Opinions on hay sales part 5

[topside1]

Most haymen in my area see a gold rush year in hay sales. Which in my opinion is just taking advantage of folks who are desperately trying to feed their beloved animals. Field owners are jacking up hay prices beyond logic, others individuals are buying hay just to re-sell later during the winter, and then there are the folks buying hay that don't even own livestock.$$$ Hope your sitting down for this one, another lower breed of people are buying round bale hay, re-baling the rounds into lighter squares just for greed and greenbacks. I'm all for capitalism, but get real folks. Thank God there are a few sensible people left who look out for fellow livestock owners. Make a profit by all means, but how about not screwing you neighbors into bankruptcy and forced animal sales. I got my fertilized, over-seeded 4x5 timothy/orchard weed-less rounds for $23.00 each, Squares for $2.25 each. Bottom line there are still folks out there that care about you, and your needs, you just have to shop a bit harder these days. Priorities just aren’t what they used to be…..TJ

My area is in a sever drought in case you wondered.

[trob1]

I am scared of how the hay prices are gonna go up so I am stocking up for the winter now. I just put 50 bales of alfalfa 2nd cutting in the loft at 6.50 a bale and I need about 25 more I prefer 3rd and 4th cutting. I also have put up 25 grass bales 1st cutting at 3.00 a bale. I need more but would rather have 2nd or 3rd cutting. I usually do not get any 1st cutting but fear the prices or that there will not be many 2nd or 3rd cutting if things stay like they are. Feilds around here are in horrid shape now and 2nd cuttings are gonna be sparse. The guy I get my Alfalfa from gets it from up North and is limiting his hay to his local regulars. He has had a few people trying to buy it to take further south and resale at jacked up prices. Some people just love to take advantage of the situation at hand.

[topside1]

Trob1, the situation at hand is a tad below ruthlessness....Buy your spring hay now, before the profiteers bend you over this winter. There may not be an award winning fall cut this year in Tennessee, so I’d get while the getting is good....Just my regional opinion.

[cayenne47]

I soooooooo dont pity you guys, LOL. Grass Hay up here is going for $11-13bale. Even last years old dried out stuff. ANd you dont even want to ask about alfalfa.

[topside1]

CAYENNE, I'm not sure how you afford it, but keep up the hard charge....Quite a few of my goats would be in the freezer at those prices...I guess I would start raising puppies, much greater output with little input....

[trob1]

You really can't compare the prices of hay from one region to another. Just like with one goat breed being sold up north may go for 500.00 and in the south would only bring 2 or 3 hundred. At times like these I am glad I live down south.