Colorado Hay and Peach Report
Sierra Pillmore has this week’s Colorado Hay Report from the Greeley USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Office.
Trade activity was light to moderate on good demand for farm/ranch hay and stable hay. Dairy and feedlot hay trades minimal across the state.
Prices steady on horse hay in the Northeast region of Colorado. Prices were also steady for farm/ranch hay fed to horses and cattle in Southeast Colorado. Trade inactive in the San Luis Valley, Southwest, Mountains, and Northwest areas.
Northeast
Hay (Conventional)
Alfalfa - Supreme (Trade/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Medium Square 3x3 5 125.00 125.00 F.O.B.-Stables New Crop Alfalfa - Premium/Supreme (Trade/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Small Square 40 9.75 9.75 F.O.B.-Stables New Crop Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Premium (Trade/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Small Square 60 10.95 10.95 F.O.B.-Stables New Crop Orchard Grass - Premium (Trade/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Small Square 1000 10.00 10.00 F.O.B.-Stables New Crop Timothy Grass - Premium (Trade/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Small Square 65 10.00 10.00 F.O.B.-Stables New Crop
Southeast Hay (Conventional) Alfalfa - Good/Premium (Trade/Per Ton) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Large Square 3x4 25 220.00 220.00 F.O.B.-Farm/Ranch New Crop Medium Square 3x3 25 220.00 220.00 F.O.B.-Farm/Ranch New Crop
Last year’s mid-April freeze took a real toll. Colorado’s utilized peach production in 2020 was 4,160 tons, down 69 percent from the utilized production of 13,300 tons in 2019, according to the Colorado Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts Annual Report. Bearing acreage was estimated at 2,500 acres, unchanged from the previous year. The average yield per acre was 1.71 tons, down 70 percent from the previous year. The 2020 price per ton in Colorado at $2,820, was $520 higher than in 2019. The value of 2020 Colorado peach utilized production was $11.75 million dollars, down 62 percent from 2019. The report comes from the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
