0086-138 3838 9622A 5 t/h hay pellet production line, configured for the equine (horse) feed market, has been confirmed as shipped to a client in the United Arab Emirates, where demand for high-quality forage products is driven significantly by the region’s substantial horse racing and equestrian sectors.
Hay pellets for horses serve a different purpose than typical livestock feed pellets — they’re often used as a forage replacement or supplement, particularly useful in regions like the UAE where growing or storing large volumes of baled hay locally is impractical given climate conditions, and importing baled hay is costly relative to its bulk and weight.
The raw material for this line is alfalfa and timothy hay, imported by the buyer in baled form (likely from suppliers in regions like the US or parts of Europe, though RICHI’s role doesn’t extend to the buyer’s raw material sourcing) and processed locally into pellets — reducing the bulk volume significantly compared to baled hay, which simplifies the buyer’s own storage and onward distribution to stables across the region.
Equipment includes a bale breaker, hammer mill for initial size reduction (hay needs less aggressive grinding than wood biomass — the goal is more about achieving uniform particle size for consistent pelletizing than breaking down tough fiber), pellet press (ring die, 16mm pellet diameter — notably larger than feed pellets for poultry or swine, since equine hay pellets are typically larger, sometimes described in the industry as “hay cubes” though the equipment here produces cylindrical pellets rather than cube-shaped products), and a cooler with an extended cooling section given the larger pellet size takes longer to stabilize temperature throughout the pellet’s cross-section.
No additional formula ingredients are involved — this is a single-ingredient (or dual-ingredient, alfalfa plus timothy, processed in separate runs or blended depending on the buyer’s product lines) pelletizing operation, simpler in terms of process complexity than most feed lines RICHI handles, though the larger pellet diameter does require specific die configuration.
The shipment includes four containers, with sea freight transit estimated at approximately 3-4 weeks to a UAE port, followed by inland transport to the buyer’s facility.
