Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker

[Werzle]

They want buying

Be a tenner come christmas

 

[Skintagain]

It’ll be hay stood up so won’t take much making

Depends when it was closed. We have some to get yet that was shut up mid June just coming along nicely

 

[Skintagain]

Be a tenner come christmas

If they are people want to fill up that have stock and not buy any fert

 

[bobk]

If they are people want to fill up that have stock and not buy any fert

Only fools make hay and try to sell it a week later .

 

[Poorbuthappy]

It’s going to be a struggle to get it all in here in the South East unless we get a prolonged settled spell or Indian summer.

Because you have such bumper crops...?

 

[Dextersg]

It’s going to be a struggle to get it all in here in the South East unless we get a prolonged settled spell or Indian summer.

That’s what I’m finding, ran out of sun at the moment

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Depends when it was closed. We have some to get yet that was shut up mid June just coming along nicely

Very true, ours was grazed until 2nd June, then 2cwt fert. Mown last Sunday/Monday baled Wednesday afternoon. Only a light crop but the quality is amazing. Will be having it tested in a month. Should be ideal for in lamb ewes and fresh calves sucklers.
Looks like I’ll be able too buy suckler style fodder at less than CoP again!

 

[gone up the hill]

Very true, ours was grazed until 2nd June, then 2cwt fert. Mown last Sunday/Monday baled Wednesday afternoon. Only a light crop but the quality is amazing. Will be having it tested in a month. Should be ideal for in lamb ewes and fresh calves sucklers.
Looks like I’ll be able too buy suckler style fodder at less than CoP again!

Aye but luck follows you around lol

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Aye but luck follows you around lol

It must be a location thing. Around here there are loads of outfits that just produce bales. There is a BIG equine feed market around here, so that means a lot of fodder that isn’t quite up too scratch. We only make 1/4 at most of what we need ourselves. The rest we buy as we need it and there will be 1 year in 6 that it actually costs production price or a bit more. As long as I’ve got good gear made at home for the sheep I’m happy!

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Aye but luck follows you around lol

Yeah but you didn’t specify wether it was good or bad… I’m due a big run of good luck too make up for hospital this summer!

 

[ffukedfarmer]

Because you have such bumper crops...?

Bumper crops, damp ground, thunderstorms and a not great forecast.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Bumper crops, damp ground, thunderstorms and a not great forecast.

That's farming

 

[D14]

Only fools make hay and try to sell it a week later .

Just done it and got £100/tonne so happy enough with that. It beats storing it all year when I can use the shed space for other things.

 

[Wee Willy]

What does a well packed,dry 8x4x3 bale of straw weigh? Nobody sells by weight over here. Always avoid 8x4x4 bales after getting caked in the middle.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

What does a well packed,dry 8x4x3 bale of straw weigh? Nobody sells by weight over here. Always avoid 8x4x4 bales after getting caked in the middle.

Is that what we call a quadrant?? 3/tonne if it is. Good clean dry straw

 

[Wee Willy]

Is that what we call a quadrant?? 3/tonne if it is. Good clean dry straw

8 foot long by 4 foot wide by 3 foot high…quadrant? Asking £50 delivered.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Only fools make hay and try to sell it a week later .

Why ? I'm shifting a lot of hay . As I do every year .

 

[C.J]

A Quadrant is 700mm or 28" high and a good bale of straw will be 1/3 of a tonne.

Your 8x4x3 is I think known as a Midi Heston and should weigh over 400kg.

 

[R J]

What does a well packed,dry 8x4x3 bale of straw weigh? Nobody sells by weight over here. Always avoid 8x4x4 bales after getting caked in the middle.

I weighed some 8x4x3 barley bales last week , av 350kg each

 

[Full of bull(s)]

I weighed some 8x4x3 barley bales last week , av 350kg each

Eight stringers that size weigh 500kg+