Feed market is waiting for tightening corona rules

Despite the fact that all prices remain stable, something has changed in the supply of feed potatoes. Now that the potato harvest is well underway, little by little is becoming available for animal feed. That is already more than could be offered in recent weeks, when the offer was virtually nil. It does nothing for the last quoted price, by the way. The potatoes are delivered to the livestock farmers on the farm for €40 per tonne. Tightening of the corona policy by the cabinet could still change the supply.

Corona measures
The measures are said to have major consequences for the catering industry again. The exact implementation is of course not yet known, but as it seems now, the government is leaning towards a second intelligent lockdown. This means that the catering industry has to close on time, or even completely. This has consequences for French fries sales, which in turn has consequences for potato growers. If the cold stores are still full of the surplus of potatoes from the previous lockdown, other sales channels must be found for the total surplus. Often part of it ends up in animal feed.

The supply of brewer's grain is also related to the corona measures. At the moment, the demand is good and the supply is actually just sufficient. However, the price will remain at an average of €2,60 per percent of dry matter (free farm). If the catering industry is hit again and has to close in time, this will have an effect on, among other things, the consumption of beer. This in turn has consequences for the supply of spent grains, because less beer is expected to be produced. Of course, all this remains to be seen. In any case, the supply decreases periodically.

Stable prices
All other products have stable prices with stable supply and demand. Despite the rumors that less straw is available, that is not reflected for now. The price remains at €135 per tonne. The same applies to grass and maize. The prices therefore remain at €65 and €55 per tonne respectively. For grass, the price is an estimate based on the sporadically offered loads. Pasture hay also remains in supply and demand, with a price of €190 per tonne.

Grass seed hays are barely on the market. Perennial ryegrass is still somewhat in demand, but the supply is not entirely sufficient. The price is €130 per tonne. For reed fescue, red fescue and meadow grass, the demand is minimal and so is the supply. These prices remain at €130, €140 and €115 per tonne respectively.