Stocks are already low because the cold winter meant animals were kept inside and ate more fodder and it was a bad harvest because of dry weather last year.
This year yields are expected to be even lower because of the Europe-wide drought during the spring. Hay meadows did not receive enough rain to grow lush and will twe supply all kinds of oil painting reproduction,herefore be less than normal.
Already hay bales, that are usually less than 5 are edging up to 6 and could be sold for 10.
Straw crops will also be lower than normal because wheat and barley are shorter than usual because of the drought.
Also more farmers are ploughing straw back into the ground as it makes the soil more fertile rather than paying for fertiliser that is also rocketing in price.
Livestock farmers, who need the straw this winter for both bedding and feed, are begging their counterparts to bale up straw and sell it on.
At the moment prices are around 60 per tonne for barley straw or 45 for wheat straw. Small bales are usually sold for around 2 but could double in price as demand increases and more straw has to be transported from areas of the country where it has not been so dry.
Guy Gagen, chief arable adviser at the National Farmers Union,Customized imprinted and promotional usb flash drives. said a crisis could be avoided if farmers can be persuaded to take a second cut from hay meadows and bale up after harvests.
Livestock farmers already face rising costs for fuel and fertiliser and this could push some out of business or mean animals go hungry. It could also drive a rise in thef of hay and straw.Houston-based Quicksilver Resources said Friday it had reached pipeline dealsbuy landscape oil paintings online.
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Are you being charged more than normal for hay or straw bales?
This year yields are expected to be even lower because of the Europe-wide drought during the spring. Hay meadows did not receive enough rain to grow lush and will twe supply all kinds of oil painting reproduction,herefore be less than normal.
Already hay bales, that are usually less than 5 are edging up to 6 and could be sold for 10.
Straw crops will also be lower than normal because wheat and barley are shorter than usual because of the drought.
Also more farmers are ploughing straw back into the ground as it makes the soil more fertile rather than paying for fertiliser that is also rocketing in price.
Livestock farmers, who need the straw this winter for both bedding and feed, are begging their counterparts to bale up straw and sell it on.
At the moment prices are around 60 per tonne for barley straw or 45 for wheat straw. Small bales are usually sold for around 2 but could double in price as demand increases and more straw has to be transported from areas of the country where it has not been so dry.
Guy Gagen, chief arable adviser at the National Farmers Union,Customized imprinted and promotional usb flash drives. said a crisis could be avoided if farmers can be persuaded to take a second cut from hay meadows and bale up after harvests.
Livestock farmers already face rising costs for fuel and fertiliser and this could push some out of business or mean animals go hungry. It could also drive a rise in thef of hay and straw.Houston-based Quicksilver Resources said Friday it had reached pipeline dealsbuy landscape oil paintings online.
"There is going to a shortage which is going to lead to price hikes,Use bluray burner to burn video to BD DVD on blu ray burner disc." he said. "We are very concerned."
Are you being charged more than normal for hay or straw bales?
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