September 2017 Board Book

California Alfalfa Hay WeeklyWeighted Average Prices ($/Ton) − 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

7,400

$255-$270

825

$260-$270

700

$255-$270

2,860

$255-$275

Supreme

800

$240-$250

580

$240-$250

2,250

$240-$255

1,450

$245-$255

Premium

3,425

$205-$235

1,600

$210-$230

3,470

$211-$245

3,850

$215-$245

Good

2,613

$170-$195

750

$170-$185

475

$176-$185

2,025

$165-$185

Fair

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

Source: The Hoyt Report, Inc.

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.

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