Compared to the last report: The little hay that hay growers still have left is either contracted or going toward their long-lasting customers. While the producers are taking care of those long-time customers causing buyers to rely on Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish, or ELAP. The ELAP services have allowed people to receive affordable delivery costs as they buy hay all across the country.
Also, these services have allowed hay brokers to get affordable hay delivered for some customers that do not have hay contacts. Prices do continue to rise along with the demand.
As we look at the Oklahoma Mesonet Drought Monitor we are at 11.64 percent in exceptional drought, 57.35 percent in an extreme drought, 83.45 percent in severe drought, 90.18 percent in moderate, 98.45 percent in abnormally dry conditions, and 1.55 percent that has no drought conditions are located in Adair County.
