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Source: The Hoyt Report, Inc.
California Alfalfa Hay WeeklyWeighted Average Prices ($/Ton)
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Delivered
Week Ending
May 26, 2017
June 2, 2017
June 9, 2017
June 16, 2017
Delivered
Tons
Price Range
Tons
Price Range
Tons
Price Range
Tons
Price Range
Tulare, Hanford Areas
Supreme
7,400
$255-$270
825
$260-$270
700
$255-$270
2,860
$255-$275
Premium
800
$240-$250
580
$240-$250
2,250
$240-$255
1,450
$245-$255
Good
3,425
$205-$235
1,600
$210-$230
3,470
$211-$245
3,850
$215-$245
Fair
2,613
$170-$195
750
$170-$185
475
$176-$185
2,025
$165-$185
Escalon, Modesto,
Turlock Areas
Supreme
1,500
$260-$275
1,300
$260-$270
1,763
$255-$275
2,270
$260-$275
Premium
1,325
$245-$255
550
$240-$255
775
$240-$260
1,600
$240-$260
Good
300
$205-$230
-
No Sales
550
$205-$220
765
$200-$230
Fair
975
$165-$190
500
$175-$185
325
$165-$180
467
$168-$185
2017-2018 Dairy Council Assessment Rates Established
The Dairy Council of California has recommended, and the Department of Food and Agriculture has approved,
increased assessment rates for the Council’s 2017-2018 fiscal year (July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018). The
rates are presented below. These have increased over last year’s rates.
2017-2018 Dairy Council Assessment Rates
(
applicable to both producers and handlers)
Class 1 Milk
Sixteen and one-quarter mills ($0.01625) per cwt.
Milk For All Other Classes
Six and one-half mills ($0.0065) per cwt.
In the past five years, the Dairy Council of California has strived to cut costs within the organization and keep
its budget and expenses lean. There are necessary investments to be made to ensure programming remains
relevant in schools, equipment is replaced, and overall programming maintains its impact. An increase in
assessments will ensure the Dairy Council of California has the necessary funding to continue its mission of
stimulating demand for milk.
The Dairy Council uses the funds generated from these assessments to carry out its mission by demonstrating
the role of milk and dairy products as essential elements in a healthy diet. As in the past, handlers will continue
to be responsible for remitting both the handler and producer assessments to the Department. Handlers
shall pay the handler assessments for milk utilized in the plant of the handler. Producer assessments shall
be collected by the first handler of milk produced in California by deducting any such assessments from any
payment due the producer for such milk. Please call Amy Uber of the Department’s Marketing Branch at (916)
900-5018 if you have any questions about these assessment rates. If you have questions regarding the activities
of the Dairy Council, please call Tammy Anderson-Wise, CEO of the Dairy Council, at (916) 263-3560.