Calculated Cows & Odds
Phosphate rights cost an average of 10 cows
The companies that participate in Cows & Opportunities have to get rid of an average of 10 cows. If it is not decided to get rid of a cow, then a reduction of almost 2 heifers or 4 calves applies. The differences are large within the companies.
As part of the phosphate rights system, non-land-based dairy farmers will be faced with a discount of 1% from 8,3 January. On average, the discount applies to all companies participating in Cows & Opportunities out at 6,9%. Only the land-based companies do not have to deal with a discount. After that, the percentages increase from 3% to 8,3%.
19
cows
Equal number of liters of milk
The calculation of the decline in the number of cows is based on an equal young stock density and milk production (compared to 2 July 2015). The purchase of phosphate rights was not taken into account. Below the line it turns out that there is an average decline of 10 cows. This means that dairy farming will return to a size that is equal to that at the time when the milk quota expired. When milk production per cow has increased, the balance can also tip the other way.
Again, the average hides a large spread. There are companies that do not have to get rid of livestock, must The Marke say goodbye to 4 dairy cows and there are companies that have to get rid of 16 or 19 cows. The cows produce an average of 43 kilos of phosphate per cow on a flat-rate basis. A little finger counts as 21,9 kilos and a calf is 9,6 kilos. Which means that a cow is equal to almost 2 heifers or more than 4 calves.
Herman van den Pol
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