Adequate quantities of good-quality domestic common orchardgrass will be available. Haymate and Benchmark will be available in very limited quantities. A good supply of common timothy should be available, but Certified Clair will be in very short supply. Bluegrass production fields look better than they have in several years. Bluegrass should be in good supply even with strong spring demand.
Prices are a little stronger than last year's.
Current price levels are lower than normal for perennial ryegrass. Annual ryegrass production was excellent. Strong overseeding in the South has used up a lot of production, but we project a small decrease in price for this spring. Hybrid corn seed producers in Indiana had to deal with a wet spring, a dry growing season and extreme heat at pollination time. These varieties top comparison ratings in gray leafspot resistance.