Russell Gum: Forage

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAY PRICES

Sat, 17 Jan 2004 16:22:11 GMT

Jan 16, 2004

California Weekly Hay Report

Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 18,485 Tons Delivered: 3,050 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa steady to firm. Demand good and supplies light to moderate. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady with firm undertone. Demand moderate. Supplies moderate to heavy. Retail and stable hay fully steady. Demand moderate and supplies moderate. Most all barn supplies in Antelope valley/Mojave desert tied up.

Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Supreme

450

127.00-129.00

128.00

Premium

125

115.00

115.00

Good

750

95.00-105.00

99.67

Fair

800

85.00- 92.00

88.00

Good/Premium Forage mix

50

160.00

160.00

Premium/Retail/light

150

150.00-175.00

165.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

200

135.00-155.00

143.75

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

350

120.00-135.00

131.14

Good/Stable/heavy

175

105.00-110.00

106.43

Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium/Retail/light

100

145.00

145.00

Good/Retail/light

100

80.00-100.00

90.00

Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Supreme

2,775

95.00-106.00

101.78

Good

1,025

70.00- 85.00

75.49

Fair

2,885

60.00- 70.00

62.14

Good/Prem/Retail/light

100

105.00

105.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

625

90.00-105.00

99.20

Good/Stable/heavy

250

80.00- 90.00

85.00

Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Supreme

525

95.00-100.00

96.19

Good

400

75.00- 88.00

82.25

Fair

6,950

55.00- 65.00

60.03

Good/Prem/Retail/light

400

100.00-105.00

102.50

Good/Retail/light

300

90.00-100.00

96.67

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

125

100.00

100.00

Good/Stable/heavy

100

75.00

75.00

1,825 tons of other hay. Antelope Valley, Mojave Desert: Premium Forage mix hay to retail accounts 7.25-9.00 per bale FOB. Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 7.00-7.25 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 6.00-7.00 per bale FOB. Imperial Valley: Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 55.00 FOB. Good Alfalfa, export accounts, 70.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, retail accounts, 100.00-105.00, barn; outside 90.00-95.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, stable accounts, 80.00-85.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, grassy, feedlot accounts, 58.00 FOB. Wheat straw, retail accounts, 1.75 per bale FOB. Bermuda straw, export accounts, 20.00-25.00 FOB. Bermuda straw, feedlot accounts, 34.00-38.00 FOB. Blythe, Parker: Good Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 73.00 FOB. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 45.00-50

Southern California Hay Prices

Sat, 03 Jan 2004 02:08:21 GMT

Jan 02, 2004

California Weekly Hay Report

Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 7,954 Tons Delivered: 2,375 Compared to last report, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa lightly tested near steady, most supplies going North. Demand moderate and supplies light. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady, demand light to moderate and supplies moderate to heavy. Retail and stable hay fully steady. Demand moderate to good and supplies moderate and mostly in barns. Exporters not very active the last few weeks. Have had some colder weather with temperature getting below 30 degrees.

Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

75

120.00-125.00

122.67

Good

350

107.00-120.00

112.07

Fair

125

88.00- 90.00

89.20

Good/Premium Forage mix

50

160.00

160.00

Premium/Retail/light

150

145.00-175.00

156.67

Good/Prem/Retail/light

50

138.00

138.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

175

133.00-135.00

134.43

Good/Stable/heavy

275

100.00-105.00

101.91

Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Supreme

514

95.00-105.00

100.91

Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Supreme

514

95.00-105.00

100.91

Premium

675

80.00-100.00

92.81

Good

200

70.00- 85.00

80.00

Fair

175

65.00- 68.00

66.71

Good/Prem/Retail/light

400

100.00-110.00

105.56

Good/Retail/light

175

90.00- 95.00

93.57

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

225

95.00-100.00

98.89

Good/Stable/heavy

125

75.00

75.00

Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

200

90.00

90.00

Good

375

75.00

75.00

Fair

3,400

60.00- 70.00

64.85

2,615 tons of other hay. Good Alfalfa, 2002 crop, dairy accounts, 115.00 delivered. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 75.00-85.00 delivered. Timothy hay, retail accounts, 270.00-276.00; racetracks 245.00 delivered. Antelope Valley, Mojave Desert: Premium Forage mix hay to retail accounts 7.25-9.00 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Forage mix, retail accounts, 6.00-7.00 per bale FOB. Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 7.00-7.25. per bale FOB. Good to Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 6.00-7.00 per bale FOB. Alfalfa, rain damage, retail accounts, 120.00 FOB. Imperial Valley: Good Alfalfa, 2002 crop, dairy accounts, 70.00 FOB. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 55.00-60.00 FOB. Good Alfalfa, export accounts, 70.00-80.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, retail accounts, 105.00; stable accounts, 80.00-85.00 FOB. Wheat straw, retail accounts, 1.50-1.75 per bale FOB. Blythe, Parker: Good Alfalfa, grassy, retail accounts, 100.00

Long Term Hay Contract

Sun, 28 Dec 2003 17:26:10 GMT

Lookin for Long Term Hay Contract. I've come across the website, Arizona Forage Producers and noted that you have a list of producers. I am interested in securing some long term hay contracts, but don't quite understand the website, as there are no hyperlinks to the producers. Is there a method of reaching them? William Ball email (netsource at earthlink.net ) You will need to replace the at with @ and get rid of the spaces for his email address.

