Straw market analysis.

franklin

New Member
Received the heady heights of a tenner for each heston of wheat and barley straw. A bit like the milling wheat vs feed debate, it is noted that both buyers for the power stations and those who supply more *ahem* fussy stock farmers pay the same rate. But the power stations will take I think 20% moisture straw - result is that if you send it to the power station you get your fields cleared more quickly, and less liklihood of it needing turning etc.

Everyone has been saying to bale it as it will pay this year, but has been more hassle than it was worth really. Fing barley straw was too dry to get enough weight in a bale - what a sodding faff.
 

puntabrava

Member
Location
Wiltshire
The ilminster bypass takes you from Somerset cottage to south petherton no where near the M5 :scratchhead:
to get to the M5 you have to go on down the A303 for miles or down the 358
Your taking toooooo much cider lad, I’m on the M5 10 minutes after I leave the end of the illminster bypass, and up to 4 times a day I might add.
 

scholland

Member
Location
ze3
I think if I loaded an arctic with hesstons in Aberdeenshire (If I could find any bales) and shipped it here it would be a touch over £200 per ton [emoji43]
 

Henarar

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Somerset
Thats's the reason why the straw price is going through the roof!!!! Everyone's getting lost in Somerset once they get to the end of the A303, can't find Devon or Cornwall. Bloody haulage killing it not the crap harvest weather or short crops......................:banghead:
The end of the 303 is in Devon
 

Goweresque

Member
Location
North Wilts
When straw is really used as a proper input re building uses etc it will really be worth money.

I cut up some old doors last winter to shove on the log burner, they were lightweight internal ones, and the centre was filled with compressed straw, with just the odd spar of wood for rigidity. Made in the 60s or 70s at a guess.
 

Chrisw

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Cornwall
I cut up some old doors last winter to shove on the log burner, they were lightweight internal ones, and the centre was filled with compressed straw, with just the odd spar of wood for rigidity. Made in the 60s or 70s at a guess.
Obviously no fire doors then!! Lol
 

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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