Nevada Hay Prices State Report                                                Nevada hay prices for November were up for All Hay and Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, while All Other Hay price dipped slightly. The All Hay price came in at $105.00 per ton with Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures at $103.00 per ton and All Other Hay at $122.00 per ton. October hay prices were $100.00 for All Hay, $98.00 for Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, and $120.00 for All Other Hay. National Report On the national level for November, All Other Hay price, Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures price, and All Hay were down compared to October. All Hay came in at $86.20 per ton, Alfalfa at $94.00 per ton, and All Other Hay at $67.80 per ton. October hay prices for the U. S. were $89.80 for All Hay, $97.80 for Alfalfa, and $68.60 for All Other Hay. Data Reliability                                                These prices are the result of our monthly Hay Prices Received by Farmers survey. Reporters include both producers and dealers. These prices represent average price at point of first sale for all grades and qualities sold. The average price concept is that price which would result from dividing the total dollars received by all farmers, before any marketing charges are deducted, by total quantity sold.

Nevada Hay Prices

State Report

                                               Nevada hay prices for November were up for All Hay and Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, while All Other Hay price dipped slightly. The All Hay price came in at $105.00 per ton with Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures at $103.00 per ton and All Other Hay at $122.00 per ton. October hay prices were $100.00 for All Hay, $98.00 for Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, and $120.00 for All Other Hay.

National Report

On the national level for November, All Other Hay price, Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures price, and All Hay were down compared to October. All Hay came in at $86.20 per ton, Alfalfa at $94.00 per ton, and All Other Hay at $67.80 per ton. October hay prices for the U. S. were $89.80 for All Hay, $97.80 for Alfalfa, and $68.60 for All Other Hay.

Data Reliability

                                               These prices are the result of our monthly Hay Prices Received by Farmers survey. Reporters include both producers and dealers. These prices represent average price at point of first sale for all grades and qualities sold. The average price concept is that price which would result from dividing the total dollars received by all farmers, before any marketing charges are deducted, by total quantity sold.

November Weather Summary

              Several winter storms passed through the State during the month bringing significant precipitation and lower temperatures. Storms early in the month carried widespread lightning, but the moisture prevented fires. Mountain snowpacks swelled during the month and snow levels fell to the valley floors of northern Nevada toward the end of the month. Las Vegas had record rainfalls and several record low temperatures were recorded in the north. Cattle shipping was active during the month and cows were being pregnancy checked. The winter feeding season for livestock began. Onion, potato, and garlic shipping continued. Equipment maintenance was common and grower meetings were being held.

Station	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal-Temp	Total Precipitation	Departure from Normal-Precip
	--------degrees--------		-------inches------
Reno	40.3	-0.6	1.53	.73
Winnemucca	36.0	-1.4	1.28	.48
Elko	34.2	-0.3	0.87	-.18
Ely	32.2	-1.3	0.94	.31
Las Vegas	53.7	-1.3	1.71	1.40

2 Information for Nevada Agriculture

Hired Workers Down, Wage Rates Up

            There were 1.17 million hired workers on the Nation’s farms and ranches the week of October 10-16, 2004, down 2 percent from a year ago. There were 851 thousand workers hired directly by farm operators. Agricultural service employees on farms and ranches made up the remaining 322 thousand workers. Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage rate of $9.30 per hour during the October 2004 survey week, up 25 cents from a year earlier. Field workers received an average of $8.60 per hour, up 18 cents from last October. Livestock workers earned $8.91 per hour compared with $8.64 a year earlier. The Field and Livestock worker combined wage rate, at $8.67 was up 20 cents from last year. The number of hours worked averaged 40.5 hours for hired workers during the survey week, up 1 percent from a year ago.

            The Mountain II Region, comprised of Nevada, Utah, and Colorado, saw a decrease in number of hired farm workers, going to 16,000 from 20,000. Farm workers in the region worked an average of 41.6 hours during the survey week, up from 41.5 hours last year. Hired workers were paid an average of $9.40 per hour, compared to $8.97 per hour in 2003.

HIRED WORKERS: NUMBER AND HOURS WORKED, October 2003-2004

	Mountain II Region		United States
	Oct 12-18, 2003	Oct 10-16, 2004	Oct 12-18, 2003	Oct 10-16, 2004
	1,000		1,000
Number of Workers	20	19	891	851
Employed 150 Days or More/1	15	14	626	605
Employed 149 Days or More/1	5	5	265	246
	Hours per Week		Hours per Week
Number of Hours Worked	41.5	41.6	40.2	40.5

^{/1 Expected to be employed}

HIRED WORKERS: WAGES RATES FOR TYPE OF WORKER, October 2003-2004