Southern California Hay Prices

Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:43:05 GMT

Dec 19, 2003

California Weekly Hay Report

Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 15,470 Tons Delivered: 6,075 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa steady in a thin test. Demand light to moderate. Fair and Good Alfalfa hay was steady with supplies moderate. Retail and stable hay sales steady to firm with supplies moderate.

Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

450

120.00 -125.00

122.89

Fair

400

85.00 - 90.00

87.50

Good/Prem/Retail/light

4,200

145.00

145.00

Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Supreme

535

102.00 -105.00

103.98

Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Supreme

535

102.00 -105.00

103.98

Premium

1,475

93.00 -101.00

98.08

Good

1,320

80.00 - 88.00

82.58

Fair

600

65.00

65.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

840

105.00 -115.00

107.59

Good/Retail/light

270

95.00

95.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

1,585

90.00 -105.00

96.62

Good/Stable/heavy

60

85.00

85.00

Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

200

97.00

97.00

Good

1,900

75.00 - 83.00

80.05

Fair

3,000

60.00

60.00

4,710 tons of other hay. Grassy Alfalfa, to dry cow account 50.00 FOB. Good to Premium Bermuda, retail accounts 95.00 FOB. Good to Premium Bermuda, stable accounts 85.00 FOB. Green chop Alfalfa 33.00 per ton delivered feed bunk. Antelope Valley, Mojave Desert: Premium Forage mix, 4 way, retail accounts 9.25 per bale Good to Premium Forage mix, 3 way, retail accounts 6.45 per bale Good to premium Forage mix, 2 way, retail accounts 6.00 per bale; Premium Alfalfa hay, retail accounts, barn 7.25 per bale; Good to Premium Alfalfa and Barley blend, to retail accounts 150.00 FOB. Barley and Oats blend, to retail accounts 120.00 FOB. Good Alfalfa and Grass blend, stable account, outside stacks and tarped 110.00 FOB. 2nd cutting Alfalfa, light rain 105.00 FOB. 2nd cutting Alfalfa, rain damage, to dry cow 65.00 FOB. Imperial Valley: Good Alfalfa, rain damage 60.00 FOB. Fair Alfalfa, light grass 53.00 FOB. Premium Bermuda, retail accounts 105.00 FOB. Good to Premium Bermuda, stable accounts 80.00 FOB. Wheat straw, retail accounts 1.75 per

Southern California Hay Prices

Sat, 13 Dec 2003 15:56:10 GMT

Dec 12, 2003

California Weekly Hay Report

Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 12,460 Tons Delivered: 2,525 Compared to last week, Premium Alfalfa starting to be produced again, no real trend comparison available, no Supreme Alfalfa available for trend comparison. Fair and Good Alfalfa fully steady. Retail and stable Alfalfa steady to firm, seeing more hay moving out of barns now. In Antelope Valley most barns being spoken for now.

Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

200

120.00-125.00

121.88

Good

825

95.00-115.00

108.03

Fair

600

83.00- 95.00

88.67

Good/Premium Forage mix

50

160.00

160.00

Premium/Retail/light

125

150.00-175.00

160.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

150

130.00-150.00

138.33

Premium/Stable/heavy

175

130.00-135.00

133.57

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

50

120.00

120.00

Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Supreme

100

125.00

125.00

Premium Forage mix

100

150.00-180.00

175.00

Good/Premium Forage mix

150

120.00-145.00

128.33

Premium/Retail/light

900

140.00-145.00

140.56

Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

865

90.00-105.00

95.46

Good

2,925

70.00- 90.00

77.22

Fair

3,020

55.00- 70.00

64.83

Good/Prem/Retail/light

150

105.00-110.00

106.67

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

100

100.00

100.00

Good/Stable/heavy

450

75.00- 85.00

80.28

Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Supreme

300

100.00

100.00

Premium

1,350

90.00-100.00

97.78

Good

400

75.00- 90.00

77.50

Fair

200

65.00

65.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

50

100.00-105.00

102.50

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

300

100.00

100.00

1,550 tons of other hay. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 60.00-80.00 delivered. Oat hay, retail accounts, 135.00- 140.00 delivered. Premium Timothy hay, retail accounts, 270.00- 276.00; racetracks 245.00 delivered. Green chop Alfalfa 33.00 per ton delivered feed bunk. Antelope Valley, Mojave Desert: Premium Forage mix, retail accounts 7.25-9.00 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Forage mix, retail accounts 6.00-7.00 per bale FOB. Premium Alfalfa hay, retail accounts, barn, 7.00-7.25 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Alfalfa hay, retail accounts 6.00-7.00 per bale FOB. Imperial Valley: Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 50.00-55.00 FOB. Premium Bermuda, retail accounts, 105.00 FOB. Good to Premium Bermuda, stable accounts, outside stacks and tarped, 80.

Southern California Hay Prices

Fri, 05 Dec 2003 22:17:57 GMT

Dec 05, 2003

California Weekly Hay Report

Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 20,165 Tons Delivered: 1,900 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not fully tested. Demand good for any supplies that can be found. Supplies are limited and buyers have been out checking stacks for any current or early year production that might test for milking cows. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady. Demand light to moderate, supplies moderate to heavy. Retail and stable hay fully steady. Demand moderate to good, supplies moderate. Seeing more interest in barn hay now and the outside hay getting cleaned up. Production in Antelope Valley area pretty much over with now. Exporters looking for hay off and on, have been fairly quiet. Weather pattern has cooled off with a few frosty overnights, and warming up during day time.

Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Good

300

95.00-115.00

106.67

Fair

200

88.00- 90.00

89.00

Good/Premium Forage mix

100

135.00-160.00

147.50

Premium/Retail/light

150

150.00-175.00

165.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

150

135.00-150.00

143.33

Premium/Stable/heavy

250

130.00-135.00

132.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

400

110.00-115.00

112.50

Good/Stable/heavy

150

110.00

110.00

Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Supreme

200

133.00-145.00

139.00

Premium Forage mix

100

150.00-185.00

167.50

Good/Premium Forage mix

200

120.00-150.00

131.25

Premium/Retail/light

750

140.00-145.00

143.67

Good/Prem/Retail/light

800

110.00-130.00

123.75

Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Supreme

500

110.00

110.00

Premium

500

110.00

110.00

Good

790

75.00- 90.00

83.01

Fair

1,900

50.00- 70.00

64.54

Good/Prem/Retail/light

400

95.00-105.00

102.50

Good/Retail/light

225

75.00- 87.00

82.33

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

450

85.00-100.00

91.94

Good/Stable/heavy

450

75.00- 85.00

78.33

Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

350

90.00

90.00

Good

2,500

70.00- 83.00

77.80

Fair

2,700

60.00- 65.00

64.63

Good/Prem/Retail/light

250

100.00

100.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

100

90.00

90.00

Good/Stable/heavy

200

75.00

75.00

7,100 tons of other hay. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 65.00 delivered. Timothy hay, retail accounts, 270.00- 276.00; racetracks 245.00 delivered. Good to Premium Oat hay, retail accounts, 135.00 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, 5.00-6.50 per bale FOB. Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 7.00-7.50 per bale FOB, out of barns. Good to Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 6.00-6.50 per bale FOB. Good Alfalfa hay, retail accounts, 5.00-6.00 per bale FOB. Imperial Valley: Good Alfalfa, export accounts, 75.00 FOB. Good to Premium Bermuda, retail accounts, 105.00 barn FOB, outside stacks 90.00-95.00 FOB. Stable accounts, 75.00-85.00 FOB. Premium Bermuda, export accounts, 80.00- 85.00 FOB. Good to Premium Bermuda, export accounts, 65.00-70.00 FOB. Good Bermuda, some rain damage, export accounts, 50.00-60.00 FOB. Sudan hay, export accounts, 3rd cutting, big stem, 75.00-80.00 delivered. Wheat straw, retail accounts, 1.75 per bale FOB. Blythe, Parker: Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 45.00-50.

Southern Californis Hay Prices

Fri, 28 Nov 2003 22:03:29 GMT

Nov 24, 2003

California Weekly Hay Report

Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 14,028 Tons Delivered: 1,975 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not well tested. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady. Demand light to moderate. Supplies moderate to heavy. Retail and stable hay steady to firm, instances 5.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Supplies moderate. Antelope valley producers mostly coming out of barns with their supplies. Weather has been on the cool side early in the week but will warm up by the end of the week.

Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

200

127.00-128.00

127.50

Good

400

115.00-120.00

117.00

Fair

100

80.00- 88.00

84.00

Good/Premium Forage mix

50

160.00

160.00

Premium/Retail/light

200

150.00-160.00

155.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

125

130.00-135.00

132.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

300

105.00-110.00

107.50

Good/Stable/heavy

350

100.00-105.00

102.14

Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium Forage mix

100

150.00-180.00

165.00

Good/Premium Forage mix

225

130.00-150.00

138.89

Premium/Retail/light

375

140.00-145.00

143.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

100

120.00-140.00

130.00

Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

250

90.00

90.00

Good

2,500

70.00- 88.00

80.22

Fair

1,200

50.00- 70.00

63.33

Good/Prem/Retail/light

150

95.00-105.00

96.67

Good/Retail/light

100

75.00- 85.00

80.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

250

85.00-100.00

87.50

Good/Stable/heavy

400

70.00- 80.00

77.50

Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Good

1,500

70.00- 80.00

73.33

Fair

3,200

50.00- 60.00

55.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

200

100.00

100.00

Good/Retail/light

200

85.00- 90.00

87.50

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

25

100.00

100.00

Good/Stable/heavy

75

85.00

85.00

3,628 tons of other hay. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 63.00-75.00 delivered. Timothy hay, retail accounts, 270.00-276.00; racetracks 245.00 delivered. Bermuda hay, horse accounts, 105.00 delivered. 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, 5.00-6.50 per bale FOB. Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts, out of barns, 7.00-7.25 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 5.00-6.00 per bale FOB. Fair Alfalfa, rain damage, 80.00 FOB. Imperial Valley: Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 56.00 FOB. Utility Alfalfa, major weeds, grass and/or rain damage 40.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, retail accounts, outside stacks 95.00; barn 105.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, beef cattle accounts, 60.00 FOB. Sudan hay, beef cattle accounts, 45.00-50.00 FOB. Wheat straw, retail accounts, 1.75 per bale FOB. Blythe, Parker: Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 50.00-52.00 FOB. Utility Alfalfa, major weeds, grass and/or rain damage 40.00

