Fresh Bermuda from Yuma is being delivered to some dealers. Call your local feed store to confirm
Prices are just plain goofy. Some dealers are charging the same or more for leftover barn stored Alfalfa and some are less. Some have reduced the cost of fresh Alfalfa while others are charging the higher winter prices. A couple of dealers claim to have fresh cut Bermuda from California. Those who do reduced the cost. Some retailers have made a minimal cost reduction on their stored Bermuda yet others have raised the cost. Go Figure!!!!
Just bought some Timothy hay at Pecos Farm in Sun Lakes for $10 a 55# bale. I think they have timothy / alfalfa too.
This year was the worst drought in decades in America. Hay production was down all over the country. When hay production is down in other regions, states like Texas and Florida (big horse hay markets) have to start buying from other regions. This lowers supply and increases prices. Then in the winter, there is less hay supply because no new hay is produced anywhere in North America. It’s true supply and demand. That is why hay prices are going up. You are not getting ripped off, its just the markets. Also keep in mind that shipping and logistics is more costly (less of it) in Flagstaff which increases prices over a Phoenix market. If you are buying directly from a farm up there, they are going to follow market prices, so they will charge more. Hope that explains a little.
What the hell! we’re gettin ripped off. Hay is 4-5 buck cheaper in the valley than it is in Flagstaff. If hay is gonna go up for the winter at least give horse owner a valid reason why! so we can understand. Last year was a texas drought so what the ecuse this year?