Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker

[Skintagain]

The tight prices in dairying led to cash flow problems 3 years ago so they halved the summer stock orders leading to much increased winter demand and prices.

Perfect storm for many reasons

 

[Derrick Hughes]

This year will definitely remind people to stock up early that’s for sure if they can do of course

Be prepared ti pay heavy fpr it off the field .my adviser whos never wrong as just said crops will be light and straw will be short

 

[Skintagain]

Be prepared ti pay heavy fpr it off the field .my adviser whos never wrong as just said crops will be light and straw will be short

Probably be cheaper to buy through winter this next year....

 

[Derrick Hughes]

The tight prices in dairying led to cash flow problems 3 years ago so they halved the summer stock orders leading to much increased winter demand and prices.

i have never sold much off the field .sell as much in Aprill as i do in August

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Probably be cheaper to buy through winter this next year....

Cant see it being any dearer unles harvest is a total washout

 

[puntabrava]

i have never sold much off the field .sell as much in Aprill as i do in August

I had one customer used to take 25 loads at harvest

 

[William Mellor]

Wanted round bale silage, ideally good quality suitable for dairy cows but anything considered even haylage. Derbyshire area

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Wanted round bale silage, ideally good quality suitable for dairy cows but anything considered even haylage. Derbyshire area

Fair bit of pit silage about

 

[puntabrava]

Fair bit of pit silage about

Devon is full of round and square silage.

 

[William Mellor]

Devon is a bit to far from me, haulage would be a big issue

 

[Forever Fendt]

Wanted round bale silage, ideally good quality suitable for dairy cows but anything considered even haylage. Derbyshire area

about 250 round bales very good quality haylage first cut new seeds baled and chopped with Mchale 550 and well wrapped ,and about 80 very average silage

 

[Sid]

Devon is full of round and square silage.

Slowly disappearing! Prices are starting to firm up

 

[Goffer]

Judging by the shape of heavy land in Yorkshire straw is gonna be short, less crops in the ground to start with , weather doing nothing for winter crop at moment apart from drowning it and the likely hood of spring barely being drilled on heavy land to do better than cuckoo corn all point to a realistic tight situation. Weather has a month to dictate the situation.

 

[puntabrava]

Slowly disappearing! Prices are starting to firm up

Don’t say that I’m going to need a load myself I reckon.

 

[D14]

Judging by the shape of heavy land in Yorkshire straw is gonna be short, less crops in the ground to start with , weather doing nothing for winter crop at moment apart from drowning it and the likely hood of spring barely being drilled on heavy land to do better than cuckoo corn all point to a realistic tight situation. Weather has a month to dictate the situation.

I would agree with this as there seems to be far more land destined for spring crops than normal. Since christmas I've been away twice for a couple of short breaks and driving in opposite directions on motorways up and down the country the bare fields are very noticeable. I haven't seen many poor looking winter wheat crops though as what we saw looked ok from the roads.

 

[Henarar]

Judging by the shape of heavy land in Yorkshire straw is gonna be short, less crops in the ground to start with , weather doing nothing for winter crop at moment apart from drowning it and the likely hood of spring barely being drilled on heavy land to do better than cuckoo corn all point to a realistic tight situation. Weather has a month to dictate the situation.

last time we had a long winter like this 2012/13 I thought straw would be short the next autumn in the end I baled the best crop of spring barley straw I have ever baled in fact it was one of the best crops of any straw I have ever baled and I have chased a few combines in my time
truth is you just don't know

 

[Goffer]

last time we had a long winter like this 2012/13 I thought straw would be short the next autumn in the end I baled the best crop of spring barley straw I have ever baled in fact it was one of the best crops of any straw I have ever baled and I have chased a few combines in my time
truth is you just don't know

this maybe true on some kinder land but heavyland has taken a beating since August 2017 and many didn't get chance to sort the damage from combines and balers before winter . Lot of stock within 20 miles of us and those guys are short already. Prime example is one estate usually part with 700 acre of straw to various homes , that estate has 330 empty unploughed which you can do jack all , can duplicate you too plenty more examples without trying too hard .

 

[Henarar]

this maybe true on some kinder land but heavyland has taken a beating since August 2017 and many didn't get chance to sort the damage from combines and balers before winter . Lot of stock within 20 miles of us and those guys are short already. Prime example is one estate usually part with 700 acre of straw to various homes , that estate has 330 empty unploughed which you can do jack all , can duplicate you too plenty more examples without trying too hard .

it was heavy land

 

[Derrick Hughes]

problem is on the downs they should be drilling barley now .if it goes in late and the ground dries out quick it will be a desater again for spring crops

 

[bobk]

problem is on the downs they should be drilling barley now .if it goes in late and the ground dries out quick it will be a desater again for spring crops

Oh well , more money made in a shortage than a glut .