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Demand strong for dairy alfalfaIn Kansas, the hay trade is moderate. Demand is strong for dairy alfalfa, moderate to strong for grinding alfalfa, moderate for alfalfa pellets, prairie hay and stock cow quality hay. As the first alfalfa cutting is wrapping up across the state, the second cutting is beginning. Rain and hail damaged hay for producers again this past week, mainly in the Northern areas of Kansas. The brome is ready to cut when the weather will allow. The release of CRP for haying and grazing is a blessing for livestock producers in drought areas, but will compete with alfalfa in some feeding programs, especially where used with wet distillers grain, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, June 10. Prices given on a per-ton basis, unless otherwise noted. Southwest: Dairy/grinding alfalfa steady. Movement moderate to active. Horse alfalfa, in small squares, new crop, $200; supreme dairy, new crop, $175-$200; premium, $170-$185, some 95 cents to 1/point RFV, good, $135-$170. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $120-$130. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, $135-$155. For the week of May 31, 12,622 tons of grinding alfalfa and 2,675 tons of dairy alfalfa were delivered. South central: Dairy/grinding alfalfa and alfalfa pellets steady. Movement moderate. Horse alfalfa, in small squares, $150-$200, in medium or large squares, $185; supreme dairy, new crop, $170-$195; premium, $160-$180; good, $125-$170. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $90-$105, $90-$115 delivered. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots, $105-$130. For the week ending May 31, 3,448 tons of grinding alfalfa and 793 tons of dairy alfalfa were delivered. Sun-cured alfalfa pellets, 15% protein, $155-$168; 17% protein, $160-$190; dehydrated, 17% protein, $220. Southeast: Alfalfa, brome and prairie hay steady. Movement slow to moderate. Horse and goat alfalfa, new crop, in small squares, $145-$190, in medium squares, $220. Supreme dairy alfalfa, $155-$185; premium, $145-$175; good, $130-$140, some 80 cents to 1/point RFV. Good bluestem, in small squares, $100, in medium and large squares, $80-$90, in large rounds, $45-$60. Good brome, in small squares, $90-$110; good, in medium and large squares, $85-$100, in large rounds, $50-60; fair, in large rounds, $35-$45. Northwest: Dairy/grinding alfalfa steady. Movement slow to moderate. Horse alfalfa, old crop, in small squares, $180-$200, in medium squares, $160-$175; supreme dairy, $140-$150; premium, $125-$135; good, $110-$125; good, stock cow, $95-$115. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $90-$100; ground and delivered to feedlots and dairies, $120-$140. North central/northeast: Dairy/grinding alfalfa, prairie hay and brome steady. Movement moderate. Horse alfalfa, in small squares, $185-$200, in medium squares, $165-$185; supreme dairy, new crop, $170-$200; premium, $150-$170, some 90 cents to 1/point RFV. Alfalfa-wheat mix, in large square, $150. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $70-$80, ground on truck, $80-$100. Good bluestem grass hay, in small squares, $90-$100, in medium squares, $75-$90, in large rounds, $45-$60. Good brome, in small squares, $90-$110, a little new crop contracted, $120, in medium squares, $80-$100, in large rounds, $50-$60; fair, in large rounds, $40-$50. Straw, in small squares, $2.50-$3.50/bale, in large bales, $50. Source: Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Dodge City, Kan. 6/16/08 Date: 6/10/08 Advertisement
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