Hay price per tonne

[D14]

What’s the current rate off the field baled? Northants. Trying to work out if it’s viable to do a late cut on a 50ac field. We sold cut 1 for silage, cut 2 just gone today as hayledge and now thinking whether a straight hay is viable? I’d be using contractors to make the hay for me other than putting some N on now we’d do ourself.

 

[neilo]

It'll be well into September before it would want cutting again, which would be a gamble for making hay I would have thought, especially from lush, young regrowth.

There must be plenty of fodder about in most areas, which will only depress prices. Letting it for sheep grazing in the Autumn might be a better option, if there are any locally?

 

[Agrivator]

why not make the third cut as haylage?

 

[Skintagain]

It won’t be worth this diesel this year

 

[Farmerdunk]

Hay is £8.50 in our local feed supplies. He can’t get enough

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I expect big bales be around £60 ton maybe bit less , small bales they can hardly give away , saw £1.70 today

 

[bobk]

Takes some making 2nd cut hay , probably should've cut last week .

 

[Farmerdunk]

I expect big bales be around £60 ton maybe bit less , small bales they can hardly give away , saw £1.70 today

Our local food suppliers selling for £8.50 for small hay. He has got a demand at that price as well!

 

[Hfd Cattle]

4 string bales 7' £22
4' rounds £20 is what I've been getting except 40 weathered rounds i let another TFFer have for £10 just to clear them up .

 

[Werzle]

4ft rounds £15 off the field and small bales £2.50 i have seen sold