Binder twine comes in 24000 foot bales (6 balls to a bale instead of two).
Couple years ago the company that had been supplying most of the twine in this area (HOLLAND XTRA) went out of business. I think that created a void in Sisal twine supply and prices shot up at that point.
I have been seeing to it that the binder twine is aquired for the local threshing show and the last two years there has been a hiccup. Last year I wasn't contacted to do this till a couple weeks before cutting and the supplier was out with no more available for that season. Resulted in my wife and I taking a road trip across Iowa to a small town near Waterloo. After that I told a couple board members that I would just see to it we had twine unless I heard otherwise. Ordered from local coop couple weeks ago and was told to order later in the month. Should see it in a week or two.
Back to the OP I fully understand if you are doing a large bale as when we had cattle I never pulled the twine off and thusly the only real good option is a natural fiber. If it is small squares just keep a barrel or something other to keep your twine in when you feed. There is a rod upstairs in my barn with bunches of old twine bands on it from when we fed small squares.
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