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Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: The Mobile Butcher on July 29, 2012, 02:00:07 pm

Title: round bails of hay - north yorkshire
Post by: The Mobile Butcher on July 29, 2012, 02:00:07 pm

I have one field, of hay  (not being sprayed with anything) 2.5 acres.. local farmer has offered me £5 per big round bail and he pays for cutting and bailing?  I should get between 15 - 18 bails.
is this a good price or a poor one ?  I only  have got the one field and I let it grow this year.

Title: Re: round bails of hay - north yorkshire
Post by: sabrina on July 29, 2012, 02:06:17 pm

That sounds very cheap when round bales off the field have been on my local gumtree at £35 per bale.Find out what you would be expected to pay him for cutting, turning and bailing. Hay will be expensive this year I am sure.

Title: Re: round bails of hay - north yorkshire
Post by: The Mobile Butcher on July 29, 2012, 02:14:13 pm

the farmer says each bail stands him at £7.00 to cut, then turn, bail and wrap it .
 
I think I will be looking to sell private next year if I make the field into hay again and try and make a little bit more money.

Title: Re: round bails of hay - north yorkshire
Post by: powispigs on July 30, 2012, 10:43:36 pm

Around here (Shropshire) this years hay in large bales are going - at the moment- for £15, hubby is a contractor and it costs him about £7.50 to do large hay bales. Sounds a reasonable deal as you don't have the hassle!  :wave:

Title: Re: round bails of hay - north yorkshire
Post by: The Mobile Butcher on July 31, 2012, 09:19:34 pm

well that sounds about right then £15 per BALE....i must learn how to spell better  ;D