Mr Charisma
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And yet some of us have only seen prices of 30 to 40 per acre in our area
Straw in the swath, auction results 2021
- Thread starter chaffcutter
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Is it a case of higher volumes of straw have increased the price per acre rather than reduced it?
Steevo
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- Gloucestershire
South Glos sale report of £95/ac for winter wheat straw. I saw some winter wheat sell for £80/ac yesterday, and spring wheat £70/ac. Average for each probably £10/ac lower.
Good crops and many people have had next to no straw all winter and/or have been buying it in at very high prices and they do not want to be caught out again. Plus livestock returns have been good and furlough/bb loans have probably helped increase the price of everything!
farmerm
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- Shropshire
Well you have sequestered 1.5t/ac of which 40% is carbon so you can sell carbon certificates up to 80% of that or about 0.5t/ac, that's about £15-20/ac.. now what happens to the carbon after the straw is baled is not relevant because what is being sold is a carbon sequestration service not a sequestration and storage service, init....
John Slejpner
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- Brick clay near Bedford
Arable farmers in the east will be costing potash replacement (in particular) plus the high probability of significant soil damage (unusual) and concluding straw cannot be given away.
lloyd
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- Herefordshire
You'd want to make sure to dot the i's and cross the t's' .Well you have sequestered 1.5t/ac of which 40% is carbon so you can sell carbon certificates up to 80% of that or about 0.5t/ac, that's about £15-20/ac.. now what happens to the carbon after the straw is baled is not relevant because what is being sold is a carbon sequestration service not a sequestration and storage service, init....
farmerm
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- Shropshire
How the heck does one give a fair price straw for a regular customer when the market values are so wide, the price seems to range from £30-£160/ac which for us equates to a difference of around £20k! 
farmerm
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- Shropshire
Not sure I would sleep soundly whilst committing such fraud. It is just wrong on every level to take payment for carbon sequestration unless that comes with a commitment to store that carbon indefinitely.You'd want to make sure to dot the i's and cross the t's' .
Steevo
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- Gloucestershire
How the heck does one give a fair price straw for a regular customer when the market values are so wide, the price seems to range from £30-£160/ac which for us equates to a difference of around £20k!
With difficulty, hence auction.
One man's crazy is another man's fair.
Yes, no ones holding a gun to anyone’s head when they bid.
Easy, Agree to meet in the middle of the highest and lowest price reported locallyHow the heck does one give a fair price straw for a regular customer when the market values are so wide, the price seems to range from £30-£160/ac which for us equates to a difference of around £20k!
How does that compare to last year's prices in the same area?
lloyd
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- Herefordshire
489acres of ww averaged £114 acre last night 2-3 miles up the road .
Edit These would mostly be heavy straw crops if the weather plays ball.
Edit These would mostly be heavy straw crops if the weather plays ball.
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Milk cheque will cover it.
warksfarmer
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Was offered £80/ac about 8 weeks ago so think they knew what was coming looking at these results. If they can buy at that level consistently then they’ll probably average the market anyway overall.
lloyd
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- Herefordshire
APJ
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- West Midlands(Shropshire borders)
That the sale at chirbury?