Hay shipping takes many forms.
Hay shipping takes many forms. Hay is exported around the world in many forms, and a variety of new shipping techniques have been created to meet the increased demands abroad, as well as, in the United States. Quality hay products can be offered for shipment in dehydrated pellets, alfalfa cubes, regular compressed bales, and double compressed bales, along supplements. These shipping forms can reduce freight and shipping costs substantially. Hay products can be loaded at the farm into ocean containers using specialized machinery like a squeeze lift which can load as much as 2,400 pounds of compressed hay bales onto waiting trucks.