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California Dairy Review
Source: The Hoyt Report, Inc.
California Alfalfa Hay WeeklyWeighted Average Prices ($/Ton)
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Delivered
Hundredweight Prices
Class
Mar.
Apr.
May.
1
No. Calif.
$18.62
$16.76
$16.65
So. Calif.
$18.89
$17.04
$16.92
2
No. Calif.
$15.65
$15.11
$15.11
So. Calif.
$15.89
$15.34
$15.34
3
$15.60
$15.06
$15.06
4a
$13.96
$13.73
N/A
4b
$13.76
$14.30
N/A
Pool Price
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Quota
$17.35
$17.19
$15.84
Overbase
$15.65
$15.49
$14.14
Quota Transfers
Mar.
Apr.
May.
Number of Sellers
4
8
3
Pounds of SNF Quota
Transferred
2,752 9,494 865
Average Price Per
Pound of SNF Quota $550 $535 $547
California Pool Prices
Quota Transfer Summary
Week Ending
March 31, 2017
April 7, 2017
April 14, 2017
April 21, 2017
Delivered
Tons
Price Range
Tons
Price Range
Tons
Price Range
Tons
Price Range
Tulare, Hanford Areas
Supreme
2,350
$245-$250
2,000
$243-$260
250
$245-$260
800
$245-$260
Premium
6,165
$225-$245
4,755
$220-$250
5,675
$220-$245
6,800
$230-$250
Good
2,250
$190-$225
800
$200-$210
1,875
$195-$225
900
$193-$220
Fair
2,000
$175-$185
250
$175-$180
-
No Sales
1,100
$175-$180
Escalon, Modesto,
Turlock Areas
Supreme
100
$250
400
$245-$255
350
$250-$270
100
$252-$255
Premium
100
$225-$230
100
$230-$245
700
$220-$245
850
$225-$245
Good
200
$200-$210
-
No Sales
900
$195-$225
900
$210-$225
Fair
700
$180-$190
100
$180-$185
1,200
$180-$185
2,000
$175-$180
California Minimum Class Prices
100
105
110
115
120
125
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
In Million Pounds
2015
2016
2017
Average Daily Basis, 2015 - 2017
California Milk Production
California Milk Production Cost Comparison, by Region, 2015-2016
2015
2016
2015
2016
2015
2016
2015
2016
2015
2016
1st Quarter
Total Costs
$26.65 $28.57 $17.89 $17.07 $17.37 $16.45 $16.49 $16.28 $17.71 $16.94
Total Costs & Allowances*
$28.37 $30.65 $19.29 $18.53 $18.78 $17.95 $17.86 $17.77 $19.12 $18.44
2nd Quarter
Total Costs
$25.04 $26.50 $17.37 $16.72 $17.07 $16.12 $16.00 $15.53 $17.30 $16.54
Total Costs & Allowances*
$26.77 $28.30 $18.81 $17.99 $18.52 $17.46 $17.40 $17.00 $18.74 $17.87
3rd Quarter
Total Costs
$26.70 $27.04 $17.92 $16.80 $18.05 $16.43 $17.26 $16.36 $18.16 $16.82
Total Costs & Allowances*
$28.67 $28.80 $19.48 $18.11 $19.64 $17.82 $18.87 $17.94 $19.74 $18.19
4th Quarter
Total Costs
$29.47 $28.49 $18.02 $16.44 $17.71 $15.81 $17.44 $15.45 $18.08 $16.31
Total Costs & Allowances*
$31.66 $30.47 $19.67 $17.85 $19.34 $17.29 $19.13 $17.10 $19.74 $17.78
Quarter
North
North
South
Southern
Statewide
Coast
Valley
Valley
California
Weighted Average
Dollars per Hundredweight
* Includes an allowance for management and a return on investment.