Price for 535kg rye grass hay bales?

[South-Downs-Farmer]

Hi, I have 535kg rye grass hay bales 'made dry' summer 2019 to sell. What kind of price should I look to get? I have heard that there has been bit of a shortage (I come from southern England)… so could receive a higher price than what AHDB have been expecting. Has anyone had recent experience in this area who could tell me what they got?

 

[pgk]

Hi, I have 535kg rye grass hay bales 'made dry' summer 2019 to sell. What kind of price should I look to get? I have heard that there has been bit of a shortage (I come from southern England)… so could receive a higher price than what AHDB have been expecting. Has anyone had recent experience in this area who could tell me what they got?

Got 80 of 2400 x 1200 x 900 sat in shed around 500kg each, no interest. Been selling good ryegrass festulolium meadow hay 2400 x 1200 x 700 at £70t collected same ones were £135t last year.

 

[Grassman]

Hi, I have 535kg rye grass hay bales 'made dry' summer 2019 to sell. What kind of price should I look to get? I have heard that there has been bit of a shortage (I come from southern England)… so could receive a higher price than what AHDB have been expecting. Has anyone had recent experience in this area who could tell me what they got?

"Bit of a shortage"?
I have enough surplus stock of hay and haylage I don't need to cut a single field this year!

 

[DanM]

Hi, I have 535kg rye grass hay bales 'made dry' summer 2019 to sell. What kind of price should I look to get? I have heard that there has been bit of a shortage (I come from southern England)… so could receive a higher price than what AHDB have been expecting. Has anyone had recent experience in this area who could tell me what they got?

In Hampshire you’ll be lucky to get much more than £50/t

 

[pgk]

In Hampshire you’ll be lucky to get much more than £50/t

We were offered £60 but too good for that so could sit in shed but £70 leaves a bit of a margin, going to horsey folks.

 

[Grassman]

We were offered £60 but too good for that so could sit in shed but £70 leaves a bit of a margin, going to horsey folks.

£70 a tonne leaves a margin? Please tell me how. I got £70 tonne 35 years ago and didn't think it was really enough then!

 

[pgk]

No rent, no fert old machinery, contractor rows and bales, wont make me rich but neither poorer!?

 

[Grassman]

No rent, no fert old machinery, contractor rows and bales, wont make me rich but neither poorer!?

Yes I suppose if you don't put a value on the land. Sad situation when land is worthless.

 

[pgk]

No real value on my time either?still keeps me out of mischief and occasionally like last year it all came right!