Mike has just come home from buying some hay- big 4 foot bales- and the farmers were saying that our hay will be going up from £18 a bale to £20 a bale, some hay is selling at £26 a bale. THis is because there is now shortage due to the bad snow fall and farmers have had to use more hay than normal, so far, to feed their own animals. Our farmers were saying they had just been offered £30 a bale for a bulk buy from somebody, but they refused because they wanted to look after their regular customers.
The same is happening with straw, we were £5 a 4 foot bale last year, but they are going for as much as £14 a bale at the mart.
If you can bulk buy before prices go up, it mught be worth thinking about, and many rescues with large animals may well be struggling even more due to this.
The same is happening with straw, we were £5 a 4 foot bale last year, but they are going for as much as £14 a bale at the mart.
If you can bulk buy before prices go up, it mught be worth thinking about, and many rescues with large animals may well be struggling even more due to this.