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Price of hay in '06
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<blockquote data-quote="Running Arrow Bill" data-source="post: 201273" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>I envy the ranchers that don't live in Texas, NM, OK, or CO... buying "good" hay for 25-35$ a bale (sometimes delivered)!</p><p></p><p>We feel lucky if we can get quality grass hay for $40 to $55 a round bale. Had an email from a rancher in SW Texas area recently who paid $78 couple months ago...this week he "found" some for $130 a bale.</p><p></p><p>I think a lot of the higher prices for good hay in the WEST is due to continuing drought conditions, producers having to center-pivot irrigate, high diesel/trucking costs, etc. Some of the hay brokers are hauling hay from 2-3 States away to supply people. When you're in areas that (on average) range between 15" and 30" of rainfall a year...well, you get the picture.</p><p></p><p>Sure...you can get cheaper hay in the "wetter" parts of the USA... however, the hauling costs can easily equal or exceed the actual cost of the hay, FOB Origin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running Arrow Bill, post: 201273, member: 9"] I envy the ranchers that don't live in Texas, NM, OK, or CO... buying "good" hay for 25-35$ a bale (sometimes delivered)! We feel lucky if we can get quality grass hay for $40 to $55 a round bale. Had an email from a rancher in SW Texas area recently who paid $78 couple months ago...this week he "found" some for $130 a bale. I think a lot of the higher prices for good hay in the WEST is due to continuing drought conditions, producers having to center-pivot irrigate, high diesel/trucking costs, etc. Some of the hay brokers are hauling hay from 2-3 States away to supply people. When you're in areas that (on average) range between 15" and 30" of rainfall a year...well, you get the picture. Sure...you can get cheaper hay in the "wetter" parts of the USA... however, the hauling costs can easily equal or exceed the actual cost of the hay, FOB Origin. [/QUOTE]
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