Packaging and Shipping

Anderson Hay personnel meticulously coordinate every customer order through booking, storage, quality control, processing, transportation, and final product delivery. Whether orders are small or large, top quality and service is guaranteed.

Packaging Options

No matter if you’re needing to maximize your storage space or require ease for hand-feeding, Anderson provides various bale options for your shipment.

  • Maximize Storage Space
  • TMR
  • Handfeeding
  • Maximize Container Weight
  • Forklift
  • Ander-Pak ®

D/C 1/2 Cut

25-30kg (55-66lb) 53cm x 30cm x 43cm
  • D/C 1/2 Cut
  • D/C 1/2 Cut
  • D/C 1/2 Cut
  • D/C 1/2 Cut
  • D/C 1/2 Cut
  • D/C 1/2 Cut

A modification of the D/C bale, D/C 1/2 Cut is simply one half of the size of our traditional D/C bale. This light bale is perfect for personalized hand feeding.

D/C 1/2 Cut

Mini Bale

33-40kg (73-88lb) 53cm x 41cm x 43cm
  • Mini Bale
  • Mini Bale
  • Mini Bale
  • Mini Bale
  • Mini Bale
  • Mini Bale

A favorite of camel, sheep, and goat ranches, the D/C Mini Bale is a very efficient packaging options for both shipping and feeding. Compressed to accommodate the same weights as the natural 3-tie bale, D/C Mini Bale offers saving in transportation costs and it can be hand fed.

Mini Bale

D/C

50-60kg (110-132lb) 53cm x 61cm x 43cm
  • D/C
  • D/C
  • D/C
  • D/C
  • D/C
  • D/C
This traditional, double-compressed export bale is flexible for different handling and loading styles. Either in bulk or Ander-Pak units, D/C is light enough to pick up by hand but heavy enough to maximize container or trucking loads.
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110kg Log

100-120kg (220-265lb) 58cm x 116cm x 43cm
  • 110kg Log
  • 110kg Log
  • 110kg Log
  • 110kg Log
This package type (the base unit for D/C, D/C ½ Cut, and D/C Minibale) is consolidated in a double-compressed unit, which means efficient transportation. Feeding with the 110kg log can be dropped off in a field, in a trough, or blended into a ration. Its shape ensures that multiple animals can be fed with minimal stacking and unstacking.
110kg Log

350kg

350kg (772lb) 107cm x 76cm x 112cm
  • 350kg
  • 350kg
  • 350kg
  • 350kg

The 350kg bale is a large double compressed bale available only with our Straw (Rye grass and fescue) products, and is packaged with plastic sleeves. This bale type is best suited to large-scale feeding needs such as TMR or feed rations, and is a very economical packaging option.

MAG Bales

430kg (948lb) 117cm x 77cm x 121cm
  • MAG Bales
  • MAG Bales
  • MAG Bales
  • MAG Bales

The 430kg MAG bale is a large double compressed bale best used when incorporated into TMR or feed rations for large-scale dairies. Highly modernized dairies prefer this package because it is simple to load and unload with a forklift, saves on shipping costs, and is simple to manage. Regardless of the type of herd you have, the 430kg is well suited to large-scale feeding needs.

430 Kg

430kg

430kg (948lb) 117cm x 81cm x 122cm
  • 430kg
  • 430kg
  • 430kg
  • 430kg

The MAG bale is a flexible alternative to the 430kg bale. This bale is double-compressed, but can be sectioned off into 0, 4, 8, or 16 blocks of hay while still retaining the large sleeve. Forklifts are required to move this product, but flaking the bale makes for flexible hand feeding.

Mag Bale

3-Tie

32-64kg (71-141lb) 55cm x 35cm x 111cm
  • 3-Tie

As the traditional, single-compressed bale, 3-Tie is supplied to distributors and users who desire the natural fibers that come from harvesting hay. Single-compressed bales are twice the volume as double-compressed bales. These bales are easy to feed and can be unloaded by hand or forklift.

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Loading Configurations

Each configuration is based on the bale type and packaging and has been optimized to maximize volumes and maintain the quality and integrity of our products. Below are our main categories of configurations.

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430kg / Mag
Straight Load – Logo Facing
60/56 Bales
Mag
Mag
Staggered Load
56 Bales
430kg / Mag
430kg / Mag
Straight Load - Logo Facing – Slide-A-Pak®
60/56 Bales
Mag
Mag
Staggered – Slide-A-Pak®
56 Bales
50kg *Straw Only
350kg *Straw Only
Strapped
66 Bales (2 wide x 3 high)
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DC Minibale
DC Minibale
4 x 6 Super Load
720 Bales
DC Minibale
DC Minibale
5 x 6 Straight Load
660 Bales
DC Minibale
DC Minibale
18 Bale Unit x 4 – Ander-Pak®
648 Bales
DC
DC
12 Bale Unit x 4 – Ander-Pak®

