Ag Alert. October 19, 2022

Agricultural Market Review

Quotations are the latest available for the week ending October 14, 2022 Year Ago Week Ago Latest Week Livestock Slaughter Steers – 5-Area Average Select & Choice, 1150–1460 lbs., $ per cwt. 124 143-144 145-148 Hogs – Average hog, 51-52% lean, Iowa-Minn. market, $ per cwt. 85.87 91.08 91.93 Slaughter Lambs – $ per cwt. 125–175 lbs. National weekly live sales 225-257.17 118.07 123.88 Field crops – basis prompt shipment Barley – U.S. No. 2, $ per cwt. Truck, Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock No Quote No Quote No Quote Cotton – ¢ per lb., Middling 1 3/32” Fresno spot market 88.05 75.76 75.65 Corn – U.S. No. 2 yellow $ per bu. trucked 6.68 9.05 9.42 Alfalfa Hay – $ per ton, quality*, FOB Region 1, Northern Inter-mountain 240-250 (P/S) 350 (S/G) 370 (S) Region 2, Sacramento Valley No Quote No Quote No Quote Region 3, Northern San Joaquin Valley No Quote No Quote 400 (P/S) Region 4, Central San Joaquin Valley 280-305 (P/S) No Quote 440 (P/S) Region 5, Southern California No Quote 24.50 (P, per bale) 24.50 per bale) Region 6, Southeast Interior 245-275 (P/S) 390 (P) 450 (P) Oat Hay – $ per ton, quality*, FOB Northern California, dairy No Quote No Quote No Quote Oats – U.S. No. 2 white, $ per cwt. Statewide, trucked price No Quote No Quote No Quote

Will Weiss, assistant general manager of Bella Vista Farming Co. in Lake County, prepares to taste a winegrape to de- termine its brix and phenolic ripeness.

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he described as “useful and fascinating in all the ways that meeting other farmers from around the state always is.” Having been to other trade-association meetings through the years, he said he appreciates being able to connect with a broad network of farmers and would like his local YF&R to serve as an opportunity for young farmers in the region to gather and share ideas. “I hope to use YF&R as one more forum or avenue toward creating a community of hopefully cooperative and generally productive peers in the ag industry here in Lake County,” Weiss said. (Ching Lee is an assistant editor of Ag Alert. She may be contacted at clee@cfbf.com.)

mechanical grape harvesters, Weiss noted, adding if the farm were to do everything by hand, “we would need a considerably larger workforce than even what we have.” “When growing winegrapes, your big- gest costs throughout the year are abso- lutely harvesting and pruning,” he said. As a board member of the Lake County Farm Bureau, Weiss said he and a couple of friends are trying to restart the county Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers chapter. The program comprises active ag- riculturists between the ages of 18 and 35. Weiss said he attended the YF&R sum- mer conference in San Luis Obispo, which

Dry Beans – Grower FOB prices Baby Limas, $ per cwt, (sacked) Large Limas, $ per cwt. (sacked) Blackeye, $ per cwt. (sacked)

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Rice – Milled No. 1 Head, FOB No. Calif. mills Medium grain, $ per cwt. Wheat – U.S. No. 2 or better, winter, $ per cwt. 13% protein, Los Angeles, trucked price

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14.75 (No. 1) No Quote Provided by the California Farm Bureau as a service to Farm Bureau members. Information supplied by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Market News Branch. * ADF=Acid detergent fiber; (S) = Supreme/<27%ADF; (P) = Premium/27-29; (G) = Good/29-32; (F) = Fair/32-35. No Quote

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