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Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: kaz on June 13, 2012, 03:25:21 pm
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My hay supplier who we have bought hay straight off of the fields for the last 10 years or so has let us down this year. As we normally have about 200 bales from him it will make a big dent in our winter supplies. Anyone not too far from me making any this year,(only small bales wanted) willing to sell some at a reasonable price. Based 10 miles outside Aberystwyth. :fc:
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I think we are too far from you (Bala)? But if you cant find any closer - you'd be welcome (not that I'm counting my bales before they're in!!! ) We usually get £3.75/per bale collected from field if that is of interest? Fingers crossed for a good year - its looking like about 3 weeks away unless the weather goes against us. Good luck, Fi
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Id hold fire - if we get this dry spell in July - there will be shedloads of hay about, price might drop a bit too.
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I dont think we'll be taking any hay off this year - fields pretty well wrecked boo :( . We might get something off, but it wont be hay! Howling hooly here and torential for days. Oh well, we managed 450 bales in first year, so 'rough with smooth' and all that. :) Hope all your fields are faring better.
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Just thought I'd try with this again as it is getting nearer to haymaking time.
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Quite a lot of small baler harvesting unlikely until mid July minimum this year - the weather has ruled out until then (small bales needing more manual handling for a given field area than rounds). Hoping to get ours done then. So dont panic....
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I'll be baling either this afternoon or tomorrow if you fancy a drive out ;D
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Where are you and at what price?
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Kent. £3.50 off the field, £4 out the barn
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Sorry a bit too far for me. ;D
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I'm bumping this up again now as the weather has turned better here.
Any hay? ??? ??? ??? ??? ?? Price not Ridiculous :P :P :P As need to feed my poor starving livestock over the winter. :fc: :fc:
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Not been able to get mine cut yet, all the farmers are catching up with silage.
IF I get it cut and baled I should have some spare, I'm near Llanidloes if that's any help. Have to wait and see if we get some more dry weather over the next few weeks, I've missed this bit. Let me know if your interested and I'll keep you posted.
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Am interested in anything going at moment so keep me in the frame.
Many thanks. :)
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Just trying this one again as still looking. :gloomy:
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Kaz,
I have just bought some from a man in Llandovery but I suppose thats too far away for you.
If you are interested pm me and I will give you his number
Sally
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I've sent you a pm!
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Its about £2.50 around here now.
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We have about a hundred plus, we're in Wiltshire which might be a bit closer but maybe still too far?
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So far I have been quoted £4-£5 a bale here. £5 being last years hay which sheep can be a bit fussy with. :thinking:
If I had a big trailer or knew someone to travel the distance I'd come and get some as I was really budgeting about £3 a bale the difference between 100 bales at £3 is £300 and 100 bales at £5 is £200 another 66 bales of Hay. Wanted to sort this out pretty quick, but seems not as easy as I thought it would be. :gloomy:
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Don't panic Kaz. Haymaking has been late this year due to the weather conditions but here (Yorkshire) we are getting a bumper crop just this week. It may well be the same near you so previously predicted shortages may not be the case. Don't pay over the odds for it just yet. Good luck in sourcing some. :fc:
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Yep, The sun is finally blazing and the grass may be a bit older than when we cut last year, but it is smelling GREAT. Dont know why, but the going rate here is down on last year - got 3.50/3.75 last year ex field, but £3 seems to be the price this year. Might be due to their being more of it and slightly older? Anyone near Bala (north Wales) who wants some - PM me and come on down Sat eve!
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Feh
£5 was the price last year when it didnt rain till bloody September. Now we had that sunny week, its been cut here and there is shedloads about so the price has dropped. I can easily get it for 2.50/blale in Hants/Wilts.
Don't get done on the price of hay, its cheap this year - the fodder market is a volatile thing.
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I was quite pleased with what I got last year until I read that!!!! :huff: ;) . So how do you find out a good average price to charge/pay, given the volatility? Anyway, back to turning turning turning.... :sunshine: :excited:
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Still hoping I'll have a surplus if the rain stays off. If I do the price is negotiable but I still haveto pay for the job.
What transport do you have?
There's a big difference between hampshire and mid wales weather wise so can't really generalize acoss the country.