Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker

[Henarar]

Terrible August and very wet, no straw to be had this year as them orable farmers haven't got time, no good av to sell the coows.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Hardly any straw down in the Midlands Through Herefordshire , Winter Barley seems done what there was off it and mosts seems to have gone on lorries :hell of a lot moved last week ,

 

[Henarar]

Hardly any straw down in the Midlands Through Herefordshire , Winter Barley seems done what there was off it and mosts seems to have gone on lorries :hell of a lot moved last week ,

You are clutching at staws now (literally) its August now its all over way to late for straw, forget it.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

BREAKING NEWS !!!!!
It's August... harvest is now officially late . Straw crops ruined ! Arable farmers in Tears
Livestock men suicidal ...worrying where their straw is coming from ........
...and suddenly a heatwave appears

 

[Derrick Hughes]

You are clutching at staws now (literally) its August now its all over way to late for straw, forget it.

As I've never been short of straw I can only assume that my regular suppliers are in a better state than last year , not spoken to them though , but at this moment there is the potential for a tsunami of straw if the weather come half decent

 

[Hfd Cattle]

As I've never been short of straw I can only assume that my regular suppliers are in a better state than last year , not spoken to them though , but at this moment there is the potential for a tsunami of straw if the weather come half decent

Some of the crops I've been through recently are huge and still standing up. A lot of work will be achieved in 10 days of sunny weather ....when it comes

 

[7610 super q]

This thread never disappoints.

 

[Spencer]

This thread is like the magic roundabout

 

[Derrick Hughes]

This thread never disappoints.

Just shows how unpredictable it has become , swings and roundabouts

 

[7610 super q]

Just shows how unpredictable it has become , swings and roundabouts

As someone who relies on contractors, I don't like to see work backing up. We have the same " It's still only July " quotes every year. Then it's " It's still only mid August "..........
The last storm flattened some of mine. I don't want anymore wet weather at all.
Some on here seem to think straw ( sorry, I meant waste product ) is made in a factory outside Milton Keynes.

 

[Sid]

BREAKING NEWS !!!!!
It's August... harvest is now officially late . Straw crops ruined ! Arable farmers in Tears
Livestock men suicidal ...worrying where their straw is coming from ........
...and suddenly a heatwave appears

Heatwave hasn't shown itself down here yet this morning

 

[fieldfarmer]

I can see the job from both sides,having livestock and straw for sale (in a good year) .I will not sell straw for less than £100/t loaded on your trailer,there is too much work and cost in the job these days,any less and I will store it until it is wanted.It certainly is not a by product!

A post I could have written myself, although I will start loading at £75./ ton. Most I sell too have asked for two more loads than normal "you know, too store for next year" so there's not going to be much I can chop this season. I will happily chop if cutting in the dark with heavy rain on the forecast before daylight, even in a big livestock area.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

As someone who relies on contractors, I don't like to see work backing up. We have the same " It's still only July " quotes every year. Then it's " It's still only mid August "..........
The last storm flattened some of mine. I don't want anymore wet weather at all.
Some on here seem to think straw ( sorry, I meant waste product ) is made in a factory outside Milton Keynes.

I think perhaps you need to stop thinking of it as a waste produce , the market is massive
I'm in the same boat with my horse haylage , still got a fair bit to do
As for straw , any man and his dog can get in a wagon go and beg a load of straw for nothing and undercut the market , while the rest of us are left to pick up the pieces in a year when straw is short , my loyal gang of suppliers kept me going last winter and I refuse to try and beg it of them when there is a supposed glutt ,

 

[An Gof]

Trouble is down here one cheap load delivered on a lorry becomes “the price”
Last year those that had it off the field had a bargain. They were regulars and we stood by them. Considering how prices moved they had a hell of a deal. Want £5/t more than last year now and it’s the end of the world.
Most livestock guys haven’t a clue about the “true” cost of straw. Even at SW prices it’s a pretty close thing whether it’s worth baling it, especially with our catchy weather.

 

[Full of bull(s)]

As someone who relies on contractors, I don't like to see work backing up. We have the same " It's still only July " quotes every year. Then it's " It's still only mid August "..........
The last storm flattened some of mine. I don't want anymore wet weather at all.
Some on here seem to think straw ( sorry, I meant waste product ) is made in a factory outside Milton Keynes.

The bedding I’m now using IS made in a factory and the amount of money it is saving me per week means I certainly won’t be begging cap in hand to arable farmers for straw at any price

 

[Henarar]

Trouble is down here one cheap load delivered on a lorry becomes “the price”
Last year those that had it off the field had a bargain. They were regulars and we stood by them. Considering how prices moved they had a hell of a deal. Want £5/t more than last year now and it’s the end of the world.
Most livestock guys haven’t a clue about the “true” cost of straw. Even at SW prices it’s a pretty close thing whether it’s worth baling it, especially with our catchy weather.

In catchy weather or rather rain delayed harvest it will most likely be fit to bale behind the combine and a baler is faster than a combine in the main [I caught up 4 one day, one twice] so if you haven't got the capacity to get it baled and shifted then get that sorted out

 

[Henarar]

As someone who relies on contractors, I don't like to see work backing up. We have the same " It's still only July " quotes every year. Then it's " It's still only mid August "..........
The last storm flattened some of mine. I don't want anymore wet weather at all.
Some on here seem to think straw ( sorry, I meant waste product ) is made in a factory outside Milton Keynes.

Can't you find an old Ford combine

 

[Henarar]

my loyal gang of suppliers kept me going last winter and I refuse to try and beg it of them when there is a supposed glutt ,

yep best way

 

[Newboy2020]

I think perhaps you need to stop thinking of it as a waste produce , the market is massive
I'm in the same boat with my horse haylage , still got a fair bit to do
As for straw , any man and his dog can get in a wagon go and beg a load of straw for nothing and undercut the market , while the rest of us are left to pick up the pieces in a year when straw is short , my loyal gang of suppliers kept me going last winter and I refuse to try and beg it of them when there is a supposed glutt ,

Anyone turning , baling , stacking and loading straw ex field for less than £25 a ton is loosing money .
Any one hauling straw to a barn and storing it for less than £15 a ton is loosing money
Any one hauling straw for less than £35 a ton is loosing money .
Many don’t realise there loosing money till they want to replace there machinary .
Barley straw needs baling if they want to grow a winter crop so should be cheaper than wheat in the swath because it’s expensive to chop and incorporate then there’s the slug issues !
Any one selling wheat straw in the swath for less that £40 a ton is loosing money .

 

[Henarar]

This thread never disappoints.

How have you got on telling your grain merchant they have to increase the price or you will chop in ?