2024 wrap prices.

Claasact1

Member
Mixed Farmer
Can anyone explain how a roll of wrap at £60 ish wraps 20 bales so £3 per bale of wrap yet a baling contractor charges £11 per bale wrapped and £3 per bale unwrapped
Does it cost £4 per bale to put the wrap on?
Making 500 bales a year would be £2000 against a wrapper.
For the last couple of years if you went to your local merchant and bought say 10 rolls of decent quality wrap you would be paying £85 + for a roll of wrap so more like £4.25 per bale just in plastic most contractors are £4 + for round baling alone then add to that they could be waiting to get paid £11 starts to look very reasonable. If the contractor decides to buy 6 pallets in January to save some money that’s his decision not the customer.
 

Claasact1

Member
Mixed Farmer
Yea but don't you know that £4 a bale is just for the wrapper, so contractors are raking it in every farmer should go buy their own wrapper theyd save a fortune
Farmers may as well buy their own balers also because when they all get their own wrappers contractors will sell their combi balers and say sod it.
 

Happy

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Location
Scotland
Could it be coming back a bit?
Phoned merchant today about prices. Said they’d been offered a couple of new to them brands around the £57-£58mark.
Advised to hold off as they are waiting on Silawrap coming out with a price but thought it would be there or thereabouts.
 
Could it be coming back a bit?
Phoned merchant today about prices. Said they’d been offered a couple of new to them brands around the £57-£58mark.
Advised to hold off as they are waiting on Silawrap coming out with a price but thought it would be there or thereabouts.
Silawrap is 3 layer i'm sure. Had from Davidsons before and it was not the best.
 

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