Inside: Milk & Food
News about phosphate reduction affects feed
Dairy farmers started to ask for feed in the first week of February. Now that there has been more clarity about the phosphate reduction, dairy farmers seem to be a little more cautious about purchasing feed. The unpredictable weather also affects dairy farmers. This is also reflected in the feed market.
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The unpredictable weather situation also plays a role in the purchasing of feed. When the grass becomes wetter, dairy farmers need a new supply of feed. That doesn't seem to be the case yet.
The demand for silage maize is shrinking slightly again, as can be concluded from the sounds from the field. Prices last week were between 57 and 62 euros per tonne, free of charge. This has fallen this week to an average of 55 to 60 euros per tonne, free of charge. The supply of silage maize is higher than the demand from entrepreneurs, which means that the price will fall even further in the near future.
The demand for silage remains stable. This will increase when the farmer can use less of his own grass as feed. On average, prices are traded between 40 and 45 euros per tonne, free of charge.
There is an upward trend in the demand for wheat straw and barley straw. Wheat straw has an average price between 110 and 120 euros per free farm. In terms of price, barley straw varies between 105 and 110 euros per farm free. For sliced products, the price is on average 5 euros higher per farm free.
