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The cultivation of field beans is under pressure. Despite the opportunities that this cultivation offers, the crop balance is lagging behind. Although there is interest both at home and abroad, there is no stable sales market. Pricing in particular remains a challenge, because field beans are highly dependent on the global trade market, both for animal feed and human consumption.

Milk fat and powders were priced slightly higher again this week. Despite a slightly lower price, cheese still offers the best value. This is reflected in this week's DCA quotes.

China is no longer the main factor in commodity pricing. That is according to the investment bank Goldman Sachs. Due to the rapid recovery in the developed economies, Beijing is being supplanted by Western parties as the main buyer in the commodity markets.

If you look at the grain balance on the world market, you can only conclude that there are sufficient feed raw materials available. This is currently suppressing any price increase. In addition to a high production, a reduced decrease is noticeable.