CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – Wyoming ranchers say they’re getting sky-high prices for hay because of drought conditions across Texas and the southern plains.

Demand for hay has driven prices in Wyoming from about $84 a ton last year to about $115 a ton this year. The high prices are linked to drought conditions in prominent cattle-producing states such as Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.

University of Wyoming professor Steve Paisley says high hay prices could continue into next year because drought area may struggle to re-establish crops.