date:Jan 31, 2013
11, when a 56% increase pushed hay into record territory, Ms. McCullock said. Since then, hay prices have accelerated by another 8%.
Conditions of pasture and range in the United States are the worst its been with conditions more affected than has been typical in a 10-year span, Ms. McCullock said. In other years, there have been weeks of dry conditions, but the deterioration didnt have the persistence that it currently has.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in its Jan. 11 Crop Production re