ML_GR311 Greeley, CO Fri Aug 23, 2019 USDA - CO Dept of Ag Market News California Hay Report Compared to last week: Trade activity light to moderate on moderate demand. According to the FSA Acres Report August 12, 2019, California has 390,299 acres of Alfalfa and Oats was at 52,476 acres and Teff was at 2,050 acres and Triticale was at 79,997 acres and Wheat was at 302,828 acres. Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted. Regions are defined at bottom of report. Tons: 8170 Last Week: 11,926 Last Year: 4075 Region 1: North Inter-Mountain: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 250 200.00-200.00 200.00 Contracted Premium 200 180.00-180.00 180.00 225 185.00-185.00 185.00 Contracted Fair/Good 200 150.00-150.00 150.00 Grain Good 400 110.00-110.00 110.00 Region 2: Sacramento Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 220 200.00-200.00 200.00 Retail/Stable Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 500 275.00-275.00 275.00 Del Premium 925 220.00-265.00 232.16 250 250.00-250.00 250.00 Del Contracted Good/Premium 100 250.00-250.00 250.00 Del Fair/Good 200 170.00-180.00 172.50 2350 190.00-215.00 211.28 Del Alfalfa/Grain Mix Good 150 190.00-190.00 190.00 Del Grain Good 100 170.00-170.00 170.00 Del Wheat Good 200 95.00-95.00 95.00 250 185.00-185.00 185.00 Del Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Fair/Good 100 190.00-190.00 190.00 Region 5: Southern California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 200 275.00-275.00 275.00 Retail/Stable Forage Mix-Three Way Good 25 270.00-270.00 270.00 Retail/Stable Region 6: Southeast California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 175 195.00-225.00 209.29 Retail/Stable Fair/Good 800 160.00-160.00 160.00 350 155.00-160.00 157.50 Export The following are the counties included in each region: Region 1: Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, and Plumas. Region 2: Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento, Amador, and Alpine. Region 3: San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, Merced, Mariposa. Region 4: Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo. Region 5: Kern, Northeast Los Angeles, and Western San Bernardino. Region 6: Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial. Alfalfa hay test guidelines, (for domestic livestock use and not more than 10% grass, used with visual appearance and intent of sale Quantitative factors are approximate and many factors can affect feeding value. ADF NDF RFV TDN-100% TDN-90% CP-100% Supreme <27 <34 >185 >62 >55.9 >22 Premium 27-29 34-36 170-185 60.5-62 54.5-55.9 20-22 Good 29-32 36-40 150-170 58-60 52.5-54.5 18-20 Fair 32-35 40-44 130-150 56-58 50.5-52.5 16-18 Utility >35 >44 <130 <56 <50.5 <16 ADF = Acid Detergent Fiber; NDF = Neutral Detergent Fiber; RFV = Relative Feed Value; TDN = Total Digestible nutrients. RFV calculated using the Wis/Minn formula. TDN calculated using the western formula. Values based on 100% dry matter, TDN both 90% and 100%. Source: USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO Jonathan Gittlein and Greg Sanders Greeley.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov 970-353-9750 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ML_GR311.txt http://marketnews.usda.gov/portal/lg 1100m jpg