PNW Weekly Hay Update

Here with the weekly hay update is USDA Grain and Livestock Reporter Greg Sanders who shares last week’s hay report.
Sanders: “Columbia Basin Hay Report we had a little over 6500 tons trade this week. Compared to last week alfalfa for domestic and export markets were steady to weak in a light test. Trade remains slow. Demand light to moderate as some exporters retest previously bought hay for GMO. Those stacks failing the GMO test are being returned back to the growers. Alfalfa supreme hay sold at $245. Good export hay sold for $218 to $225 that were tarped.”
In Idaho compared to the previous week, Alfalfa was steady. Trade slow last week with good demand for non-rained on supplies. Widespread rain/thunderstorms across the trade area reported last week slowed trading. A new University of Idaho Extension report suggests $87 million is a conservative estimate of Idaho's hay crop losses due to rain damage this season.
In Oregon, hay prices were steady overall with some locations not having a comparison to the previous week. Demand is good to very good for premium and supreme alfalfa and it diminishes significantly with lower quality alfalfa. Some rain damage is being seen as well depending on location. In Central Oregon small squares of supreme alfalfa sold for $275 per ton. Klamath Basin Alfalfa large premium squares sold for $240 per ton.