432 Bales

DC
DC
5 x 4 Straight Load
440 Bales Alfalfa / 420 Bales Timothy *Standard ‘ D/C Bulk’ Loading style for Alfalfa and Timothy.
DC
DC
4 x 4 Straight Load
432 Bales (Alfalfa and Timothy) *Standard ’D/C Bulk’ Loading style for Straw at 416 Bales 
DC
DC
12 Bale Unit x 4 (Ander-Pak)
432 Bales *For Straw, the back door units are 8 bale only units – 416 Bales.
DC
DC
12 Bale Unit x 4 (Ander-Pak)
432 Bales *For Straw, the back door units are 8 bale only units – 416 Bales.
DC
DC
12 Bale Unit x 4 – Slide-A-Pak®
432 Bales *For Straw, the back door units are 8 bale only units – 416 bales.
DC
DC
12 x 8 Bale Units – Ander-Pak® (12 Bale Unit x 2 by 8 Bale Unit x 2)
400 Bales *Ideal solution if units are too tight in the container for your offloading capabilities.
DC
DC
2 Bale Unit x 4 - Stair Step - Ander-Pak®
420 Bales (Alfalfa and Timothy) / 408 Bales Straw *Ideal solution for ease of Customs Clearance in some countries.
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DC 1/2 Cut
5 x 8 Straight Load
880 Bales Alfalfa / 840 Bales Timothy *Standard DC ½ Cut ‘Bulk’ Loading style for Alfalfa and Timothy.
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DC 1/2 Cut
4 x 8 Straight Load
864 Bales (Alfalfa and Timothy) *Standard ’D/C ½ cut Bulk’ Loading style for Straw at 832 Bales.
DC
DC 1/2 Cut
24 Bale Unit x 4 – Ander-Pak®
864 Bales *For Straw, the back door units are 16 Bale only units - 832 Bales.
DC
DC 1/2 Cut
24 Bale Unit x 4 - Slide-A-Pak®
864 Bales *For Straw, the back door units are 16 Bale only units - 832 Bales.
DC
DC 1/2 Cut
24 x 16 Bale Units – Ander-Pak® (24 Bale Unit x 2 by 16 Bale Unit x 2)
800 Bales *Ideal solution if units are too tight in the container for your offloading capabilities.
DC
DC 1/2 Cut
24 Bale Unit x 4 - Stair Step – Ander-Pak®
840 Bales (Alfalfa and Timothy) / 816 Bales (Straw) *Ideal solution for ease of Customs Clearance in some countries.
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3 Tie / 3 Tie CD
2 Flat 8 Edge
Flat Stack 7 High
288/272 Bales * Bale counts and loading styles are subject to varying lengths of the bales.
3 Tie / 3 Tie CD
3 Tie / 3 Tie CD
Straight
256/240 Bales * Bale counts and loading styles are subject to varying lengths of the bales.
3 Tie CD
3 Tie CD
Flat Stack 7 High
308 Bales * Bale counts and loading styles are subject to varying lengths of the bales.
3 Tie
3 Tie
Straight Load – Logo Facing
248 Bales * Bale counts and loading styles are subject to varying lengths of the bales.
3 x 4 Regular Bale
3 x 4 Regular Bale
3 high throughout container with 2 high on the back door (picture shown to represent what 3 high looks like)
29 Bales * Bale counts and loading styles are subject to varying lengths of the bales.
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SHIPPING WORLDWIDE

Through ocean freight, west coast ports serve as the gateway for our containerized hay products. Anderson staff facilitates all logistics and tracking to ensure smooth delivery throughout the world.

About Our Exports
Shipping WorldWide

 (UN)Loading Packaging Options

To facilitate the tasks of handling and moving, we offer two main options for loading and unloading our shipments.

Ander-Pak

Ander-Pak

Anderson’s Ander-Pak® system is a package that is durable and offers reduced handling and storage costs. Each Ander-Pak® unit is wrapped in specialized plastic which has been carefully tested for its levels of flexibility and stretch.

Slide-A-Pak

Slide-A-Pak

Anderson’s Slide-A-Pak® belt option ensures extreme efficiency and easy unloading using only a tractor and a chain. Compared to conventional methods, the simplicity and durability of this system dramatically cuts down the time spent unloading.

Get In Touch

Questions about our packaging and shipping processes? Contact one of our team members for more information.

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FAQs

Depending on the commodity, loading style, and packaging style associated with the product, there can be anywhere from 50 to nearly 1,000 bales in a single forty-foot container. If you are looking to import our product, please click here to submit a Product Inquiry.

Depending on the commodity, loading style, and packaging style associated with the product, there can be anywhere from thirteen to twenty-eight tons in a single forty-foot container (twelve to twenty-six metric tons). If you are looking to import our product, please click here to submit a Product Inquiry.

Operating across the Western United States, Anderson Hay ships product from the major ports on the West Coast to a variety of locations around the world. Our product has reached over 100 ports around the world and that number keeps growing!

If you have questions concerning the timing of arrival of your shipment, please contact your dedicated customer service representative.

Anderson Hay first shipped hay to Japan in 1971 and we have shipped hay internationally ever since!