Cattle Feed Woes - Hay on hand is the smallest amount our country has offered since the USDA began keeping records in 1973. "Last year also resulted in the largest cattle slaughter in a decade..."

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https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/business/agricultural/2023/02/16/texas-sees-lowest-hay-yield-in-decade-due-to-drought/69876244007/

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Don't they truck hay across the country if one area is having a drought but another is having a bumper crop?

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I have not tried buying hay, but I have heard others online complain that the prices are too high now to sustain a profitable cattle business.