Feed market adapts to supply

There is some unrest, especially with the silage grass. Not so much because the price is rising, but more because the number of dairy farmers with an almost empty silage seems to be increasing. Although the price remains stable at an average of €60 per tonne (free of charge), there are rumors that dairy farmers are paying much more.

The supply of good quality silage is still limited. To ensure that he gets his hands on it, the dairy farmer sometimes pays more than usual. And while the price is already very high compared to previous years.

Beer grains and potatoes
The price of spent grain remains the same as last week at an average of €2,70 (per % dry matter) in the south and €2,85 in the north. There are even traders who sell spent grains for more than that. The total average has therefore been adjusted to €2,75.

Although there is still little supply due to breweries that have stopped production, supply and demand are in balance. The low supply and high price means that dairy farmers are sometimes more likely to opt for the cheaper potatoes.

While potatoes were still in abundance last week, the supply seems to be slowing down somewhat this week. According to some traders, the potato industry is not yet sure what they want to do with the total supply. This prevents the price from falling further. For this week, the price remains the same at an average of €30 per tonne, but there is a good chance that this will rise slightly again.

Straw and corn stable
The price of straw, corn and hay will remain stable this week. The supply of straw is still sufficient and therefore in balance with demand. Both the price of wheat and barley straw remains at an average of €100 per tonne (free of charge). The price of silage maize remains the same at an average of €70 per tonne.

Meadow hay in demand again?
The price of meadow hay remains the same at an average of €170 per tonne, but things seem to be messing around here. Demand is increasing somewhat. On the one hand, dairy farmers are carefully hoarding something for their young cattle, but horse farmers are also moving like privateers on the coast now that in various places there is not enough grass for the animals to remain on the pasture for a long time.

However, the price of meadow hay is quite low compared to 2018, 2019 and the 5-year average. A price increase during this period would not be surprising compared to the previous two years, but the question is whether that will happen.

Grasses
The price of perennial ryegrass, red fescue, tall fescue and meadow meadow will remain the same again this week at €120, €150, €130 and €135 per tonne (free of charge) respectively. It appears that no changes will be made here in the coming weeks.