U.S. alfalfa-hay prices dropped by $2/ton and all-hay prices by $5/ton in June compared to the previous month’s totals, according to USDA’s Agricultural Prices report released June 27.
The overall average U.S. alfalfa price declined slightly to $222/ton in June compared with the May $224/ton average. It was only a bit higher than the June 2013 price of $220/ton. The average June all-hay price was $197/ton, a decrease of $5/ton compared to May's $202/ton figure. It averaged $2/ton less than the June 2013 per-ton price of $199.
A number of Western states paid even more for all hay last month than they did in May. Dry California’s average all-hay price for June was $264/ton, an $18 hike from its May level of $246/ton. From May to June, Washington all-hay prices jumped $26/ton to $225/ton, while Idaho prices leapt $25/ton to $218/ton. Oregon averaged a price increase of $12/ton to $220/ton and New Mexico increased $10/ton to $266/ton. Arizona's June average was $240/ton, the same price as reported the previous month. Nevada’s all-hay price settled at $230/ton, a $5/ton drop since May.
The nation's lowest all-hay prices were $89/ton in North Dakota, a drop of $11/ton from May's average, and $90/ton in Missouri, a $24/ton drop from the previous month’s total. The average price in Kentucky dropped to $112/ton, down from $130/ton in May.
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