They have contracts providing wheat straw for one large retail chain that I know of, as well as many other contractors, etc, so they go through hundreds (or more) of trailer loads of small bales. To get that many bales they get them (have leases, contract out and buy, etc, etc) over a large area of the state. That said, the way they figured it they can move more material per day by using 4x4x8 (or larger) square bales, using less personell and equipment, than they can doing the small bales. I think the numbers he used was 3 people, 3 to 5 machines, and a couple of flat trailers vs 30 people and 10 bale wagons, several trucks and about 10 50 foot box trailers, etc, etc.
Too if they want to contract out for the product it's much easier, and cheaper, to get a farmer to provide say 3000 round or square bales than it is to get him to provide the same amount of product in small bale form. Again it's all a matter of the quantity of material moved vs the manpower and machines needed to move it, and less manpower and machines means a lower price. Too, storage and handling are reduced at the barn also, along with the area needed for stroage due to the higher bale density of the big bales putting more product in a smaller space than small bales. On top of that, once in the barn, the large bales can then be broken down and loaded a trailer for the customer rain or shine without worrying about the bales getting wet.
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