hay value in your area

[bob_64]

Curious to see what the value of hay is in your area on a per lb basis.Offered some to a fella for .6 per lb and never even got so much as a reply.In our area in sw Manitoba looks like between .5 and.9 per lb.Also is the high priced hay selling at the asking price or are people dreaming?thx for your input...bob

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Glut of poor hay in this area(west central AB), and no one wants to truck poor to mediocre hay to where there was a shortage. I'm moving some decent hay at 4 cents per pound. Haven't found a price that will move the really poor hay yet, and holding out for more on good hay.

[LEP]

Van Raays are moving thousands of straw bales about 6 or 7 hrs one way. Three trucks a day have been going through since mid to late October and should be going until the New Year sometime.

Can't be cheap.

[burnt]

8 - 12 cents per pound, Southern Ontario. Little good quality hay this winter.

Straw is about 10 cents.

[Sheepwheat]

Seems like 5 to 6 cents a lb around here. For good hay. Gunna seed a bunch more. Good money in hay!

[Taiga]

https://afsc.ca/wp-nfs/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Forage.pdf

This is pretty accurate for Alberta.
I moved 1200 in Aug for 0.05$/lb.
I refuse to deal with hay in the winter.

[Horse]

Early on hay was asking 8 cents,not sure how much moved,quality is poor and noone wants to buy until they are on the last bail and you have to battle snow and frozen strings.
I think the demand will pick up when people find out you cant just wrap everything,there is going to be a lot of spoiled feed.
There is always those who will offer 3 cent,but I cant make hay for that so will set on it for now.

[flea beetle]

Price/lb depends on how big of a lie someone tells. Guys say their bales weigh 1800 lbs. Never seen an 1800 lbs dry hay bale in my life. I can believe 1400-1500 but 1800 is a stretch. Makes it hard for the honest guy that actually weighs the darn things.

[15444]

Highest I have heard locally is 5-6 cents a pound, minimum is about 4 cents. Straw is 8 cents, 500 mile round trip, coming in from Southern Manitoba, mid squares.

Southern MN slough grass hay large squares is 8-10 CDN, corn stalk 6x5's are around $125/bale CDN. Start talking quality hay and the sky is the limit in the US. Pretty much $200/ton US minimum. Have heard up to $300-350 US.

[bob_64]

Thx.guys I guess I have a better idea now,i cant imagine how anyone could buy or sell by the bale ,weighing is fair for everyone involved....bob