Southern California Hay Prices

Sat, 22 Nov 2003 05:16:49 GMT

Nov 21, 2003

California Weekly Hay Report

Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Good

210

115.00

115.00

Fair

1,030

85.00 - 90.00

85.15

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

285

113.00 -120.00

115.16

Good/Stable/heavy

450

105.00 -107.00

105.67

Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

400

140.00

140.00

Good/Forage mix

60

120.00

120.00

Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Good

4,225

75.00 - 80.00

75.27

Fair

1,000

55.00

55.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

430

90.00 -110.00

95.58

Good/Retail/light

200

80.00

80.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

210

85.00 - 90.00

87.50

Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Fair

200

60.00

60.00

210 tons of other hay. Imperial Valley: Wheat straw, retail account 1.75/bale, FOB. #2 Bermuda Grass hay, to Export accounts 60

Alfalfa Report -- Yuma County

Sat, 15 Nov 2003 02:07:04 GMT

Topics: Frost Management: Frost-damaged alfalfa has lower quality due to leaf loss, lower digestibility, and deceased mineral content..... Insect Management: Adult palestriped flea beetles often migrate to seedling alfalfa stands..... Weed Control: Both Raptor and Pursuit can be used on seedling alfalfa.....

Southern California Hay Prices

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 21:45:18 GMT

Nov 14, 2003

California Weekly Hay Report

Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 9,281 Tons Delivered: 1,775 Compared to last week, Supreme Alfalfa not tested, some current production starting to show up as Premium Alfalfa. Demand and inquiry good, supplies limited. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady. Demand light to moderate, supplies moderate to heavy. Retail and stable hay fully steady. Demand moderate, supplies light to moderate. Exporters buying some hay but not very aggressive. Rains moved through area this week and that added to the slowness of the market on new sales.

Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

200

120.00

120.00

Good

375

107.00-115.00

111.40

Fair

300

85.00- 95.00

89.67

Good/Premium Forage mix

50

160.00

160.00

Premium/Retail/light

100

145.00-150.00

148.75

Good/Prem/Retail/light

100

125.00-135.00

128.75

Premium/Stable/heavy

50

115.00-120.00

117.50

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

150

110.00-115.00

111.67

Good/Stable/heavy

100

100.00-105.00

102.50

Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Good/Retail/light

525

140.00-145.00

142.86

Good/Premium Forage mix

300

90.00-130.00

118.33

Premium/Retail/light

525

140.00-145.00

142.86

Premium/Retail/light

475

130.00-140.00

131.32

Good/Prem/Retail/light

100

100.00-120.00

110.00

Good/Retail/light

525

140.00-145.00

142.86

Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

500

95.00

95.00

Good

1,871

75.00- 85.00

78.21

Fair

125

60.00

60.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

375

95.00

95.00

Good/Retail/light

195

85.00- 87.00

86.23

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

275

80.00- 85.00

81.36

Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

700

90.00- 95.00

93.57

Good

1,900

70.00- 90.00

81.05

Fair

200

55.00- 60.00

57.50

Good/Prem/Retail/light

75

100.00

100.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

75

83.00

83.00

Good/Stable/heavy

50

78.00

78.00

1,890 tons of other hay. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 75.00-85.00 delivered. Timothy grass hay, retail 226.00; racetracks 220.00 delivered. Orchard grass hay, retail 230.00 delivered. 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 5.00-6.00 per bale FOB. Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 6.00-7.00 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 5.00-6.00 per bale FOB. Good Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 4.00-5.00 per bale FOB. Imperial Valley: Good Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 65.00 FOB. Fair Alfalfa, grassy, 53.00-55.00 FOB. Good to Premium Bermuda hay, retail accounts, 90.00-95.00 FOB. Good to Premium Bermuda hay, stable accounts, 75.00-80.00 FOB. Good Bermuda hay, stable accounts and export accounts, 60.00 FOB. Klein grass hay, export accounts, 105.0

Southern California Hay Prices

Thu, 13 Nov 2003 16:05:52 GMT

Nov 07, 2003

California Weekly Hay Report

Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 20,097 Tons Delivered: 2,325 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not tested. Fair and Good Alfalfa mostly steady. Demand light, however more interest shown for anything that looks more like fall hay. Supplies moderate to heavy. Retail and stable hay steady to firm. Demand moderate. Supplies moderate, producing higher quality product now. Weather has cooled off, which should help in making higher quality hay over all. Season coming to a close, as far as production of new hay is concern. Tonnage being produced from fields getting smaller all the time. Interest from exporters light.

Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

50

125.00

125.00

Good

750

100.00-120.00

112.33

Fair

150

85.00- 95.00

89.17

Good/Premium Forage mix

50

160.00

160.00

Premium/Retail/light

100

145.00-150.00

148.75

Good/Prem/Retail/light

200

130.00-135.00

132.50

Premium/Stable/heavy

25

145.00

145.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

200

105.00-115.00

110.00

Good/Stable/heavy

350

100.00-110.00

105.00

Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Supreme

150

115.00-120.00

117.50

Premium Forage mix

50

140.00-180.00

160.00

Good/Premium Forage mix

200

100.00-130.00

115.00

Premium/Retail/light

550

120.00-140.00

129.09

Good/Prem/Retail/light

225

100.00-120.00

113.33

Good/Retail/light

50

80.00-100.00

90.00

Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

200

90.00

90.00

Good

1,535

80.00- 88.00

82.22

Fair

4,000

60.00

60.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

675

90.00-100.00

98.15

Good/Retail/light

100

85.00

85.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

1,137

80.00- 90.00

83.72

Good/Stable/heavy

450

65.00- 75.00

70.56

Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Good

4,650

70.00- 85.00

82.53

Fair

4,800

55.00- 60.00

55.83

Good/Prem/Retail/light

150

100.00

100.00

Good/Retail/light

150

85.00

85.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

325

85.00- 90.00

88.08

1,350 tons of other hay. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 77.00 delivered. Good Alfalfa, 2002 crop, 60.00 delivered. Timothy hay, retail accounts 270.00-276.00; race tracks 245.00 delivered. Antelope Valley, Mojave Desert: Premium Forage mix hay to retail accounts 7.00-9.25 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Forage mix, retail accounts, 5.00-6.00 per bale FOB. Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 6.00-7.00 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 5.00-6.00 per bale FOB. Good Alfalfa hay to retail accounts, 4.00-5.00 per bale FOB. Imperial Valley: Good to Premium Bermuda hay, retail accounts, 95.00 FOB. Good to Premium Bermuda hay, stable accounts, 80.00-85.00 FOB. Good Bermuda hay, stable accounts, 65.00-75.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, dairy accounts, dry cows, 50.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, export accounts, 80.00 FOB. Klein grass hay, export accounts, 105.0

Southern California Hay Prices

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 23:53:55 GMT

Oct 31, 2003

California Weekly Hay Report

Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 16,245 Tons Delivered: 7,350 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not tested. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady in light test. Demand light. Supplies moderate to heavy. Weather finely cooled off late this week. Producers hopeful to start producing fall hay. Retail and stable hay fully steady. Demand good. Supplies moderate. Antelope valley producers finishing up their production. Lower desert areas trying to finish selling outside hay before moving into barns. Interest in barn hay occurring in Antelope valley. Exporters not showing much interest in new buys, pretty much have needed inventories. Of course a lot of attention has been toward fires going on in the San Diego/Los Angeles areas.

Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

125

125.00

125.00

Good

500

97.00-115.00

107.20

Fair

4,850

80.00- 95.00

85.81

Good/Forage mix

50

160.00

160.00

Premium/Retail/light

150

140.00-160.00

147.50

Good/Prem/Retail/light

225

125.00-140.00

133.33

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

100

115.00-118.00

116.50

Good/Stable/heavy

100

105.00-108.00

106.50

Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Supreme

125

115.00-120.00

118.00

Premium/Forage mix

50

180.00

180.00

Good/Prem/Forage mix

200

100.00-120.00

115.00

Premium/Retail/light

520

125.00-140.50

130.53

Good/Prem/Retail/light

225

110.00-120.00

114.44

Good/Prem/Retail/light

1,000

125.00

125.00

Good/Retail/light

100

80.00-100.00

90.00

Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Good

3,200

70.00- 85.00

74.84

Fair

3,200

60.00- 65.00

62.50

Good/Prem/Retail/light

325

90.00-100.00

97.69

Good/Retail/light

100

90.00

90.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

775

80.00- 95.00

87.26

Good/Stable/heavy

100

75.00

75.00

Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Fair

1,750

55.00- 65.00

57.86

Good/Prem/Retail/light

250

85.00-100.00

93.00

Good/Retail/light

200

75.00- 85.00

81.25

Good/Stable/heavy

300

70.00

70.00

4,275 tons of other hay. Fair Alfalfa, grassy, 70.00-85.00 delivered. Timothy hay, retail accounts 270.00-276.00; race tracks 245.00 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 and Premium Forage mix, retail accounts 5.00-6.00 per bale FOB. Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 6.00-7.00 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 5.50-6.00 per bale FOB. Good Alfalfa hay, retail accounts, 4.00-5.00 per bale FOB. Imperial Valley: Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 50.00-45.00 FOB. Premium Bermuda, retail accounts, 90.00-100.00 FOB. Good Bermuda, export accounts, 60.00-65.00 FOB. Sudan, medium stem, light to medium green, 60.00-70.00 FOB. Wheat straw, retail accounts, 1.70 per bale FOB. Blythe, Parker: Good Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 65.00 FOB. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 50.00-60.00 FOB. Alfalfa/native grass mix, retail accounts, 90.00

Southern California Hay Prices

Fri, 24 Oct 2003 18:25:21 GMT

Oct 24, 2003

California Weekly Hay Report

Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 9,055 Tons Delivered: 2,100 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not well tested. Demand moderate with supplies limited. Fair to Good Alfalfa sales mostly steady. Demand light to moderate with moderate to heavy supplies. Retail and stable hays mostly steady in a thin test. Exporters were very quiet this week as quality of hays needed very limited.

Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Supreme

250

125.00

125.00

Premium

120

115.00

115.00

Good

200

105.00

105.00

Fair

1,110

85.00 - 95.00

86.44

Good/Prem/Retail/light

180

122.00

122.00

Premium/Stable/heavy

240

115.00 -118.00

116.50

Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium/Retail/light

100

117.00

117.00

Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Good

2,685

70.00 - 85.00

77.09

Fair

1,000

60.00 - 65.00

61.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

570

95.00 -100.00

96.05

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

780

80.00 - 95.00

85.71

Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Good

100

70.00

70.00

Fair

500

55.00

55.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

300

100.00 -105.00

102.50

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

400

80.00 - 85.00

83.13

2,620 tons of other hay. Antelope Valley, Mojave Desert: none; Imperial Valley: Bermuda hay, retail accounts 85.00-90.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, stable accounts 80.00-85.00 FOB. Good Alfalfa, grassy and weedy 63.00-68.00 FOB. Klein grass hay, export accounts 95.00 FOB. Sudan hay, feedlot accounts 65.00 FOB. Blythe, Parker: Good Alfalfa, some grass 70.00 FOB. Fair Alfalfa, grassy 45.00-55

Southern California Hay Prices

Fri, 17 Oct 2003 17:23:09 GMT

Oct 17, 2003

California Weekly Hay Report

Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 8,200 Tons Delivered: 3,675 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not well tested, some Premium hay from spring time has been traded. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady in limited test. Demand remain light, supplies moderate to heavy. Retail and stable hay steady. Demand light to moderate, supplies moderate. Exporters fairly quiet this week as quality of hay needed not available. Weather continues to hamper producers ability to produce high quality hay, due to higher than normal temperatures and humidity.

Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

250

125.00

125.00

Good

550

98.00-115.00

103.91

Fair

1,900

83.00- 97.00

86.93

Good/Forage mix

50

160.00

160.00

Premium/Retail/light

100

140.00-150.00

145.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

100

130.00-135.00

132.50

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

100

115.00-130.00

122.50

Good/Stable/heavy

100

105.00-110.00

107.50

Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium/Forage mix

75

140.00-180.00

160.00

Good/Forage mix

100

100.00-120.00

110.00

Premium/Retail/light

300

110.00-130.00

120.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

200

100.00-110.00

105.00

Good/Retail/light

200

70.00- 80.00

75.00

Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Good

1,150

70.00- 95.00

83.04

Fair

2,600

65.00

65.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

275

90.00-100.00

94.09

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

700

80.00- 90.00

85.36

Good/Stable/heavy

50

75.00

75.00

Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

500

90.00

90.00

Good

500

70.00

70.00

2,150 tons of other hay. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 70.00-80.00 delivered. Timothy hay, retail accounts 270.00-276.00; race tracks 245.00 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, 5.00-6.50 per bale FOB. Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 5.50-6.50 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 3.50-5.00 per bale FOB. Imperial Valley: Bermuda hay, retail accounts, 80.00-95.00 FOB. Good Bermuda hay, export accounts, 68.00-70.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, bleachy, 50.00 FOB. Sudan hay, export accounts, 3rd cutting, 65.00-70.00 FOB. Sudan hay, rain damage, feedlot accounts, 57.00 FOB. Klein grass hay, export accounts, 95.00 FOB. Blythe, Parker: Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 45.00-50.00

Deal to move water from farms to cities

Fri, 17 Oct 2003 01:17:46 GMT

The largest sale of water from agriculture to urban residents in United States history, its terms call for farmers in Imperial County, on California's southeastern border with Mexico, to sell up to 200,000 acre-feet of water a year to San Diego for the next 75 years. The water, drawn from the Colorado River, is enough for 400,000 homes a year.

WORLD AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY AND DEMAND ESTIMATES

Mon, 13 Oct 2003 18:03:29 GMT

Issued monthly, WASDE provides the most current USDA forecasts of U.S. and world supply-use balances of major grains, soybeans and products, and cotton, and U.S. supply and use of sugar and livestock products.

Released at 8:30 a.m. ET. There is no charge for the electronic version.

Released Friday, October 10, 2003

Arizona Extension ACIS

Mon, 13 Oct 2003 17:58:56 GMT

***Many new presentations have been added to ACIS. These include presentations on powdery mildew in melons, surfactants and adjuvants and herbicide efficacy, thrips management in vegetables, weed control in alfalfa, innovations in insect control, insect management in lettuce, reduced-risk insecticides, and insect management in drip irrigation and seed crops. These can all be found by clicking the "Presentations" button in the middle of our home page at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/

***A new Special Local Needs Registration has occurred for greenhouse tomatoes. You can find this and other SLN, 24Cs at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/pesticides/SLN/slntable.html

***A great new Lygus bug identification publication has been produced by the University of California. You can get to it from the link on our home page at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/

*** The classic guide to nitrogen management in arizona, aptly titled "Nitrogen Fertilizer Management in Arizona" in now available on ACIS. You can find a link to it from our home page http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/ or from any of the soil management pages that can be found under each of the commodity sections.

***The August IR4 New Products/Transitional Solution is now linked to our Pesticides>Regulatory page at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/pesticides/regulatory.html#reg

***The October 6, 2003 Alfalfa Report is available on ACIS at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/counties/yuma/alfalfareports/alfalfareports.html

Arizona Extension Events

Mon, 13 Oct 2003 17:54:13 GMT

***Events coming up: ( http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/counties/all/events.html )

October l5, 2003 Cotton Field Day Maricopa Agricultural Center 37860 W. Smith-Enke Road Maricopa, AZ. For more information call 520-568-2273.
October 21 & 22, 2003 Agricultural Best Management Practices Program Enrollment Workshops, Multiple locations - Eloy, Coolidge, Maricopa, and Casa Grande. Presented by the Arizona Department of Water Resources. For more information call Dennis Kimberlin at 520-836-4857 Ext 20 or Michael Hanrahan at 602-417-2400 Ext. 7290.
October 28 & 29, 2003 Agricultural Best Management Practices Program Enrollment Workshops, Multiple locations - Queen Creek, Tempe, Buckeye and Phoenix. Presented by the Arizona Department of Water Resources. For more information call Dennis Kimberlin at 520-836-4857 Ext 20 or Michael Hanrahan at 602-417-2400 Ext. 7290.
November 18, 2003 Worker Protection Standard, Agricultural Pesticide, Train the Trainer Workshop (ADA), Yuma County Health Department, 2200 West 28th Street, Yuma, AZ. 4 hours of CEUs will be offered. Pre-register by calling:(928) 341-1775 OR (928) 341-1784.
Noviembre 20, 2003 Taller de Entrenamiento Para Capacitar Entrenadores en la seguridad de Pesticidas Agricolas, (ADA), Dept. de Salud, Condado de Yuma, 200 Oèste de la calle 28, Yuma, AZ. Se ofreceran 4 horas de educación continua (CEU's) Para Pre-inscripcíon llamar al: (928) 341-1775 o (928) 341-1784.

