Hay in short supply in the Midwest, cattle sent to market
7/6/2023 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Saline County, NE
Dorchester, NE
Start Date: 7/6/2023
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Drought has left the Midwest bereft of green pastures, and hay supplies were quickly becoming depleted as farmers and ranchers fed their livestock hay. Cattle are being sent to market as farmers do not have enough feed and do not want to purchase costly hay.
Hay prices varied, costing about $200 to $300 per ton in Nebraska. A large round bale of hay in Missouri might cost from $125 to $175.
The first cutting of hay was short in northeast Iowa, where parts of the state were in moderate to severe drought. Pockets of Iowa had extreme drought.
Nebraska Public Media (Lincoln, Neb.), July 6, 2023
Drought had Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers anxious about feed as pastures and hayfields were producing little.
KLKN-TV (Lincoln, Neb.), July 2, 2023
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