Inside Feed
Approaching holidays keep the food market quiet
The feed market is quiet towards the holidays. The current price levels remain, except for a small correction, and supply and demand remain stable almost everywhere.
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Periodically, the calm on the feed market is not a special event. It is relatively quiet around the holidays, traders confirm. It is therefore expected that little will change in the coming weeks.
Beer spent grain is still trading at the same high level of €2,90 per percent dry matter. Waiting times are generally long because there is relatively little product available compared to the relatively high demand at the moment. The feed potatoes are in a similar situation. There is little available, although the demand on this side is not as great as for spent grain. On average, livestock farmers pay €40 per tonne for a batch of high-quality, clean potatoes.
Difficult market
The market for silage grass and maize silage continues to move with some difficulty. Both products are not available in abundance. Good grass silage is expected to be available, but has not yet entered the market. And the price per tonne is barely manageable, feed traders say. They charge around €1,70 per percent of dry matter. Because this is a recurring image in the market, the price of silage in the DCA quotations has been reduced to €60 per tonne.
The supply of silage maize also remains limited, albeit less than for grass silage. Demand remains stable, keeping the price at an average of €70 per tonne. There is a lot of difference in the pits that are offered, which means that the price can fluctuate sometimes. Pits that are very suitable for dairy cattle sometimes even cost more than €70.
Hays and straw
Both meadow hay and grass seed hay continue to have a stable price. Meadow hay is relatively sufficiently available, but because supply and demand are well balanced, the price remains at €200 per tonne, delivered to the livestock farmer's yard. The grass seed hay also remains stable. The prices are largely based on small loads, as supply is limited, just like demand. Meadow meadow and red fescue are listed at €150 per tonne and meadow meadow and tall fescue remain at €140 per tonne.
To date, there has been little stress on the straw market. There is sufficient supply in relation to demand, most feed traders expect this to remain the case for some time. On average, a stable price of €135 per tonne is used for both wheat and barley straw.