Feed market starts 2019 with stable prices

Not surprisingly, the prices no mutations because that is relatively 'normal' at this time of year. This means that the price of meadow hay will remain stable at €240 per tonne free from the farm. This marks the start of the listing at the highest level since 2011/2012. 

Quiet market
The price for straw (both wheat and barley straw) remains stable at €140 per tonne free on the farm. The price of maize for silage is €65 per ton free-at-farm, with prices of around €70 per ton free-at-farm being paid for the very good lots.

For red fescue, reed fescue and meadow meadow, €170, €170 and €155 respectively is paid per tonne free from farm. Although traders do let it be known that very little trade is done here. The price of silage is €50 per tonne free from the farm.

The price of perennial ryegrass remains stable at the high level of €160 per tonne free on farm. It is not expected that this will change any time soon. The price of spent grains remains stable at €2,65 per percent dry matter, although there is also trade at €2,60 per percent dry matter.

The trade in potato products is still minimal. The price of the potato pressed fibers has recently been set at €44 per tonne and the trade in feed potatoes (especially glass potatoes) is close to €35 per tonne free on farm, where it is reported that these potatoes within 14 days should be used.

Winter will be decisive
Various forage traders expect that there will be more trade on the feed market from February/March. This is because by then there will be more clarity as to whether there is a roughage shortage. "We now mainly have to wait and see what the winter will do. Based on that, we can take a look at the rest of 2019," is the conclusion.