Straw prices harvest 19?

[chaffcutter]

Anyone done any deals on straw in the swath for this harvest?

there appears to be a fair carryover in some areas, partly due to high prices last year leaving stocks unsold.

 

[7610 super q]

Fair carry over due to the NFU's ill advised bale every acre campaign.

 

[Henarar]

Fair carry over due to the NFU's ill advised bale every acre campaign.

and the short winter had nothing to do with it I suppose

 

[chaffcutter]

Could be the year to chop the lot!

No baler/loader traffic helps the land as well.

 

[7610 super q]

and the short winter had nothing to do with it I suppose

That didn't help.

 

[SilliamWhale]

Will be trying to aim at same as last year.

£20 round bale barley circa £84 t
£16 wheat rounds £64 ton

Baling and fuel costs about £2.60 bale.

 

[Steevo]

Judging by the prices in the straw price tracker I'm expecting prices to be on a par with last year.

 

[warksfarmer]

Central midlands.

Wheat £55/acre
Osr £30/acre
Barley £70/acre

 

[chaffcutter]

Are those actual deals done at those prices Lee?

 

[livestock 1]

What’s the crops of straw likley to be this time?

 

[Henarar]

That didn't help.

oh yes it did

 

[teslacoils]

What’s the crops of straw likley to be this time?

Wheat looks tall. Winter barley short. Spring barley tall.

I'll bale most of mine as I want the dosh.

 

[livestock 1]

oh yes it did

I agree

 

[Drillman]

Baler going into everything here. Including OSR as I believe it reduces slug pressure over chopping for the following crop.

All straw will be returned to the land in due course after the cattle have “borrowed it” for a few months.

 

[warksfarmer]

Are those actual deals done at those prices Lee?

Yes. Judging a crop comp this week and that’s what I was told by a number of farmers I met. I’ve averaged the figures. I’ve had one merchant on the phone offering £56/tonne for wheat in Heston bales collected at harvest.

 

[som farmer]

we are buying last years straw. as there was a fair carryover, barley about £80, £85 tonne delivered, dependant on quality, odd load of hay coming in next week, same price £85, dealer cleaning out his barns. he will also drop some of this years in, when he's not so busy, saves him loading, unloading, then loading up again, payment terms agreed

 

[puntabrava]

Prices will start bullish then drop off a cliff (weather dependent).

 

[Ashman]

Question is what price per ton will farmers chop or bale?
I have to say my wheat and barley look to have very good straw yield
Seen some last years wheat straw change hands at £15 per Heston bale. So that £30 per ton