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<blockquote data-quote="IL Rancher" data-source="post: 464491" data-attributes="member: 4097"><p>A lot of hay around here got sent down south so instead of having real high supplies local they are getting pretty tight... I called around, just wanted a couple semi loads brought in and prices were all over the place from 100 or so a ton all the way up to 170+.. A lot depending on how far you had to truck it to get it in.. Even the local guys are charginga bit more than usual because they know they can sell it somewhere else..</p><p></p><p>I know if I was selling hay I would be tempted to hold some. Kind of smart buisness if you know that nationally you are going to be able to move it come January. Of course, you did what you felt was right in not buying from them and if more people do that than they will be left holding a bunch of hay. The gamble could play out good for them or not.. Now adays with rent around here pushing 200 an acre on okay land if you get 6 tons an acre you already have 33 bucks a ton sunk in either rent or cost of oportunity.. Add in the fertilizer, interest, fuel,seeding establishment, equipment and time... I dunno, looking at it baled corn stalks or better yet grazed stalk fields is looking better and better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IL Rancher, post: 464491, member: 4097"] A lot of hay around here got sent down south so instead of having real high supplies local they are getting pretty tight... I called around, just wanted a couple semi loads brought in and prices were all over the place from 100 or so a ton all the way up to 170+.. A lot depending on how far you had to truck it to get it in.. Even the local guys are charginga bit more than usual because they know they can sell it somewhere else.. I know if I was selling hay I would be tempted to hold some. Kind of smart buisness if you know that nationally you are going to be able to move it come January. Of course, you did what you felt was right in not buying from them and if more people do that than they will be left holding a bunch of hay. The gamble could play out good for them or not.. Now adays with rent around here pushing 200 an acre on okay land if you get 6 tons an acre you already have 33 bucks a ton sunk in either rent or cost of oportunity.. Add in the fertilizer, interest, fuel,seeding establishment, equipment and time... I dunno, looking at it baled corn stalks or better yet grazed stalk fields is looking better and better. [/QUOTE]
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