# Riding Farms in the Augsburg Area: Drought Drives Hay Prices to Record High

> Drought across much of Bavaria has cut grassland hay yields by 25 to 80 percent, according to the Augsburg agriculture office. Some horse and livestock farms in the Augsburg region are finding hay expensive or scarce. Farms with low reserves may face winter feed shortages.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T12:09:15.218Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95384-riding-farms-in-the-augsburg-area-drought-drives-hay-prices-to-record-high
- Commodities: [Grass Hay](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GRASSHAY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower domestic hay supply in Germany tightens local forage markets and may push feed buyers toward substitute roughage and concentrates. Hay price spikes can raise livestock feeding costs through the winter.

## Read by commodity

- GRASSHAY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- augsburger-allgemeine.de: https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/augsburg-land/pferdhoefe-im-raum-augsburg-duerre-treibt-heupreise-auf-rekordhoehe-01-115599018

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