Bundled vs. Other Bales

Packaging at its best:
- Same real estate costs
- Same seed & fertilizer costs
- Same mowing costs
- Same raking costs
- Same yield of product
Different baling and packaging equipment:
- Yields drastically different gross returns


The above charts use the following hay prices which are approximate and depend on demand and local markets:
21 Bale Bundles: $360 / ton
Small Square Bales: $313 / ton = $340 / ton – $27/ton to load & unload truck
Large Square Bales: $250 / ton
Round Bales: $180 / ton