Hay

 HAY FORECAST

UPDATE - 15th March 2019

This is usually the time of year when we see an abundance of hay and farmers are filling their sheds, but the rain still refuses to show up and we're are seeing mid winter prices already. There is almost no grassy hay of any description around and the season is now too far gone to imagine the situation changing.

Lucerne is still available at farms that can pump from bores but more and more farmers are switching to drought tolerant crops to conserve their water supplies and it is a challenge to find good Lucerne hay at all.

The high price of Lucerne will soon show up in lucerne and luerne mix chaff prices, while further shortages of Oaten and Wheaten hay in South Australian and Victorian Oaten have now translated to higher local chaff prices with these varieties.

GRASSY ROUND  BALES

No doubt once the summer is completely over there will be some grass cut into round bales but poor yields off these paddocks means there will be very few around for winter.

We source all our hay from local farmers with whom we have established long relationships. We collect direct from the farm several times per week and our aim is maintain a reliable stock of fresh feed all year, even when supply is short.

Our chaff is locally cut and bagged specifically for Brendale Produce using high temperature steam treatment to maintain freshness, ensuring it is always to our standards.

We primarily stock several grades of lucerne as well as grassy and barley hay in standard square, small round and large round bales. The table below shows bale types currently supplied by farmers in our region. Actual availability is seasonal.  

Bale Type	Prime Lucerne	2nd Lucerne	Barley Hay	Shedded Lucerne	Grassy Lucerne	Ebony Cow Pea	Barely Lucerne Mix	Grassy	First Cut Lucerne
Square			***
Small Round
Large Round

 ***  -  Only available for small animal customers as bagged hay.

CURRENT HAY & MULCH PRICES (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

STANDARD SQUARE BALE
SMALL ROUND (3ft diameter x 4ft high)			LARGE ROUND (4ft diameter x 4ft high)

This site is regularly updated but for latest availability and prices, please call us on (07) 3881 1711 or visit us at Unit 2 / 124 South Pine Road, Brendale QLD 4500.