Colorado Hay Report
Heath Dewey has the Colorado Hay Report from the Greeley USDA Livestock Poultry and Grains Market News office.Compared to last week, trade activity light on moderate demand
Northeast Colorado Areas
Alfalfa
Large Rounds: Supreme 245.00, Retail/Stable.
No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.
Southeast Colorado Areas
Alfalfa
Mid Squares: Premium 240.00, Retail/Stable.
Haygrazer
Mid Squares: Good 180.00.
No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.
San Luis Valley Areas
Alfalfa
Large Squares: Supreme 245.00.
Alfalfa/Grass
Small Squares: Premium 310.00 (10.00 per bale), Retail/Stable.
Mountains and Northwest Colorado Areas
Grass
Small Squares: Premium 310.00 (8.50 per bale), Retail/Stable.
Most of the High Plains remained free of dryness and drought, with a moderate to deep
snowpack and temperatures averaging more than 20°F below normal.
However, western portions of the region (notably, the mountains) continued to
experience significant recovery from long-term Moderate (D1) to Severe (D2)
Drought. During the last week, precipitation totaled 1 to locally more than 3 inches from the Park Range in northern Colorado to the San Juan Mountains in the south.
A new USDA reports indicates export sales of corn went up 37-percent at 12.5 billion dollars from calendar year 2017 to 18. Soybean exports fell 20 percent to 6.5 billion and wheat exports were down 11 percent at 5.3 billion