Rye Cover Crop Seed Prices

Spudm · Sep 23, 2014

Today I go to buy rye seed at the Fruit Exchange, and they tell me rye seed is just under $20.00 per bushel. Really, so it's going to cost me $40.00 an acre just to seed rye cover crop?
Sounds high to me.....I didn't buy any, yet. What do you people think?

RGMartin · Sep 23, 2014

That is what "rye seed" cost here last year. I saw common rye for sale in the paper for $10-13(recleaned)...

C. Amick · Sep 23, 2014

How much is winter wheat? You could use that.

Fergienewbee · Sep 23, 2014

I bought "certified" wheat seed for 19 dollars a bag at our local co-op. Haven't priced rye. Apples are a real shocker! Around 25-30 a bushel.

Larry

LonM · Sep 23, 2014

Around $16 a bushel here in western MN for rye seed; we put on right at 1.5 bu/acre and got a good stand.

donjr · Sep 23, 2014

Mine is costing $17.....

westga · Sep 23, 2014

I paid $28 per 50lb bag and was told it was in short supply.

WAYNE-N-TX · Sep 23, 2014

And here I'm using round up to get rid of it??? Maybe I don't understand what I have. When I cut my hay, I give a discount if rye is in it???

Bradiniowa · Sep 23, 2014

Mine was $18, called another co-op that had $23. Makes me wonder what kind of yields guys are getting combining this stuff? Got to be more profitable than $3.00 corn.

coonie minnie · Sep 23, 2014

With rye, a bushel to the acre is plenty.

Bin run wheat is around $4.50-4.75 a bushel. I like it better for cover than rye... and not just because of the price.

jm. · Sep 23, 2014

You got ripped..

Formerly PaMike · Sep 24, 2014

I sold all mine for $13/bushel. Guess I should have raised my prices, my phone rang like crazy. I got just under 50 bushel/acre at harvest.$1.8/bushel to clean, so $11.20 for combine run or grossing about $560/acre. Beats $3/corn...

cumminspuller · Sep 24, 2014

I work at a seed and chemical retailer. What I have been told for the reason behind the higher price is that about 90% of the seed crop was lost due to drought. Earlier in the year I was told $19.50/ bag. Now I'm told $22.50 and I can only get one semi load. I have been told as high as $30/bag + shipping. Needless to say we are not goign to have too many people planting rye for a cover crop this fall.

Texasmark1 · Sep 24, 2014

Around here in N. TX. it's $26-30 bagged and abundant. Most comes out of Oregon State. Don't have any bulk available.

Mark

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