Grain prices and how will they effect hay?

Will the increases in grain prices effect the acres in hay production?  Can we expect less acres of hay and higher prices because of this ?

Comments

[Rex Brumfield]

I think this could be a problem for us

[Bob Eckenberg]

hey, when did this go up ? looks good. See you soon. Bob

[Bob Eckenberg]

Hello NHA, I believe that we should send a letter/emails to the members to us the NHA home page. I see as of today2-19-08 there are 546 hits. I believe that this site has a lot of information from our association to the Links.

[Ron Bradtmueller]

Grain prices are going to be a on going facter in all Ag reladed business hay,livestock,est. 2007 last half February was the top of the market. Grain prices slide lower ones we found out the est. acres planted to beans corn cotton peanuts hay all one big family. This is all about ACRES and production.

[David Fink]

Looking at he eastern US perspective. We are a hay defficet area but our imput costs for fertilizer will weigh in on hte acres of hay. I believe we will see less acres due to shorter rotations to produce nitrogen for the grain crops. Overall shorter rotations will lead to better quality but will also increase seeded acres requiring more seed.

Hay Thanks,

[David Skudder]

I am new in the hay business but have been involved in the grain trading business for 25yrs. This I do know with complete certainty, when the US and other governments around the globe decided to make bio-fuels a real and serious addition to the global energy source, agriculture changed forever. Grain prices are where they are b.c. of Bio-fuels and so long as mandated consumption continues to rise, so will the need for additional row crop acres. This puts pressure on pasture and hay ground and we are/will slowly see these acres shrink. When one looks at the balance tables for 2008 for corn and beans we notice we are just getting by, when one looks at the blanace tables for 2009 there is NO getting by. USDA will soon have to allow CRP ground to come out as the balance tables for 2009 are impossible without additional acres. All this has got to trickle down to increased hay prices, stick it in the barn and sit on it??....comments??

[David Brumfield]

I agree David, We are now in a new arena. Hay acres must compete with grain acres for production. I think that only top professional hay producers will stay in the business, they have then knowlege to produce the products and quality needed and receive a return that competes with grains.

[Joseph Knopp]

We don`t need to get behind in the production arena compared to available feedstuffs. We can compete with the grains if we just fertilize correctly and push a little harder on the base minerals. Give me a call and I can explain. 402-340-3323

Joseph Knopp

[Joseph Knopp]

We don`t need to get behind in the production arena compared to available feedstuffs. We can compete with the grains if we just fertilize correctly and push a little harder on the base minerals. Give me a call and I can explain. 402-340-3323

Joseph Knopp