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Alfalfa Hay (US PPI Index)

Alfalfa hay price index (BLS PPI: Alfalfa Hay) — directly relevant to Alaf's own-grown forage line (900 ha) and imported forage cost comparisons.

Feed Additives & ForageLIVE
Price & Forecast
FRED / BLS PPI (alfalfa hay) · Index· as of Aug 2026
$422.71+3.6%
HistoricalForecastConfidence band
What drives this price
  • US West & Saudi harvest yields
  • Water availability & irrigation cost
  • Freight & container rates into GCC
  • Dairy/livestock forage demand

Related analysis

Feed Additives & Forage LIVE · FRED Market Data·Aug 1
Alfalfa Hay (Index) rallied sharply — +3.6% to 422.7

Alfalfa Hay (US PPI Index) rallied sharply to 422.7 (+3.6% month-over-month), raising input costs for Alaf. Source: BLS PPI: Alfalfa Hay (index proxy for forage cost).

ImpactsAlaf
Feed Additives & ForageHassad Food Intelligence·Jul 5

Alfalfa hay strengthens on tight West-coast supply

Spot alfalfa rose 1.3% on US West-coast yield concerns — relevant to Alaf's own-grown forage benchmarking and import-parity.

ImpactsAlaf
Key stats
SourceFRED / BLS PPI (alfalfa hay)
UnitIndex
CategoryFeed Additives & Forage · Forage
2Y change+43.3%
52-week range330 – 385
3M forecast · Moving avg-1.7%
Data source
ProviderFRED (St. Louis Fed)
SeriesBLS PPI: Alfalfa Hay (index proxy for forage cost)
FrequencyMonthly (BLS PPI, 1982=100)
Last dataAug 2026
PublishedOct 2026
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FetchedOct 11, 12:36 PM
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What this prices
Portfolio companies & products this benchmark drives.
Alaf Qatar

Animal Feed · Qatar

Camel FeedTMR BlendsAlfalfa & Rhodes Grass (own-grown)
Methodology

BLS Producer Price Index for Alfalfa Hay (series WPU01810101, 1982=100), sourced via FRED. Live monthly proxy for forage cost.