🎧 Episode 103 of the Hay Kings Podcast
📲 Stream now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite app
Jon Paul Driver sits down with Don Schilling for a sober, necessary conversation about where hay exports have been—and where they may be headed next.
Titled From Reckoning to Renewal in Hay Exports, this episode digs into the structural reset underway in global forage markets and what it means for growers, exporters, and rural communities.
They cover:
🌾 Why recent exporter failures are symptoms of deeper market shifts
🚢 How excess press capacity and distorted price signals reshaped exports
💰 The difference between high prices and getting paid
📉 What falling export volumes really signal for U.S. producers
🌍 Global competition from Europe, Africa, and Australia
📊 Why cash flow, not optimism, determines who survives the reset
🔄 What a “renewal” phase could realistically look like for hay exports
Don shares hard-earned perspective from decades in the export business, offering clarity without blame—and cautious hope grounded in discipline, efficiency, and better decision-making.
🎙 Hosted by Jon Paul Driver
🤝 Sponsored by Krone — Dedicated to Hay and Forage Producers
🔗 Listen at hay-kings.com
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