Friday, August 23, 2019

Iowa Hay Summary

Week Ending  Aug. 24, 2019

Some producers in Iowa have already managed to harvest a third cutting of 
alfalfa.  Again the quality of the third cutting of alfalfa exceed that of 
the second cutting, but the volume of hay per acre has been decreasing. 
Buyers are readily stepping up to the market, not allowing bales to sit very
long before the ownership changes hands.  Cooler temperatures have been forecasted
in the near predictions which may allow alfalfa yields to increase slightly in
the next cutting.
                           
Alfalfa                 Supreme   Small Squares         $260.00 - $300.00
                        Premium   Large Squares                   $240.00
                        Fair      Large Rounds          $100.00 - $110.00
                                  

Alfalfa/Grass  Premium   Small Squares         $205.00 - $245.00
                                  Large Squares                   $185.00
                        Good      Small square          $155.00 - $175.00
                                  Large Squares         $160.00 - $175.00                                                                                                                    
                   
Grass                   Premium   Small Squares                   $240.00
                        Good      Large Squares         $160.00 - $180.00
                                  Large Rounds          $155.00 - $175.00 
                        Fair      Large Rounds          $100.00 - $150.00 
                        Utility   Large Rounds                    $ 80.00
                                            
Straw         Oat               Large Square          $ 80.00 - $135.00
                                  Large Round                     $ 85.00
                                  Small Square          $150.00 - $200.00  
                Wheat             Small Square                    $200.00 
                                  Large Round                     $ 75.00
                Rye               Small Square          $200.00 - $240.00
                Barley            Small Square                    $290.00

Corn Stalks                       Large Rounds         $ 25.00 - $110.00
                             
Organic Hay: Nothing reported 



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