Southeast Colorado alfalfa price forecasts, graded in public.

Retros

Each report's forecast, scored against real data as it comes out.

Track record: Interval coverage: 9 of 19 two-sided numeric ranges contained the outcome (+2 NEAR), across every graded prediction sheet. An independent audit notes that early grading mixed asks, delivered trades, and statewide averages with an assumed local basis rather than one clean comparable series. From the September report we grade against a single defined target: completed SE Colorado FOB-farm commercial trades of 100+ tons, with months lacking one marked UNOBSERVABLE.

RetroStatus
Retro: September 2026 Hay ReportIN PROGRESS — 1 of 12 rows graded Oct 2, 2026 (Sep 24 AMS); the rest grade Oct 8 – Oct 30
Retro: Late-August 2026 Hay ReportGRADED — Sep 10 AMS + ENSO rows on Sep 19; August price rows on Oct 2 (all 11 rows final)
Retro: August 2026 Hay ReportGRADED — Aug 12–13 rows on Aug 18; July price rows on Sep 19 (final: 4 of 13)
Retro: July 2026 Hay ReportGRADED Aug 8, 2026
Retro: April 2026 Forecast & WatchlistGRADED Jul 11, 2026