Price of Straw

braveheart1

New to farming. Looking for advice on what type of straw is best for feeding. Also wondering how much round bales of straw delivered to near Killarney would cost?

On done deal the price of straw varies enormously. Why does straw up the country appear to be much cheaper than Kerry / Cork? Thanks.

blue5000

Hi OP welcome to boards, bear in mind that it costs roughly 2e / mile to run an artic. To get the max tonnes of straw on a truck you'd need big square bales, this would reduce the cost per ton vs round bales.

4x4 round barley around here is 12e approx collected, but be careful there is a lot of musty straw this year because of the broken weather at harvest.

simx

around here its roughly around 10e per bale,barley straw would be best
up the country might be a bit more plentiful around as lots of tillage,the average is 10e but was talking to a lad the other day got some for 7e,and if bought a resonable quantity could be got for 6e

rliston

I've been asking €10 for barley straw but I've been letting it go for less; I sent 70 bales to killarney in october for €6 ex field as my shed was full and demand was low.

simx

rliston wrote: »

I've been asking €10 for barley straw but I've been letting it go for less; I sent 70 bales to killarney in october for €6 ex field as my shed was full and demand was low.

some lads around me selling it 6/7 out of shed now:D

nilhg

simx wrote: »

some lads around me selling it 6/7 out of shed now:D

They should be greasing their choppers for next year.....

mf240

well whats it making at the moment?

simx

mf240 wrote: »

well whats it making at the moment?

About 12>15

Insp. Harry Callahan

20 euro for a round bale here in Donegal

djmc

Im born in the wrong county 26 for wheat straw here up to 30 for barley oaten
36 for baled silage and some asking for 40 buying since november when my pit finished ration 300 a ton and land swimming:mad:

blue5000

djmc wrote: »

Im born in the wrong county 26 for wheat straw here up to 30 for barley oaten
36 for baled silage and some asking for 40 buying since november when my pit finished ration 300 a ton and land swimming:mad:

Jasus that's rough, think if I remember rightly outer mongalia is somewhere down South west? How is the bank manager taking it?:(

I know of a lad that drives to wexford to pick up a load of straw and delivers it to west the next day, think he's making a tenner a bale. Don't know how economical it is as he's doing it with a john deere.

djmc

Yep only in kerry:rolleyes:
Thats a long spin in a john deere. most feeding is coming from waterford wexford
as there is very little quality feed left in kerry
sold some stock and quota to cover costs and overdraft maxed out but we will live in hope:o

clarecowboy

Got a lorry of good quality straw delivered in Clare today and had to pay €25 per bale!:(

simx

clarecowboy wrote: »

Got a lorry of good quality straw delivered in Clare today and had to pay €25 per bale!:(

what part of clare is that?

1chippy

I have a shot of round bales to sell, what should i be asking, good quality wilted nice leafy grass.

simx

1chippy wrote: »

I have a shot of round bales to sell, what should i be asking, good quality wilted nice leafy grass.

18/20 what id be asking anyway bad enough lad having to buy a load of silage without paying 28/30e

clarecowboy

North Clare, straw came from tipperary. Perfect good quality barley straw alright.

mikeoh

1chippy wrote: »

I have a shot of round bales to sell, what should i be asking, good quality wilted nice leafy grass.

€30 easy collected and don't feel sorry for the man buying it , it might be the only money u make all year

freedominacup

1chippy wrote: »

I have a shot of round bales to sell, what should i be asking, good quality wilted nice leafy grass.

Well it was hardly going to be poor quality, long, stemmy wet stuff now was it?:D

freedominacup

simx wrote: »

18/20 what id be asking anyway bad enough lad having to buy a load of silage without paying 28/30e

I'd say you could be losing up to a fiver a bale so

djmc

It all depends on what part of the country your in and the weather
Check done deal and see what lads in your county are asking.
If the weather gets worse in late feb and march it will go up but if it clears up and grass starts growing it will be worth sweet f*** all.

1chippy

sold at 28 to take the lot. its genuinely good stuff, good after grass. baled it just to clean out fields. would e feeding it only want to clean pit out this year.
so much for staying anonymous on this site the lad who bought it will know.

Sami23

What's the going rate this year for 8x4x3 squares.

Tried looking on Donedeal but no prices up 🤷

Base price

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117864455#Comment_117864455

We paid €40 for 8x4x3 of sbs collected ex field from Kildare last week.

Sami23

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117865538#Comment_117865538

Thanks for that.

I'm been quoted €55 but for a small quantity alrit

jaginsligo

Just out of interest how many small square bales in one of them big ones?

Dinzee Conlee

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117866613#Comment_117866613

https://www.teagasc.ie/media/website/animals/dairy/Bale_size.pdf

That link would suggest 32

Grueller

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117866613#Comment_117866613

About 2 and a quarter to 2 and a half 4x4s in them so I would imagine 20-25 small squares.

Bass Reeves

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117866794#Comment_117866794

On volume terms an 8X4X3 is 1.95 times the size of a 4X4 round bale. However most newer round balers are making a larger bale. They can hit 5' but a lot are 4'3''. Transport is the killer with bales and there is more straw on a full load of sq bales compared to round with air gaps. A bigger factor would be the density of the bales. Older round balers would not compact as newer square or round balers. Anybody using a round baler at straw is probably using an older one. I be trying to buy 8X4X3 bales unless they were local to me.

Sami23

Would you think 55 is bit much or ok of a price

lalababa

Around me (Cork city) there seemed to be a big rise in grain planted this year. What's the story...brexit?

Tileman

Good bit of straw still left in fields. Wonder what round bakes are actually making now. Allot of good straw this year.

Base price

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868638#Comment_117868638

It depends on how far the draw is. If they are only coming down the road to you then they are pricey but if they are hauled over a distance then it's about right. Full loads would be cheaper than small quantities.

Mooooo

24 for squares similar in tonround bales in terms of volume i guess. 8x3x2 maybe is that a standard size. Delivered

Base price

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117869953#Comment_117869953

I've noticed that a lot have been draw since Saturday. We are still drawing round bales from the fields and will continue for another couple of weeks.

Grueller

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117878970#Comment_117878970

Speaking to the neighbours yesterday. Spring barley straw at €12 with him and very little demand he says. Another tillage farmer locally at €15 and says that it is moving, but very slowly. The bales at €15 are about the same value as the ones at €12 based on a per kilo of straw price I would say.