Excessively wet weather, drought cut into hay supplies in Midwest
2/3/2020 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
North Dakota
Nebraska
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Start Date: 7/1/2019
- End Date: 2/3/2020
Abundant rain in 2018 and early 2019 in the Midwest, followed by drought, limited the hay crop, leaving farmers very low on hay in early 2020. With hay supplies low, prices were high. The cost of a bale of hay is typically $5, but has risen to $12 per bale.
Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), Jan. 23, 2020
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