Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker

[gone up the hill]

Anyone Know what prices were like at Kivell's straw sale at Exeter today?

Didn't have time to go.

 

[Werzle]

Prices at the sale today well down ain't worth selling at some prices today best put the choppers in, ww some sub £40 s barley some sub £30 an acre at those prices you are just watching your money go up the road as well as organic matter.
In my book anything sub £50-60 an acre ain't worth the hassle choppers in.

I would be happy to pay £50 every year but then the arable boys see the £ signs when we have a year like last year and get greedy so this year i will try to get my own back and level the playing field

 

[gone up the hill]

Large standing straw tonight ( Somerset )

Very hard to follow trade,

A couple of farms WW made anything from £80/110 acre.

The rest generally £32/ 45 acre with some around the £65 mark.

OSR a hell of a trade and some of it making £40/48 acre!

Winter barley, same comments as the Wheat, odd lot £100+ acre but some lots down around the £40 and upto around the £70 acre mark!

@Brisel

 

[Werzle]

Few sales i have had reports from so far, wheat upto £80/acre at one sale but averaged about £60 and at another wheat averaged £55/acre. Rape £20/ acre and ryegrass about £50/acre. Prices usually drop as the sales go on.

 

[DRC]

Few sales i have had reports from so far, wheat upto £80/acre at one sale but averaged about £60 and at another wheat averaged £55/acre. Rape £20/ acre and ryegrass about £50/acre. Prices usually drop as the sales go on.

Any winter barley prices

 

[Werzle]

Any winter barley prices

No sorry, i didnt ask.

 

[lloyd]

Few sales i have had reports from so far, wheat upto £80/acre at one sale but averaged about £60 and at another wheat averaged £55/acre. Rape £20/ acre and ryegrass about £50/acre. Prices usually drop as the sales go on.

Was that sale Herefordshire?

 

[Werzle]

Was that sale Herefordshire?

Bordering i would imagine, i think one was Mcartneys and the other was ross market auctioneers

 

[Dolomite]

16 acres of grass. Drilled last backend and just mown. Lovely thick lush crop which will make great hay. Located near Worksop just off the A57.

Pm to discuss price and square or rounds.

 

[Werzle]

Any winter barley prices

£50

 

[DRC]

£50

Thanks.

 

[principal skinner]

Acre or ton? whats a fair price for barley straw in the swath per ton this year?

 

[Brisel]

Acre or ton? whats a fair price for barley straw in the swath per ton this year?

I do mine by the tonne. It seems fairer in dry years when the bulk isn't there. The downside is that the baler driver is less incentivised to pick it all up... I work on around 1 t/ac for spring barley & 1.5 t/ac for wheat. Last year wheat did nearer 2 t/ac & I dare say better farmers with healthier soils get more straw/ac than I do on my depleted chalk.

 

[7610 super q]

£50

Per bale ?

 

[Werzle]

Per bale ?

Aye dream on, trades on the slide with nowhere near the demand of last year. £50 will buy two acres of wheat before the weeks out

 

[7610 super q]

Aye dream on, trades on the slide with nowhere near the demand of last year. £50 will buy two acres of wheat before the weeks out

Oh, never mind, I'm sure the NFU will bail us arable farmers out.........

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Oh, never mind, I'm sure the NFU will bail us arable farmers out.........

Yea, like they bailed out us beef and sheep boys?

 

[D14]

Any idea on new cut hay in 80x70x200 sized bale? Northants.

 

[Henarar]

Oh, never mind, I'm sure the NFU will bail us arable farmers out.........

yea I know its tough or you with wheat only being 50 quid a ton at the moment

 

[curly]

Standing straw sale last night at North Petherton Somerset
886ac Winter Wheat 57 pounds average/acre, from 32 to 80 pounds
94ac Spring Barley 48 pounds average/acre
Rape 20 to 40 pounds/acre
Winter Oats 38 to 48 pounds/acre
Winter Barley 45 to 75 pounds/acre