the price of straw

flutered

hereabouts its gone to €28 per round bale, two dealers claim it will soon be 30, yere thoughts

ganmo

The demand from lambing could see it rise

visatorro

8x4x3 chopped barley straw dropped into yard 35euro. Dunno what they'd be making now. He reckons there's two round bales in each

Grueller

Man here in North Wexford has got €28 on collection from his shed. Another man has got €24. 4 x 4 rounds of feeding quality barley straw.

Lambman

ganmo wrote: »

The demand from lambing could see it rise

Your right ganmo I could see that for sure especially for people like me who just lambs inside as opposed till ewes in all winter I'd say them boys have stocked up and all... is it a case of shortage of straw or just higher demand?

Mooooo

8×2×3 €14. Ordered back in summer and delivered when baled

flutered

Grueller wrote: »

Man here in North Wexford has got €28 on collection from his shed. Another man has got €24. 4 x 4 rounds of feeding quality barley straw.

then a lorry driven say to limerick clare or nt kerry the rising price of fuel and a days wages

rangler1

Mooooo wrote: »

8×2×3 €14. Ordered back in summer and delivered when baled

I bought a few of those in 2015, they're a misery to work if you're not set up for them,
Paid €13 in the field for really well packed 4 by 4s at harvest but didn't get enough, so paid €26 for good 4 by 4s delivered in november and glad to get it when i see what's passing on lorries at the moment

kevthegaff

Is wood chip cheaper or peat?

flutered

kevthegaff wrote: »

Is wood chip cheaper or peat?

you have me thinking, perhaps peat, wood chip is not suitable for spreading as manure, perhaps i am wrong

lab man

I gave 50 each for 2, 3 weeks ago

And it had got rain

Pidae.m

I'm just asking so don't laugh. Did any one ever spread lime on a straw bed. I saw it on YouTube. Say if you bed them every second day, well the odd days spread in a few buckets of lime on top. The guy on YouTube had a straw blower and put a couple of buckets of lime on top of the bale when it was ready to start.

flutered

Pidae.m wrote: »

I'm just asking so don't laugh. Did any one ever spread lime on a straw bed. I saw it on YouTube. Say if you bed them every second day, well the odd days spread in a few buckets of lime on top. The guy on YouTube had a straw blower and put a couple of buckets of lime on top of the bale when it was ready to start.

hereabouts lime is put on the floors of sheds to prevent damage and disease to the cows teats and udder

blue5000

Looks like another wet week ahead of us, any updates on straw prices?

kk.man

Pidae.m wrote: »

I'm just asking so don't laugh. Did any one ever spread lime on a straw bed. I saw it on YouTube. Say if you bed them every second day, well the odd days spread in a few buckets of lime on top. The guy on YouTube had a straw blower and put a couple of buckets of lime on top of the bale when it was ready to start.

I did..meant to keep infections away

Grueller

North Wexford between 10 and 12 a bale for round 4 x 4.

kollegeknight

I paid €22 per round bale delivered into the yard in west Clare. That is up €2 on last year. 40 bales in a load.

bogman_bass

rangler1 wrote: »

Mooooo wrote: »

8×2×3 €14. Ordered back in summer and delivered when baled

I bought a few of those in 2015, they're a misery to work if you're not set up for them,

Really? I wouldn't go back to a 4x4 again. Big squares are so much easier to stack and they come apart in sections that are handy to carry.

That and you get free baler twine with them

Mooooo

bogman_bass wrote: »

Really? I wouldn't go back to a 4x4 again. Big squares are so much easier to stack and they come apart in sections that are handy to carry.

That and you get free baler twine with them

+1 usual suppliers baler was out of action so half the straw has come in rounds so far, need twice the space to even store the stuff. If beddi g big pens rounds are grand but I find for calves you take what you need from the squares handler. Also in diet feeder handler to throw in part of bale or even all of bale without wind taking half it. Edit to add after a couple of bales you'd have enough of the baler twine tho

rangler1

Mooooo wrote: »

+1 usual suppliers baler was out of action so half the straw has come in rounds so far, need twice the space to even store the stuff. If beddi g big pens rounds are grand but I find for calves you take what you need from the squares handler. Also in diet feeder handler to throw in part of bale or even all of bale without wind taking half it. Edit to add after a couple of bales you'd have enough of the baler twine tho

