Inside Feed
Stable feed market with sufficient supply
Despite the lack of rain showers and a disappointing grain harvest, there is no reason to panic on the feed market yet, traders said this week. For now, there is actually enough of each product available.
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The only products where there is a shortage are feed potatoes and grass. Prices remain stable, but supply is currently not fully in line with demand. Due to the drought, the demand for grass is increasing, but here and there there is some fear about the amount of grass that has yet to be collected from the land. For now there is grass available, but this is mostly of lesser quality, such as wet autumn silages. The price remains at €60 per tonne (free farm).
For feed potatoes, the supply seems to be drying up. Both the old harvest and other remnants become more difficult to find over time. The price remains the same at €37,50 per tonne delivered to the yard. For now we have to wait for the new harvest.
Straw and grass seed hay
Both the grain harvest and the grass seed harvest are in full swing. It is now generally known that the straw yield per hectare is significantly less than in previous years. That does not mean that there is no offer. There is still some old straw available and new loads are also being delivered. There is only a chance that the supply will decrease faster due to the limited harvest. The price for wheat and barley straw remains stable for this week at €115 per tonne delivered to the farmer.
Grass seed hay fully harvested
The grass seed hay harvest is also in full swing, or may or may not be coming to an end. At first, the yields seemed to literally fall into the water, but due to the drought of the past week, that is probably not so bad.
Due to the new harvest, there is again a clearer insight into the prices, which are almost all falling. Mainly perennial and reed fescue are readily available and are sold for €110 and €120 per ton respectively. Veldbeemd also trades at around €120 per tonne, although this supply is somewhat weaker. Red fescue is higher at €140 per tonne.
Sustained stability
For the prices of maize, meadow hay and brewer's grains, it also applies this week that they are stable at €70 respectively and €180 per tonne and €2,70 per percent dry matter. The demand for maize increased last week due to the ongoing drought, which prevented the predicted price reduction. The demand for meadow hay is in balance with the supply and the same applies to spent grains.