Posted by Vernon in Ks on April 10, 2008 at 10:52:43 from (130.76.96.16):
In Reply to: Got me to thinking posted by Larry59 on April 10, 2008 at 08:58:34:
Now I don"t know weather you are talking grass hay or alfalfa. If alfalfa then $50-60 a bale would not be out of line. If grass hay then he is gouging. Because of fuel prices custom rates will go up from around $18 tp $20 a bale this year. This includes all costs associated with the process.(Fuel,equipment,labor,twine/net,parts,etc... I put up a lot of Brome. Now along with the above costs you add Land/Lease payments, Fertilizer, & spraying fees. When calculating my total costs for a round bale for resale at todays costs it is $29.75 a bale. Now the thought is that I can sell it at this amount, but I don"t do this business for the fun of it. If I can"t make $5 a bale I won"t do it at all. Unless something else changes I will have Brome at the same price as last year at $35 a bale stored outside and $40 a bale stored inside. I had a lady call earlier this week wanting one(1) bale of horse Brome. I told her the 35-40 price and she said that"s too high. She said I"ll give you 30 if you deliver. I asked where she was and find out she is 46 miles away. Lets see 46x2=92miles / 14 mpg= 6.57 gals x $4.099 a gal. =$26.94 She is still looking for hay. Round bale hay was always cheaper than square. There are more input costs in small square. On the user end it is more convienient and less waste. As for straw $4 is probly about right. Very few people use large quantities so the price will reflect this.
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