Straw bales

[biggles]

Got the chance of buying some straw in the swath and or bales in the field, depending on the weather.Just after a couple of ball park figures for winter wheat straw. It’s a very good crop so roughly how many 4ft round bales (roller) and 80/90 8ft should I expect per acre, just after a rough idea as I’ve always bought from merchants in winter and this is all new to me, cheers

 

[sodbuster]

10 4x4 rounds or more. A good crop if wheat straw should yield 2 tons and over

 

[Derrick Hughes]

If it's 2 ton you should get around 8 of the 80 x90 bale

 

[bobk]

If it's a 2 ton straw crop it'll be on it's arse by now .

 

[biggles]

Cheers for the replies, I’m not an arable farmer but it looks very good tall thick crop to me, so what sort of price should it be an acre?

 

[bobk]

£100 min

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Cheers for the replies, I’m not an arable farmer but it looks very good tall thick crop to me, so what sort of price should it be an acre?

Depends where you are

 

[biggles]

Derbyshire, long Eaton

 

[Hfd Cattle]

It would need to be a hell of a decent crop to yield 10 round bales to the acre with the modern round baler . I'm not saying it wouldn't but balers are a lot more efficient than they used to be .

 

[JSmith]

How much is a round bale of straw worth this year!! 4ft or 4’6??

 

[Hfd Cattle]

How much is a round bale of straw worth this year!! 4ft or 4’6??

When I can get it cut and baled I've sold some for £12.50 a bale off field . They will be a solid 4'

 

[Hfd Cattle]

......I won't be getting rich at that but I think I'm being fair

 

[jpd]

It would need to be a hell of a decent crop to yield 10 round bales to the acre with the modern round baler . I'm not saying it wouldn't but balers are a lot more efficient than they used to be .

ahhh
the good old 46

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I’ve just paid £80 for round bale wheat out of Goostrey Produce Auction. Nice barley was late 80’s- £100
Wheat £80 & £90
Small bale wheat £120
Nice round bale hay £86 (took 2 go’s of selling too get it away)

 

[JSmith]

I’ve just paid £80 for round bale wheat out of Goostrey Produce Auction. Nice barley was late 80’s- £100
Wheat £80 & £90
Small bale wheat £120
Nice round bale hay £86 (took 2 go’s of selling too get it away)

How many wheat to the tonne? Much in, Nigel on form was he?

 

[Anymulewilldo]

How many wheat to the tonne? Much in, Nigel on form was he?

9 load of straw, 1 hay.
22 bales on the trailer, 7.840t the big ones just over 5ft diameter
Roy was back selling, Nigel on clerk duties

 

[Hilly]

I’ve never seen a two ton crop of straw for about twenty years .

 

[Werzle]

How much is a round bale of straw worth this year!! 4ft or 4’6??

A Tenners plenty

 

[sodbuster]

I’ve never seen a two ton crop of straw for about twenty years .

I bales oats last week which was 2ton acre

 

[Hilly]

I bales oats last week which was 2ton acre

I don’t buy oat straw it weighs to heavy and is hopeless for bedding.