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Feed market dominated by tight supply of roughage
Last week there was also relatively much calm on the feed market. The prices of straw and meadowsweet are increasing to paint a more realistic picture, the other prices remain stable. What about supply and demand?
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The price of straw has regularly played a leading role in recent weeks due to commotion about the harvest and supply. To date, supply seems stable, although this is partly due to moderate demand. The DCA indicative price of €130 per tonne is no longer representative, so it will increase slightly to €135 per tonne delivered to the yard.
In addition to the straw price, the price of meadow meadow is also increasing to be representative of the market. This amounts to €125 per tonne (free of charge). The supply is meager, just like the demand. In previous weeks, traders announced that it was difficult to name a fixed price, but it now appears to be more and more clearly set at €125. The other grass seed hay types and meadow hay remain the same in price as last week.
Tight offer
As in previous weeks, silage grass, silage maize, spent grain and feed potatoes continue to face a tight supply. Silage grass has been difficult to obtain for a long time and attaching a price to the product also remains difficult. For grass silage with the desired values, €65 per ton is quickly charged, delivered to the yard. That is a significant price compared to previous years.
Last summer's grass silage did not all contain the desired protein content, which is where brewer's spent grain comes into play. On the one hand, the offer is being cut down by corona since the catering industry is closed. The demand is good, because livestock farmers want to compensate for protein shortages with spent grains. For these reasons, the product remains expensive with an average of €2,70 per percent dry matter.
A similar domino effect occurs with silage maize and feed potatoes. The last corn plots have been chopped and the supply of corn silage is limited. As a result, the price remains high at €70 per tonne. Some livestock farmers therefore choose to feed feed potatoes, but here too the supply is limited, which keeps the price high at €40 per tonne. The potato harvest in recent weeks is likely to result in more and more supply, but this is especially so if there are no other sales options for potato growers.
All prices in this message are per tonne and free of charge, excluding spent grain. This price is per percent of dry matter. Click here for all current prices.