Here in southern MN we have had 5 years of very wet weather.
Hay is sort of a �waste� crop locally, it�s all corn and soybeans. Hay comes from road ditches and ground too wet to farm, but it dries up a bit in June to maybe cut hay.
The previous 4 years were so wet, and then we had hard winters, that hay was really short. Even just average hay was bringing 4-5 bucks a bale.
Now this past summer was also wet, but we had a dry spring, so that first cutting got made off those wet areas for a change.
Then we had a nice long fall, not much snow into January, so there wasn�t as much demand for hay.
So the auction prices are back to $1.50 a bale. Even saw some nice alfalfa go for $2.50 a bale.
Just no buyers this winter.
We got some snow now, and we are in a bitter cold snap, that might accelerate hay use and bring out a few more buyers. Up here in the tundra there is a long ways until green up yet.
But, yea, the hay market is dead around here too again.
Could use that drought locally. Dry up some of that excess water around here.
Something that might not apply to you, but around here, with the higher corn and bean prices, anything that can be planted to row crops will be, won�t be extra little corners of hay for 2021. So that might cut into next fall supply somewhat.
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