Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 12
HayWire Uses AI to Track Weekly Hay Prices Across 2 Key Data Sources
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 12

HayWire Uses AI to Track Weekly Hay Prices Across 2 Key Data Sources

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 12

Summary

  • HayWire is using an AI model to turn fragmented public data into a weekly newsletter aimed at making the opaque hay market easier to track.
  • USDA auction reports across regions are a core input, with the model mining public sources to compare prices in a market split by hay type, including alfalfa and clover.
  • Co-founders Aiden Johnson and Cole Glasgow built the product to address a market that still requires hands-on reporting because trading is illiquid and pricing is not transparent.
  • Johnson said tightening hay demand and spiking prices are also squeezing horse owners, underscoring why better market visibility matters beyond farmers and traders.

Insights

HayWire's AI cracked the opaque hay market. Which overlooked multi-billion dollar industry is next for this tech disruption?
Will AI price transparency disrupt the handshake deals that have defined the hay market for generations?