The present invention relates to a round-bale press for agricultural stalk crops, with driven conveying elements constituting the circumferential limitation and in the form of rollers, belts or the like. The essence of the invention is that, for the purposes of a continuous mode of operation, on the one hand the press is assigned a device, known per se, for wrapping a finished rolled bale with a web material, such as a netting or foil, and on the other hand the press space is preceded by a crop storage space likewise known per se.