Ive enough room for 4 by 4s and just roll them out down the feeding passage and throw them into the sheep and they spread them which they didn't seem able to do with the slabs out of the squares.
Paid fourteen euros out of the field this year and they suit me, sounds dear but more straw in them than any other bales I get, Have been stuck a few times and got a load delivered and TBH I don't know how some loads stay upright........

farawaygrass

22e a bale is good quality well packed barley straw. Oaten straw delivered is 19e. Bales not as solid though. Good quality.

blue5000

farawaygrass wrote: »

22e a bale is good quality well packed barley straw. Oaten straw delivered is 19e. Bales not as solid though. Good quality.

You must be in the west? Big difference between there and Wexford!

Never wrestle with pigs

10 out of the field in kk

Lambman

€17 delivered till donegal

orm0nd

20 euro a bale (round) delivered mid west, sourced in Kildare

I wouldn't go back to buying straw locally ever again ,
(a) straw is of poorer quality
(b) bales are way smaller (not packed)

Jezabelle28

€48 for the big square ones up in Monaghan.

The part time boy

Local fella (north cork )looking for 15 euro out of feild. Sounds dear

farawaygrass

blue5000 wrote: »

You must be in the west? Big difference between there and Wexford!

Ya, poor Galway!

farawaygrass

orm0nd wrote: »

20 euro a bale (round) delivered mid west, sourced in Kildare

I wouldn't go back to buying straw locally ever again ,
(a) straw is of poorer quality
(b) bales are way smaller (not packed)

I second that

whelan2

Paid today. €10 / bale

AntrimGlens

Got two artic loads from Bases part of the world (ncd), delivered to the yard fortnight ago £19. Going by the weather up here lucky to have it in as it will be dearer by Sept.

lefthooker

Any update on prices for round bales?

stanflt

lefthooker wrote: »

Any update on prices for round bales?

18-20 off the field in county Meath

I've some wheaten for sale at the right price

lefthooker

stanflt wrote: »

18-20 off the field in county Meath

I've some wheaten for sale at the right price

:eek: seriously :eek:

blue5000

Very broken weather here again this week, headlands are being chopped if lads get a chance to go in with a combine.

whelan2

stanflt wrote: »

18-20 off the field in county Meath

I've some wheaten for sale at the right price

Delivered to Kerry at that price

Reggie.

stanflt wrote: »

18-20 off the field in county Meath

I've some wheaten for sale at the right price

I'll take 100

stanflt

Reggie. wrote: »

I'll take 100

First load with you at 7 in the morning

And yes its making that much

Reggie.

stanflt wrote: »

First load with you at 7 in the morning

And yes its making that much

Make it 8. I like my lie in. Will you be delivering?

kevthegaff

Out a field 15-18 euro tipp

darragh_haven

Lads are giving prices but we don't know if it's round bales, 4x3x8 or 4x4x8 that he are quoting

Never wrestle with pigs

Good few mushroom places closed and allot of extra wheaten straw around especially in Kildare I'm told.

blue5000

darragh_haven wrote: »

Lads are giving prices but we don't know if it's round bales, 4x3x8 or 4x4x8 that he are quoting

Anything around the 18-20 mark is a 4x4.

whelan2

blue5000 wrote: »

Anything around the 18-20 mark is a 4x4.

I paid €10 though, big difference

adam14

whelan2 wrote:

I paid €10 though, big difference

Is that 10 with baling on top?

whelan2

adam14 wrote: »

Is that 10 with baling on top?

No baled collected in field. 4x4rounds of oaten and wheaten. €10 each.

dohc turbo2

whelan2 wrote: »

No baled collected in field. 4x4rounds of oaten and wheaten. €10 each.

There is adds on DoneDeal for 10 in the field

Mooooo

whelan2 wrote: »

No baled collected in field. 4x4rounds of oaten and wheaten. €10 each.

Oaten and wheaten tend to be cheaper anyway, less demand

whelan2

Mooooo wrote: »

Oaten and wheaten tend to be cheaper anyway, less demand

Stan said €18-20 for wheaten.....

adam14

Paid 10 in field for barley. I baled it myself.

Dunedin

€15 round bales, barley straw, collected in the field today. Midlands