Week ended Fri, Apr 15 Prices supplied by British Hay & Straw Merchants Association

Merchants buying prices for hay in £/t ex farm

New Crop ex store

 

              

Pickup
Baled
Seed
Hay

Pickup
Baled
Meadow
Hay

Big Bale
Hay

Pickup
Baled
Barley
Straw

Pickup
Baled
Wheat
Straw

Big Sq
Baled
Barley
Straw

Big Sq
Baled
Wheat
Straw

 

 

 

 

 

North East

75.00 55.00 45.00 48.00 35.00 45.00

35.00

East Yorks

– 49.00 44.00 41.00 31.00 38.00 28.00

N Midlands

70.00 60.00 45.00 43.00 40.00 40.00 30.00

E Midlands

70.00 60.00 44.00 44.00 34.00 35.00 26.00

C Midlands

70.00 65.00 40.00 50.00 40.00 40.00 30.00

E Counties

70.00 55.00 36.00 38.00 32.00 35.00 28.00

South-East

70.00 60.00 35.00 35.00 30.00 30.00 20.00

South

75.00 65.00 45.00 45.00 39.00 40.00 28.00

South-West

65.00 45.00 30.00 50.00 40.00 47.00 35.00

South Wales

70.00 55.00 45.00 59.00 49.00 44.00 34.00

SE Scotland

– 68.00 50.00 55.00 – 50.00 37.00

Trade comment: Livestock turnout and growing grass starting to reduce demand.