A University of Wisconsin Extension expert that tracks the nation’s hay market says prices didn’t move a lot over the winter. Richard Halopka tells Brownfield farmers are paying good money for good large square bales. He says, “I would say, about the end of March, you were seeing about a five dollar a ton pressure downward, and I’d say this week, I see about a five dollar a ton pressure upward.”
Halopka says there are some drought fears in the market, and it is still unclear how good the first cutting will be, so prices reflect that.
