breezing
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I have just seen an ad in our local paper for round bales at £60 is this a record or have you seen it more than this ?
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Toby_Zaphod
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Pure profiteering, don't use him at all. When the fuel dispute was on a few years ago there was a garage in Birmingham that profiteered & put its prices up massively due to the shortage. When the dispute was over people boycotted his garage & he went out of business. Hopefully the same will happen with this seller & he's left with loads of unsold hay.
winchester
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Our farmer (Hertfordshire) has told us his round bale hay will be £60 this winter! Last year it started at £15 by Christmas was £25 and by March was £38.50!
We had 4 bales a week from Oct-March last year
I have stocked the fields up with wrapped haylage this year!!!! His fault for losing a customer!!!!
We had 4 bales a week from Oct-March last year
I have stocked the fields up with wrapped haylage this year!!!! His fault for losing a customer!!!!
Darkly_Dreaming_Dex
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My farrier said one of his clients has just paid £7.50 a small bale off the field 
we are in the Thames Valley. my large bale supplier (who charged me just £1 more than last year) said he thinks the large bales will be easily £45 mid winter- and promptly sold his entire remaining stock to Devon.. my haylage supplier kept his price the same as last year but has now virtually sold out after a visit from a lowloader from Kent! Local feed place has nearly sold out of large bale haylage at £35 a bale and has no idea how much new stock will be at present.
I was a bit peed off at getting large bales rather than small at first but at least large bales are much harder to steal
we are in the Thames Valley. my large bale supplier (who charged me just £1 more than last year) said he thinks the large bales will be easily £45 mid winter- and promptly sold his entire remaining stock to Devon.. my haylage supplier kept his price the same as last year but has now virtually sold out after a visit from a lowloader from Kent! Local feed place has nearly sold out of large bale haylage at £35 a bale and has no idea how much new stock will be at present.I was a bit peed off at getting large bales rather than small at first but at least large bales are much harder to steal