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Here in Saskatchewan, it was unusually dry this year, so the amount of hay was way less than normal. I heard figures like 10% to 20% of normal in some areas. As a result, the price of hay went way up, and some people are getting hay from as far away as Ontario. Also, there was an increase in hay bale theft. The thieves typically come to steal the bales in the middle of the night.


This is the case in the northwestern areas of USA also. Washington, Idaho, Montana areas. Hay production has been down so the scarcity/prices have gone up. And that also means more theft.

The farmers/ranchers are allowed to shoot the wolves that eat their cows, but they can't shoot the hay thieves! So they just grumble and make Uncle Sam pay for it.




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