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What are Good Silage Bales making this year?

  • 11-01-2020 2:41pm
    #1
    thetiredfarmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 151 ✭✭


    I got a call from a neighbour looking for 50 bales of silage. I know what I'd like to get but I don't want to charge anymore than what they're making. Cheers.


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  • #2
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,217 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    thetiredfarmer wrote: »
    I got a call from a neighbour looking for 50 bales of silage. I know what I'd like to get but I don't want to charge anymore than what they're making. Cheers.

    20 to 25 delivered here. Buying off 2 different sources


  • #3
    Welding Rod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 244 ✭✭Welding Rod


    They cost €25 minimum when nutrients removal is taken into account.
    Selling bales any less is subsidising the buyer. You need €27 minimum with buyer collecting and loading.
    I know it doesn’t work out that way in reality, but .......


  • #4
    uck51js9zml2yt
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    Looking at those prices I'm glad I traded my bales in for a freezer full of beef ðŸ˜


  • #5
    thetiredfarmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 151 ✭✭thetiredfarmer


    Welding Rod wrote: »
    They cost €25 minimum when nutrients removal is taken into account.
    Selling bales any less is subsidising the buyer. You need €27 minimum with buyer collecting and loading.
    I know it doesn’t work out that way in reality, but .......
    I charged him €30 per bale delivered and he was very happy .....he said:D


  • #6
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,217 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Just wondering what is pit silage going for per tonne?


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  • #7
    lalababa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,742 ✭✭✭lalababa


    If I add up all expenses of producing a bale from the local contractor dropped in the yard it comes to
    Exactly 20.5 euros. Fusion bales with tedding.
    So anything over say the 20 is what you're getting for the actual grass.
    At 10 bales @ acre , selling @ 25 a bale you are getting only 50 euros an acre for 1st cut. Which is sh*t. But that's the price of them. And is it any wonder really seeing as cattle are being killed under the cost of production.


  • #8
    lalababa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,742 ✭✭✭lalababa


    Just looking at done deal there and there's ok looking bales and even haylage for 15 euros. You'd wonder what some people are at?


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