Straw 2024

48€ for round bales of straw here in Roscommon. Crazy prices.
bales of hay are only 35

I meant bedding only.

crazy stuff. Fella that transporta the straw said a lot of his farms he buys off aren’t selling it yet, waiting a few more weeks to see how the rest of the harvest goes elsewhere before they start to sell what they have.

Would it be worth €5 a bale difference

I'm using wheaten straw here for bedding with years. I don't see the fascination with barley straw. I find it just curls up into knots. Have oaten straw for the first time in a while also. I'll feed it to cows and bed under calves with it too. I use pea and bean bales too. Anything that i can bale and is value for money I'll use for bedding.

I am. There's good crops of straw this year from what I see. Good bulk and good quality. If the weather is alright there should be plenty of straw available.

An acquaintance in West Cork told me that it's all straw and no grain heads on his stuff and his neighbours are the same. He's blaming poor weather conditions.