Southern California Hay Prices

Sun, 12 Oct 2003 00:29:09 GMT

Oct 10, 2003

California Weekly Hay Report

Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 15,275 Tons Delivered: 3,600 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not tested. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady to firm in limited test. Demand light, however more interest for hay going to heifers and/or low end production string. Supplies moderate to heavy. Retail and stable hay steady, demand light to moderate. Supplies light to moderate. Exporters mostly just picking around at various hay stacks looking for something that might work.

Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

400

120.00-125.00

123.00

Good

1,425

105.00-120.00

115.14

Fair

900

80.00- 95.00

84.39

Good/Forage mix

50

160.00

160.00

Premium/Retail/light

175

140.00-150.00

145.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

150

125.00-135.00

130.00

Premium/Stable/heavy

75

135.00

135.00

Good/Stable/heavy

100

105.00

105.00

Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium/Retail/light

150

120.00-130.00

126.67

Good/Prem/Retail/light

200

100.00-125.00

116.25

Good/Retail/light

150

80.00-100.00

93.33

Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

1,800

85.00- 95.00

87.92

Good

3,270

70.00- 85.00

77.49

Fair

2,650

60.00- 70.00

67.42

Good/Prem/Retail/light

400

90.00-100.00

91.88

Good/Retail/light

50

85.00

85.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

1,030

80.00- 88.00

83.07

Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium

200

100.00

100.00

Good

110

75.00

75.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

50

95.00

95.00

Good/Retail/light

125

85.00

85.00

Good/Stable/heavy

510

75.00

75.00

5,205 tons of other hay. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 85.00 delivered. Timothy hay, retail accounts 170.00- 176.00 delivered; racetracks 245.00 delivered. Bermuda hay, kick outs, 70.00 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, 5.00-6.50 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 to retail accounts, 4.00-5.00 per bale FOB. Imperial Valley: Good Alfalfa, dairy accounts, 65.00 FOB Arizona. Fair Alfalfa, dairy accounts, 50.00 FOB Arizona. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 45.00-62.00 FOB. Utility Alfalfa, major weeds, grass and/or rain damage 35.00-45.00 FOB. Alfalfa, export accounts, 70.00-80.00 FOB. Alfalfa/Bermuda mix, dairy accounts, 50.00 FOB. Alfalfa straw, export accounts, 40.00 FOB. Bermuda hay, grassy, 42.00 FOB. Bermuda, retail accounts, 95.00 FOB. Bermuda, export accounts, 70.00-80.00 FOB. Klein grass, export accounts, 90.00-100.00 FOB. Sudan hay, export accounts, second cutting, 70.00-95.00 FOB. Blythe, Parker: Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 45.00-50.00

Imperial votes to approve landmark Colorado River deal

Sat, 04 Oct 2003 14:54:15 GMT

A water board in the Imperial Valley, California's biggest user of the Colorado River, voted late Thursday to approve a pact to curtail the state's overuse of the river by shipping water from desert farms to fast-growing San Diego County.

The 3-2 vote by the Imperial Irrigation District removed the final hurdle standing in the way of the landmark deal that four Southern California water agencies have bickered over for years.

Southern California Hay Prices

Fri, 03 Oct 2003 17:02:58 GMT

Oct 03, 2003

California Weekly Hay Report

Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 10,525 Tons Delivered: 2,000 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not tested. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady in light test. Demand and interest light, still seeing standoff between producers and buyers. Supplies moderate to heavy. Most current cuttings showing effects of summer heat and white flies. Weather has started to cool off so next cuttings should start to show more quality. Retail and stable hay steady to firm, with good demand for anything with quality. In Antelope valley most supplies still going to barns, however some supplies going out to feed stores. Supplies moderate. Exporters have slowed down on most all hay as most have enough supplies on hand.

Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Good

350

112.00-115.00

113.29

Fair

1,400

85.00- 95.00

88.82

Good/Forage mix

50

160.00

160.00

Premium/Retail/light

50

145.00-150.00

147.50

Good/Prem/Retail/light

100

130.00-135.00

132.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

150

105.00-115.00

109.67

Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium/ Forage mix

50

180.00

180.00

Good/Forage mix

200

130.00-140.00

135.00

Premium/Retail/light

300

125.00-130.00

129.17

Good/Prem/Retail/light

125

105.00-125.00

113.00

Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Good

250

70.00

70.00

Fair

500

70.00

70.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

375

90.00- 95.00

93.33

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

550

80.00- 85.00

82.50

Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Good

1,250

75.00- 83.00

81.40

Fair

600

60.00

60.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

100

90.00-100.00

95.00

Good/Retail/light

75

85.00

85.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

1,450

80.00- 89.00

84.55

Good/Stable/heavy

50

63.00

63.00

4,700 tons of other hay. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 72.00-85.00 delivered. Utility Alfalfa, major weeds, grass and/or rain damage 60.00 delivered. Timothy hay, racetrack accounts, 245.00; retail accounts, 270.00-276.00 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, retail accounts 5.25-6.50 per bale FOB. Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 5.50-6.50 per bale FOB. Good to Premium Alfalfa hay to retail accounts 5.00-5.00 per bale FOB. Imperial Valley: Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 50.00 FOB. Good to Premium Bermuda hay, retail accounts, 90.00-95.00 FOB. Good to Premium Bermuda hay, export accounts, 70.00- 80.00 FOB. Good Bermuda hay, export accounts, 60.00 FOB. Sudan hay, export accounts, 3rd cutting, 65.00-70.00 FOB. Wheat straw, retail accounts, 1.50-1.75 per bale FOB. Blythe, Parker: Good Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 70.00 FOB. Fair Alfalfa, light weeds, grass and/or rain damage 43.00-53.00 FOB. Utility Alfalfa, major weeds, grass and/or rain damage 35.

Dairy program to reduce production gains ground

Fri, 03 Oct 2003 16:46:07 GMT

The dairy industry's $60 million program to reduce the milk supply - and help boost milk prices - has gained widespread participation from dairy farmers who are being paid to curtail milk production and sell their cows

NORTH AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL MARKET INTEGRATION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE FOOD AND FIBER SYSTEM

Fri, 03 Oct 2003 16:18:23 GMT

Economic change and market dynamics have fundamentally altered the structure and performance of agricultural markets in the United States, Canada, and Mexico within the last 25 years. Many factors have helped shape the current North American food and fiber system, including technological change, domestic farm policies, international trade agreements, and the economic forces of supply and demand. Ratification of NAFTA, for example, helped spark a surge in trade and investment among the United States, Canada, and Mexico, deepening integration of North American agriculture. In recent years, efforts to further integrate the continental market seem to have slowed. Broadening the scope of NAFTA to include institutional reforms that lead to a more unified system of commercial law, the establishment of common antitrust and regulatory procedures, harmonization of product standards, and increased coordination of domestic farm, market, and macroeconomic policies would deepen market integration and enhance market efficiency and growth within North America.

Southern California Hay Prices

Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:00:54 GMT

Sep 26, 2003

California Weekly Hay Report

Southern California: FOB Barn/Stack: 7,830 Tons Delivered: 7,840 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not tested as supplies are very limited. Fair to Good Alfalfa sales mostly steady with moderate to fairly heavy supplies. Retail and Stable hay sales steady in a thin test.

Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Fair

4,000

85.00 - 95.00

87.50

Good/Prem/Retail/light

400

115.00

115.00

Good/Retail/light

400

95.00 -105.00

102.50

Good/Stable/heavy

650

85.00 - 90.00

87.31

Antelope Valley-Mojave Desert: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Premium/Retail/light

30

130.00

130.00

Good/Prem/Retail/light

30

115.00

115.00

Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Good

2,975

75.00 - 80.00

75.97

Fair

1,675

60.00 - 70.00

63.58

Good/Prem/Retail/light

60

100.00

100.00

Good/Prem/Stable/heavy

60

90.00

90.00

Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers

Grade

tons

price range

avg price

Fair

3,000

57.00 - 60.00

58.50

2,390 tons of other hay. Export Sudan 85.00 FOB. Bermuda grass, to horse accounts 80.00-100.00 FOB. Premium Forage, 3 way mix hay, to retail accounts 6.95 per bale. Premium Forage 4 way mix, to retail accounts 9.75 per bale. Antelope Valley, Mojave Desert: Fair to Good Alfalfa, barn stored 88.00

Yuma Alfalfa Report

Tue, 23 Sep 2003 21:59:14 GMT

The September 22, 2003 Forage Report INCLUDES INFORMATION ON; Mechanical Conditioning: Insect Management: Weed Control:

Chino Valley-Los Angeles: Delivered dairy, Alfalfa
Grade	tons	price range	avg price
Supreme	450	127.00-129.00	128.00
Premium	125	115.00	115.00
Good	750	95.00-105.00	99.67
Fair	800	85.00- 92.00	88.00
Good/Premium Forage mix	50	160.00	160.00
Premium/Retail/light	150	150.00-175.00	165.00
Good/Prem/Retail/light	200	135.00-155.00	143.75
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy	350	120.00-135.00	131.14
Good/Stable/heavy	175	105.00-110.00	106.43

Imperial Valley: Alfalfa, FOB producers
Grade	tons	price range	avg price
Supreme	2,775	95.00-106.00	101.78
Good	1,025	70.00- 85.00	75.49
Fair	2,885	60.00- 70.00	62.14
Good/Prem/Retail/light	100	105.00	105.00
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy	625	90.00-105.00	99.20
Good/Stable/heavy	250	80.00- 90.00	85.00

Blythe-Parker: Alfalfa, FOB producers
Grade	tons	price range	avg price
Supreme	525	95.00-100.00	96.19
Good	400	75.00- 88.00	82.25
Fair	6,950	55.00- 65.00	60.03
Good/Prem/Retail/light	400	100.00-105.00	102.50
Good/Retail/light	300	90.00-100.00	96.67
Good/Prem/Stable/heavy	125	100.00	100.00
Good/Stable/heavy	100	75.00	75.00