Are hay resources in danger?
KAPINNIE hay producer and contractor Luke Turnbull believes supplies will be tight for some time, especially due to competition from high grain prices this season.
While the Lower EP’s season is generally travelling well, not far north rainfall has been very limited. Mr Turnbull said even in the more fortunate areas of the EP, the season was still in the balance.
But AFIA chief executive John McKew described this season as an unusual situation, adding exports had not contributed to the domestic shortage.
“There is certainly an undercurrent of concern about the domestic hay market, but as a fodder producing industry we are concerned about our ability to service all markets,” he said.
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