Colorado Hay Report
Heath Dewey is back with the Colorado Hay Report. Heath says trade activity and demand were light.
Northeast Colorado Areas
Alfalfa
Large Squares: Supreme 210.00.
Alfalfa/Grass
Small Squares: Premium 240.00-250.00 (7.00-7.25), Retail/Stable.
Timothy/Brome Grass
Small Squares: Premium 240.00-260.00 (7.00-7.50 per bale),
Retail/Stable.
Mid Squares: Premium 240.00, Retail/Stable.
Grass
Small Squares: Premium 335.00 (10.00 per bale), Retail/Stable.
No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.
Southeast Colorado Areas
Alfalfa
Small Squares: Good/Premium 265.00-290.00 (8.00 per bale), DEL
Retail/Stable.
No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.
San Luis Valley Areas
No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.
Southwest Colorado Areas
No reported quotes from all other classes of hay.
Mountains and Northwest Colorado Areas
Grass
Small Squares: Premium 270.00 (7.00 per bale), Retail/Stable.
No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.
Northeast Colorado harvesting alfalfa for haylage. Drought conditions continue in southwest Colorado. Southeast Colorado has been harvesting and baling 1st cutting alfalfa and triticale for hay. Drought conditions in that region continue with scattered showers offering little relief. The Mountains and Northwest Colorado regions have still had little moisture adding to concerns on yields of meadow grass. The US Drought Monitor says temperatures from 3 to 12 degrees above normal were common in eastern Colorado. In southeast Colorado, extreme drought expanded, as short-term precipitation deficits continued to worsen amid high evaporative demand.
