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Hay demand strong with drought feeding and export pressure

Feed Central managing director Tim Ford.

HAY prices look like they will remain high for this year, with plenty of demand on the export and domestic markets.

National hay marketer Feed Central has put the call out to grain growers to consider bailing crops, with a forecast high demand for hay straw through 2024. While the demand is high, the company has urged livestock producers in dry conditions not to panic, with plenty of good quality product around.

Two of the major factors contributing to the high demand are drying out conditions and the declaration of an El Nino weather pattern and…

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