Hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend remembering our military and family. Compared to the last report demand remains good, trade activity remains slow, and prices remained mostly steady. New crop prices are starting to show up, a little later than usual, but they are there with not much difference from current ‘22 crop pricing. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor for May 23rd following the previous week’s substantial drought relief, mostly dry weather returned across the High Plains. However, locally heavy showers continued in parts of eastern Colorado and southern and western Kansas, leading to some additional reductions in the coverage of moderate to exceptional drought (D1 to D4). The categorical percent area for Abnormally dry conditions (D0) increased to near 8.5%, moderate drought (D1) remained at 10%, severe drought (D2) remained near 11%, extreme drought (D3) remained near 24%, and exceptional drought (D4) remained near 35.5%. ** Prices below reflect the average price. There could be prices higher and lower than those published. FULL REPORT

Southwest Kansas
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground and delivered steady, movement slow. Alfalfa: horse, supreme small squares 14.00-15.00/bale. Dairy, 1.40-1.50/point RFV. Good, Stock or Dry Cow 300.00-315.00. Grinding alfalfa, large rounds, 295.00-300.00, new crop 295.00-305.00, large square 3×4’s and 4×4’s 305.00-315.00, new crop 310.00-320.00 Ground and delivered locally to feed lots and dairies 340.00-350.00, new crop 350.00-355.00. Alfalfa/grass hay mix ground and delivered 310.00-320.00; Grass Hay: Bluestem: 155.00-165.00. The week of 5/21-5/24, 6,598T of grinding alfalfa and 325T of dairy alfalfa was reported bought or sold.

South Central Kansas
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, and alfalfa pellets steady, ground and delivered steady to 5.00 lower, movement slow. Alfalfa: horse, small squares 325.00/ton. Dairy 1.40-1.50/point RFV. Good, Stock cow, 295.00-305.00. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, large rounds 295.00-305.00 delivered, 3×4 and 4×4’s 295.00-305.00 delivered, new crop 310.00-320.00. Alfalfa ground and delivered 315.00-325.00; Alfalfa/Soybean: ground and delivered 295.00-310.00. Alfalfa pellets: Sun cured 15 pct protein 325.00-335.00, 17 pct protein 345.00-350.00, Dehydrated 17 pct 395.00-400.00. Grass Hay: Bluestem, none reported. The week of 5/21-5/27, 6,192.5T of grinding alfalfa and 0T of dairy alfalfa was reported bought or sold.

Southeast Kansas
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa steady, grass hay steady to 5.00 higher, movement slow. Alfalfa: horse or goat, none reported. Dairy 1.40-1.50/point RFV. Good, stock cow 260.00-270.00. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, large rounds none reported, large square 3×4 275.00-285.00; Grass hay: Bluestem, small squares 170.00-180.00, good 3×4 squares 165.00-175.00, large round 145.00-155.00. Brome, large square 190.00-200.00 delivered. The week of 5/21-5/27, 840T of grass hay was reported bought or sold.

Northwest Kansas
Dairy alfalfa and grinding alfalfa steady, movement slow. Alfalfa: Horse or goat, small squares 300.00-320.00, 3×3 squares 305.00-320.00 delivered. Dairy, Premium/Supreme 1.40-1.50/point RFV. Stock cow, fair/good 295.00-300.00. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, large square 3×4’s 295.00-310.00.

North Central-Northeast Kansas
Dairy alfalfa, ground/delivered steady, grinding alfalfa mixed, and bluestem grass hay steady to 5.00 lower, movement slow. Alfalfa: Dairy 1.40-1.50/point RFV; Horse hay, premium small squares, 12.50-13.50/bale, 3×4’s 290.00-300.00; Stock Cow 3×4’s 230.00-240.00. Fair/good, grinding alfalfa, large rounds 250.00-260.00 delivered, large square 3×4’s 285.00-295.00 delivered, new crop 290.00-300.00 fob; Alfalfa ground and delivered 280.00-300.00; Alfalfa/Prairie grass mix ground and delivered 270.00-275.00. Grass hay: Bluestem, small squares none reported, large 3×4 squares 145.00-155.00, good large rounds 145.00-155.00. Brome: large rounds, 150.00-160.00. Sudan: large round 130.00-150.00. Wheat straw: large squares 120.00-130.00. Corn stalks: large squares 135.00-145.00 delivered. The week of 5/21-5/27, 622T of grinding alfalfa and 515T of dairy alfalfa was reported bought or sold.

THIS HAS BEEN YOUR KANSAS HAY MARKET REPORT. THIS IS KIM NETTLETON WITH THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MANHATTAN, KS

Ecostrat wants to buy large amounts of wheat straw and corn stover in Kansas. Their main customers are mushroom producers and straw processing plants. If there’s enough straw in a specific area, they can organize baling. Ecostrat is open to work with large growers and straw aggregators alike. Please contact Shamri Hamit at (416) -968-8884 x 241 or shamri@ecostrat.com for more information.