00 |
97.50 |
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy |
550 |
115.00-122.00 |
117.73 |
Good/Stable/heavy |
75 |
95.00 |
95.00 |
Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers |
Grade |
tons |
price range |
avg price |
Premium/Forage mix |
100 |
140.00-180.00 |
175.00 |
Good/Forage mix |
125 |
105.00-140.00 |
125.00 |
Premium/Retail/light |
350 |
120.00-130.00 |
123.57 |
Good/Prem/Retail/light |
225 |
100.00-120.00 |
111.11 |
Good/Retail/light |
150 |
80.00- 90.00 |
85.00 |
Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers |
Grade |
tons |
price range |
avg price |
Premium |
350 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
Good |
550 |
70.00- 72.00 |
71.64 |
Fair |
400 |
60.00- 65.00 |
61.25 |
Good/Prem/Retail/light |
50 |
90.00- 95.00 |
92.50 |
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy |
825 |
80.00- 90.00 |
86.82 |
Good/Stable/heavy |
125 |
80.00- 81.00 |
80.40 |
Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers |
Grade |
tons |
price range |
avg price |
Premium |
300 |
108.00 |
108.00 |
Good |
2,400 |
70.00- 80.00 |
75.42 |
Fair |
1,100 |
60.00- 65.00 |
62.27 |
Good/Prem/Retail/light |
50 |
85.00- 90.00 |
87.50 |
Good/Retail/light |
25 |
75.00 |
75.00 |
15,520 tons of other hay. Timothy hay, racetrack accounts, 245.00;
retail accounts, 270.00-276.00, slight rain damage 200.00 delivered.
Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 70.00-80.00
delivered. Good to Premium Bermuda hay, stable accounts, 115.00
delivered. Utility Bermuda hay, rain damage, sort offs and year old,
55.00-65.00 delivered. Oat hay, dairy accounts, light rain, 60.00
delivered. Green chop Alfalfa 33.00 per ton delivered feed bunk.
Antelope Valley, Mojave Desert: Premium Forage mix hay to retail
accounts 7.00-9.25 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Forage mix hay,
retail accounts, 5.25-6.50 FOB. Good Forage mix hay, retail accounts,
4.25-5.25 per bale FOB. Fair to Good Forage mix hay, retail accounts,
2.50-4.25 per bale FOB. Barley hay, retail accounts, 6.00 per bale
FOB. Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 5.50-6.50 per bale FOB.
Good to Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 5.00-5.50 per bale FOB.
Good Alfalfa hay, retail accounts, 4.00-5.00 FOB. Imperial Valley:
Fair Alfalfa, 2002 crop, 67.00 FOB. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass
and/or rain damage 50.00-55.00 FOB. Utility Alfalfa, major weeds,
grass and/or rain damage 40.00 FOB. Alfalfa hay, export accounts,
Good 70.00 FOB. Good to Premium Bermuda, stable accounts, 80.00-87.00
FOB. Bermuda hay, export accounts, Premium 70.00-80.00, Good 60.00-
70.00 FOB. Klein grass, export accounts, Premium 95.00, Good 85.00
FOB. Sudan hay, export accounts, 70.00-120.00; feedlot accounts 60.00
FOB. Oat hay, dairy accounts, light rain, 45.00 FOB. Wheat straw,
retail accounts, 1.50-1.75 per bale FOB. Blythe, Parker: Fair
Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 50.00-60.0
