Straw Price 2015

steelbar

Probably a bit early for this, but as i am not farming full time, trying to get ahead of myself.
Is there any indication of what straw will be making this year, have a few lined up to buy on the flat, but still have to agree a price.

Greengrass1

Bought 200 bales a month ago. 5e each. Got 2 calls this week for winter straw. We'll take that on the ledge

Sheep breeder

paid 50 an acre today for winter barley straw,

freedominacup

Sheep breeder wrote: »

paid 50 an acre today for winter barley straw,

The guy you're buying from would be better off chopping it.

whelan2

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Bought 200 bales a month ago. 5e each. Got 2 calls this week for winter straw. We'll take that on the ledge

how many do you need for the winter, is it all barley straw?

Greengrass1

whelan2 wrote: »

how many do you need for the winter, is it all barley straw?

About 5-600 this yr if we don't get some cubicles on which is looking less and less likely. Going to wrap straw which will free up another shed and reduce straw demand so shouldn't use much more than a extra bale /day over last yr.

visatorro

Greengrass1 wrote: »

About 5-600 this yr if we don't get some cubicles on which is looking less and less likely. Going to wrap straw which will free up another shed and reduce straw demand so shouldn't use much more than a extra bale /day over last yr.

have you wrapped straw before? how many layers?

Greengrass1

visatorro wrote: »

have you wrapped straw before? how many layers?

Yep. Just the bare minimum to cover them which is 8 rounds on wrapper.
Have seem them just wrapped on barrel before stacked on ends and cover put on top. Perfect job

sean1141

Yup 8 rounds should do with decent plastic. 16 for the cheap stuff

whelan2

how much of a cost would the plastic add to the bales?

ganmo

Wouldn't mind gettin a load of big squares up here but gettin an artic up the road can be a problem

whelan2

ganmo wrote: »

Wouldn't mind gettin a load of big squares up here but gettin an artic up the road can be a problem

depends what you're willing to pay:)

sean1141

whelan2 wrote:

how much of a cost would the plastic add to the bales?

Depends on how many rounds you want on them.
8 rounds will get you 60 odd bales to a roll of plastic at 80-85 euro so about 1.40 ish per bale.
double it for 16 rounds

raypallas

If you put on 8 wraps you should get around 60 to a roll maybe more. Taking plastic at about 80 euro a roll, probably around the 1.30/bale mark. Double the price if you put 16 wraps on it. Plus the price of getting a lad to wrap them so could cost anything up to 3 or 3.5 euro/bale all in.

Greengrass1

whelan2 wrote: »

how much of a cost would the plastic add to the bales?

Should get 60 × to roll
about 1.30 per bale.
Wouldn't be worth building a shed fir it. Own wrapper so cheap. Have shed in out farm for about 300 of them

Base price

Last month we bought 3 loads of last years barley straw from a farmer that we deal with in Kildare. 2 neighbours bought a load each (68 bales) and the rest we stored.
If this crap weather keeps up it will put pressure on prices.

td5man

Got an artic load of big squares delivered for €8 a bale it was a backload.

td5man

Base price wrote: »

Last month we bought 3 loads of last years barley straw from a farmer that we deal with in Kildare. 2 neighbours bought a load each (68 bales) and the rest we stored.
If this crap weather keeps up it will put pressure on prices.

You needn't be talking it up. ;-)

valtra2

How much are big square 8 by 4 by 4

Base price

td5man wrote: »

You needn't be talking it up. ;-)

Unfortunately the weather might
Fingers crossed we get a few weeks of sunny weather for the harvest.

frazzledhome

td5man wrote: »

Got an artic load of big squares delivered for €8 a bale it was a backload.

€8? Heston bales

td5man

frazzledhome wrote: »

€8? Heston bales

Yes it was a couple of years ago lad in Kildare needed the shed emptied.

frazzledhome

td5man wrote: »

Yes it was a couple of years ago lad in Kildare needed the shed emptied.

