Hay Glut?

Don’t know how it looks in your area, but we are seeing a LOT if square bales around for sale, 180 degrees from last year. Is 2020 going to be a 4 letter word in your area - GLUT?

We’ve sold a fair amount of hay, almost all of it to repeat customers who want quality hay. We’ve had a few nippy frosts, but nothing to drive one time customers out of the woodwork and our way - but there is a ton of $4 hay and IMHO round bales must have set a record volume this year. They are lined up in fields and stacked in barns to the max everywhere.

We’re still in the cutting baling mode when we see a weather window and that includes the rest of October, into November and maybe December. I know that sounds crazy, but occasionally we will get 5 days of warm- non-seasonal weather with 70’s, sunshine and goodly wind even in Oct, Nov and early Dec. We’ve got all of our “horse quality” hay finished and what is left is what I call “gleaner” hay - stuff we can make and sell for cow and goat hay.

I don’t think at this point we are going to sell out by year’s end. I see us selling well into spring until a green-up with perhaps some hay left over. That’s the thought on our farm.

What’s the hay inventory and sales looking like in your area? Hay glut?

Just curious.

Thanks!
Bill

Hay Glut?