After a quiet period in the feed market, traders are cautiously looking at some future shifts. For the time being, this is mainly noticeable in the beer grain price. Prices of other products are not really moving yet, but there are steady developments so that this is in line with expectations.
A number of breweries have now set the market in motion again. This benefits the supply of spent grains. The price has responded to this. The price in the south is moving towards €2,60 (per % dry matter), with some deviations here and there that are higher. The price in the north is around €2,75, which roughly corresponds to the average of €2,70.
Quality-dependent price for straw, corn and silage
Straw prices still fluctuate between €100 and €110, depending on the quality. This also applies to the price of silage maize. The average price remains at €70, but there are still peaks of €75. This partly depends on the region; the price of silage maize is sometimes slightly higher in the north than in the south.
The reverse applies to silage grass. The price in the south is slightly higher than in the north with prices between €50 and €70. The price, just like hay and straw, depends on the quality. The demand is not yet very good.
Price difference
What is striking is the difference in the price of meadow hay that traders describe. Prices range from €115 per tonne to €185. These prices also depend on region, but are sometimes very far apart. Yet the average remains at €160 per tonne.