Regional Weekly Hay Report

Regional Weekly Hay Report

Here is USDA Grain and Livestock Reporter Greg Sanders with the Columbia Basin Hay report from last week.
Sanders: “We had 2700 tons of hay trade this week. Compared to last Friday, all grades of Alfalfa and Timothy were steady in a light test. Trade remains slow, demand moderate as export and producers decide on a price. Producers and exporters still have large quantities of 2014 and 2015 supplies on hand. Alfalfa mid-squares bale good quality export quality sold at $140 a ton. Alfalfa small bales that was tarped supreme sold for $265.”
In Idaho compared to the previous week all grades of alfalfa were steady in a light test. Trade was light to moderate demand. Stack damage caused by wild rabbits is the worst producers have noticed since the late 1960s. Mid square bales of alfalfa rated good tarped sold for $110 per ton. Fair to good mid-square bales of alfalfa tarped sold for $85 per ton.
In Oregon, trade generally steady in very limited test. Many producers have decided to hold on to their hay for now, in hopes of higher prices or to feed to their own animals. Many hay producers are sold out for the year. In Central Oregon orchard/bluegrass small square bales rated premium for the retail/stable market sold for $255 per ton. In Klamath Basin, small squares of good to premium alfalfa sold for $180 per ton. In Lake County large squares of alfalfa rated supreme for export sold between $170 and $190 per ton. There were no new sales confirmed in either Eastern Oregon or in Harney County.
 
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