Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker

[Werzle]

What a difference a year makes, neighbour had 7 silage bales to acre in last years drought from a p.pasture crop, 11 today! Second cuts are also cropping near enough as much as 1st cuts too.

 

[RhysT]

We had 120 rounds off 10 acres today. Cut on Wednesday eve. Will make lovely haylage.

 

[FarmerDanC]

Barn Stored Wheat and Barley Straw in 120x70 Bales For Sale South Norfolk

 

[marshbarn]

Can someone post me the link to nock deighton standing straw date and places please

 

[som farmer]

anyone going to be brave enough to put up a price for straw this season? we are currently having last years in, at roughly £80 tonne delivered, we think that's about right, but new crop price ?

 

[roscoe erf]

anyone going to be brave enough to put up a price for straw this season? we are currently having last years in, at roughly £80 tonne delivered, we think that's about right, but new crop price ?

what distance is it travelling

 

[som farmer]

80 miles, straw off salsbury plain goes down to devon/cornwall, our supplier didn't rip us of last year, so if it is a bit dearer, we don't mind, as quality is good, just really need a clue going forward,
mind you, there is a barnful of straw next door, the price wasn't high enough last year, so he's kept it for this year !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Skintagain]

80 miles, straw off salsbury plain goes down to devon/cornwall, our supplier didn't rip us of last year, so if it is a bit dearer, we don't mind, as quality is good, just really need a clue going forward,
mind you, there is a barnful of straw next door, the price wasn't high enough last year, so he's kept it for this year !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jesus wept only way that barn will get emptied is with a fire then!!

 

[som farmer]

Jesus wept only way that barn will get emptied is with a fire then!!

no, he's given up smoking, I've also known put stuff in the scrap bin, because no one would pay what he thought it was worth, 4 years ago I offered him £2500 for a straw blower, strong money, but I knew it had been looked after, no ,£4000, he put it in a sale a year later made £820. tried to sell a keenan, old but good, £3500 he wanted, made £180 at the same sale. takes all sorts.

 

[andybk]

no, he's given up smoking, I've also known put stuff in the scrap bin, because no one would pay what he thought it was worth, 4 years ago I offered him £2500 for a straw blower, strong money, but I knew it had been looked after, no ,£4000, he put it in a sale a year later made £820. tried to sell a keenan, old but good, £3500 he wanted, made £180 at the same sale. takes all sorts.

did you buy or bid up ?

 

[andybk]

What a difference a year makes, neighbour had 7 silage bales to acre in last years drought from a p.pasture crop, 11 today! Second cuts are also cropping near enough as much as 1st cuts too.

Trouble is wont be worth f,all next winter now, prob cheaper to buy it in .I have made enough for next winter of half the acreage this year , but will have to cut the rest at some point , try and make small bale hay i suppose and sell it out the field .

 

[DRC]

Just been sat down reading the last few pages of this thread.
I think I’ve costed my first cut to £22 a bale for what will hopefully be 800 bales of horse quality haylage. We’re lucky we’re in a good area and have a good customer base. We use about 500 rounds ourself for our own horses and usually buy in around 1500 - 2000 hay and haylage.
Will be hoping for 400 bales of second cut if we can get first off in the next 3 weeks but not overly optimistic!

I must remember you when I’ve Haylage to sell.

 

[som farmer]

did you buy or bid up ?

neither, just made sure he knew that I knew, comment. win some lose some, he's got a good forager in a shed, been there 10 yrs, - no-one will offer him what he thinks its worth, its now 10 yrs older

 

[Werzle]

Trouble is wont be worth f,all next winter now, prob cheaper to buy it in .I have made enough for next winter of half the acreage this year , but will have to cut the rest at some point , try and make small bale hay i suppose and sell it out the field .

Great isnt it, been offered a hundred silage bales at £12 off the field already.

 

[kfpben]

Great isnt it, been offered a hundred silage bales at £12 off the field already.

I’m sure 9 years in 10 I’d be better off just buying in silage round here.

It’s just a year like last that would be a nightmare.

 

[Skintagain]

Trouble is a lot come with free docks

 

[Werzle]

I’m sure 9 years in 10 I’d be better off just buying in silage round here.

It’s just a year like last that would be a nightmare.

Last two winters would of broken anybody buying in all there forage but over the last ten years it would of evened out.

 

[Celt83]

Trouble is a lot come with free docks

The boys around here love throwing them in for free!!

 

[som farmer]

6 string wrapped, £19 delivered!!!!!!!

 

[jellybean]

Great isnt it, been offered a hundred silage bales at £12 off the field already.

Wrapped or unwrapped and what quality?