USDA Montana Hay                                   05/17 11:45
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Montana Direct Hay Report

                               Released on May 17, 2024
 
Direct Hay Weighted Average Report for week ending 05/17/2024
 
                                      VOLUME
                    This Week         Last Reported         Last Year
                                       (05/06/2024)
Tons:
      Hay           60                  8205                                    
      Straw                             40                                      
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      Total         60                  8245                                    
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Compared to last week: Hay was too lightly tested to develop any market trend.
Hay sales were very light this week following the most recent rain as 
buyers showed lighter demand for old crop hay.
Hay supplies remain heavy as many producers have lots of carry over from 
last year.
Many producers are carrying over 1,500-5,000 tons, depending on the size 
of the operation, especially in central Montana.
Locations from the rocky mountain front west missed the two most recent 
rain storms and conditions remain dry.
Many are content to carry hay over into the next crop year and hope demand 
continues to improve as western conditions remain dry.
Demand for straw is light as heavy straw supplies continue to be seen 
especially in the northern portion of the state.
According to the drought monitor 38.81% of the state is in Moderate drought 
or worse, down 4.56% from last week.
9.36% of the state is in an Severe drought or worse, down 3.33% from last week.
1.47% of the state is in Extreme drought or worse, unchanged from last week.
The biggest improvement to the drought was in areas labeled as abnormally 
dry with fell from 85.90% to 61.31%, a decrease of 24.59% for the 
week.

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Hay Conventional
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Timothy Grass Fair Per Ton
                        Qty   Price Range Wtd    Freight/   Description Crop Age
                                          Avg    Use
                        ---   ----------- ---    ---------- ----------- --------
 Small Square           20        210.0   210    F.O.B.                         

Timothy Grass Premium Per Ton
                        Qty   Price Range Wtd    Freight/   Description Crop Age
                                          Avg    Use
                        ---   ----------- ---    ---------- ----------- --------
 Small Square           40        270.0   270    F.O.B.