Hay Delivery Day!!!

   / Hay Delivery Day!!! #11  
I'd say you did pretty good Eddie, considering the inflation and the cost of diesel.

Transportation costs are through the roof. Think I'd be looking for the rest ASAP.
 
   / Hay Delivery Day!!! #12  
Checked on hay prices here in Ea WA state on Tuesday. Alfalfa - $300/ton - 3x4 square bales. 2nd cutting orchard grass - $14.50/standard square bale. Delivery is extra for all types of hay.
 
   / Hay Delivery Day!!! #14  
Im thinking about buying a small sq baler and “re-baling” large bales into small bales later this year if prices continue to go well north of $10.
I toyed around with that very concept a few years back using the 575 I sold. There are a few producers that do it presently but the issues are many for me at least. One, I'd need the room to set up a baler and power it, two I'd need a way to 'unroll' a round and feed it consistently and uniformly into the square baler, three, there becomes the issue of handling and storage again and four the most important part with me at least would be leaf loss from re-bailing the rounds to squares. I have the indoor room but the physical properties of such an operation are huge. I believe there is maybe one of more outfits that off a setup like that to purchase (or you can fabricate your own which is what I considered but decided not to. If you run mostly grass hay, leaf loss is a non issue. I don't. If I were you and you want to go that route, I'd take a had look at a 'Bale baron' which makes small squares and packages them in quantity (like your large squares but in small squares combined into a single large square that you can take to the barn and break down at your convenience and sell individually.

The are not cheap to purchase but achieve the small square's you want without double bailing.

I'm not all that sure the inflated cost per bale this year will continue. All depends on what the economy does.. Why I prefer adding the 'fuel surcharge' to mine. That way I can adjust the per bale cost to reflect the input costs more easily.
 
   / Hay Delivery Day!!! #15  
Now that is a load. Big trailer. The hay looks good.
 
   / Hay Delivery Day!!! #16  
Here in south central KY, I was thankful to get 100 bales of "pasture grass" for 5 bucks a bale at the farm. I had told my friend last year that he was too low at 4 bucks. I drop my trailer at his place and he loads it either off the field or off of a wagon. His bales are decent in weight and clean.

This was May 13th which is early for haying here plus we had a good window. Not so much since then with not enough drying time between spells of rain.
 
   / Hay Delivery Day!!! #17  
So..... my neighbor to the south came by last Thursday. Let me know his cows would be grazing my land longer than usual. Field grass is almost "out growing" their chomping.

He does custom cutting. Says - quality alfalfa hay will be going for $325/ton this year.
 
   / Hay Delivery Day!!! #18  
I don't know what the wholesale price is, but retail is $24-$25 for 100lbs bale, in Arizona.

beautiful teff hay and alfalfa hay - farm & garden - by owner - sale

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   / Hay Delivery Day!!! #19  
I've never seen 100 lb bales. I have enough fun stacking 60 lb bales by hand.
 

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