And his head tested

Timmaay

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Should get 60 × to roll
about 1.30 per bale.
Wouldn't be worth building a shed fir it. Own wrapper so cheap. Have shed in out farm for about 300 of them

Any estimate how much a contractor would charge to wrap them? Small enough quality, 50 max. Or would it just work out cheaper to get a proper big tarpaulin day one and be done with it?

frazzledhome

Timmaay wrote: »

Any estimate how much a contractor would charge to wrap them? Small enough quality, 50 max. Or would it just work out cheaper to get a proper big tarpaulin day one and be done with it?

Stack on their ends 3 high, roll a silage cover over top and cover with tyres. Alternative is to wrap 15 and put them on top. Ffs be careful when plastic is rolled out as the gaps between the bales are still there

td5man

frazzledhome wrote: »

Stack on their ends 3 high, roll a silage cover over top and cover with tyres. Alternative is to wrap 15 and put them on top. Ffs be careful when plastic is rolled out as the gaps between the bales are still there

Put a hat of plastic on the top bale before you stack them, that way you won't have the cover blowing away in the winter.

rangler1

frazzledhome wrote: »

Stack on their ends 3 high, roll a silage cover over top and cover with tyres. Alternative is to wrap 15 and put them on top. Ffs be careful when plastic is rolled out as the gaps between the bales are still there

The water collects in those gaps and the weight is fit to pull the polythene from under the tyres at the sides....storing straw outside seems to always have been P.I.T.A. of a job anytime I tried it. also its vital to put the bales up on pallets

Brown Podzol

Timmaay wrote: »

Any estimate how much a contractor would charge to wrap them? Small enough quality, 50 max. Or would it just work out cheaper to get a proper big tarpaulin day one and be done with it?

Forget about any sort of cover. Rain and wind, especially when using the bales you will have to tie it down securely every time you remove a bale. Wrap and stack on ends three high in a rain shadow, side of shed opposite prevailing wind, better if you you can stack on pallets and without any bale touching its neighbour.

davidk1394

Would anyone have a price on pea straw

Greengrass1

davidk1394 wrote: »

Would anyone have a price on pea straw

Don't.
You'll wreck your baler

davidk1394

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Don't.
You'll wreck your baler

Well we've baled it with years. Gave €4 bale last year for the stuff. Handy for bedding under bulls

White Clover

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Don't.
You'll wreck your baler

Why is it hard on a baler GG ? I thought silage would be the hardest on a machine.
Note. I never baled straw, silage and hay only.

Greengrass1

White Clover wrote: »

Why is it hard on a baler GG ? I thought silage would be the hardest on a machine.
Note. I never baled straw, silage and hay only.

We baled it once and it went in through bands on baler and lapped around the pick up. But open the pick up

davidk1394

White Clover wrote: »

Why is it hard on a baler GG ? I thought silage would be the hardest on a machine.
Note. I never baled straw, silage and hay only.

Straw is the toughest material to bale. Silage will compact easily so you get a heavy bale with a solid center. Straw is a lot more fibrous so its a lot harder to compact. Pea straw is the toughest to bale. After its cut it sticks to the ground. So the pick up of the baler is very low. Any slight rise or dip or if you have to cross a tram line the pick up will dig into the ground and root up stones. The pea straw itself will bind to anything so it would wrap in around the bands of the baler which is an annoyance

Blackgrass

rangler1 wrote: »

The water collects in those gaps and the weight is fit to pull the polythene from under the tyres at the sides....storing straw outside seems to always have been P.I.T.A. of a job anytime I tried it. also its vital to put the bales up on pallets

Any one who store outside around here Big squares tend to go high as loader will reach and almost write off top layer.

tatoo

What price are small square bales of barley straw making ?

steelbar

Heard prices of 40ish per acre for winter barley straw,
Sounds low to me

Greengrass1

steelbar wrote: »

Heard prices of 40ish per acre for winter barley straw,
Sounds low to me

Where you based. Have taken 25 ac of winter barley here. Be great of I can get it for thst