USDA California Hay                                11/20 11:55
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California Direct Hay Report

                               Released on November 20, 2020
 
Direct Hay Weighted Average Report for week ending 11/20/2020
 
                                      VOLUME
                    This Week         Last Reported         Last Year
                                       (11/09/2020)
Tons:
      Hay           1000                4425                                    
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      Total         1000                4425                                    
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Special Note:
The following are the counties included in each region: Inter Mountain: 
Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, and Plumas.
Sacramento Valley: Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, 
Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento, Amador, and Alpine.
North San Joaquin: San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, 
Merced, Mariposa.
Central San Joaquin: Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo.
South: Kern, Northeast Los Angeles, and Western San Bernardino.
Southeast: Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial.
 
Compared to last week: Demand and prices are steady.
According to the NASS Crop Progress report November 16, 2020, in Tulare 
County, harvested fields were being disked and prepared for winter 
silage or other forage crops.
Silage corn was mostly harvested.
Alfalfa continued to be irrigated, cut, dried, and baled.
Cotton was being harvested.
Sudan grass was being cut, dried, and baled.
In the Sacramento Valley, winter wheat crop planting was progressing rapidly.
Newly planted alfalfa crop was being irrigated to aid seed germination.
Corn and sunflower harvests continued.
***Next report release will be after the Thanksgiving Holiday on December 
4, 2020.***.

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                                   North Inter-Mountains
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Good/Premium Per Ton
                        Qty   Price Range Wtd    Freight/   Description Crop Age
                                          Avg    Use
                        ---   ----------- ---    ---------- ----------- --------
 Large Square 4x4       200   180.0-200.0 190    F.O.B.                         


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                                   South
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Premium Per Ton
                        Qty   Price Range Wtd    Freight/   Description Crop Age
                                          Avg    Use
                        ---   ----------- ---    ---------- ----------- --------
 Small Square           150       255.0   255    F.O.B.-                        
                                                 Retail


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                                   Southeast
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Premium Per Ton
                        Qty   Price Range Wtd    Freight/   Description Crop Age
                                          Avg    Use
                        ---   ----------- ---    ---------- ----------- --------
 Small Square           150       190.0   190    F.O.B.-                        
                                                 Retail

Alfalfa Fair/Good Per Ton
                        Qty   Price Range Wtd    Freight/   Description Crop Age
                                          Avg    Use
                        ---   ----------- ---    ---------- ----------- --------
 Large Square 4x4       500       148.0   148    F.O.B.