In article , greymausg@mail.com 
(greymaus) wrote:

> > How much do you reckon its costing to get the moisture out?  
> Drying
> > down from that %age with oil at its present cost must be making 
> > eyes water and wallets squeak?
> 
> Corn merchant was telling me that deductions were 2.50 euro per 
> point. Not enough drying available, though.

IAH, that hardly sounds enough! I am hoping for some dry open weather and 
let ambient do some work and then sell the damper heap for rolling... He 
said optimistically. 

There really does seem to be an awful large amount to cut and a hell of a 
lot now looks a bit ropey here in Shropshire. Watching the Tour of Britain 
Bike race makes me think that we are not alone. Up in the NE, there seemed 
to be very little combined.

And as for rape, I would sell forward now if I have any amount in.



Steve Rawlings

Quoting from message 
 posted on 12 Sep 2008 by srawlings@cix.compulink.co.uk
 I would like to add:

> There really does seem to be an awful large amount to cut and a hell
> of a lot now looks a bit ropey here in Shropshire.

Fortunately I had some very nice Maris Widgeon (for Corn Dollies) from 
by Stafford in late August - it was cut by binder in that dry spell 
earlier in the month.

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