A baler (102) includes a plurality of pressing elements (120,202) for pressing a mass of bale material in a bale chamber (114) to form a round bale, and a binding apparatus (138) for binding the bale in the bale chamber with film material (205). The baler further includes a blocking element (204) between an adjacent pair of pressing elements to block the passage of a lead-in end of the film material between the pair of pressing elements.
