Trade in roughage continues quite smoothly

The dry weather of the past period seemed to be slowly having an effect on the roughage market last week. Although grass and maize in particular are still in high demand, the drought does not seem to have any real impact on prices at the moment. The demand for these products was already good and remains more or less unchanged and prices remain at a fairly high level. It is indicated that silage maize appears to have germinated well. On average, farmers are reasonably satisfied with the first cut of grass.

A lot of trade in grass silages in recent weeks
Lesser grass silages in particular were traded more recently. Left and right, these silages with an average of slightly less protein fitted well under new silage from the first cut this year with somewhat higher protein contents. Good pits are still easy to find a buyer. The indication price for silage grass remains unchanged at €75 per tonne.

Although the drought is causing some uncertainty among livestock farmers, the maize seems to have made it through the first phase this year. The crop is growing well, especially in the areas that did receive some water last week. For the time being, silage maize remains in high demand and the indication price remains at €80 per tonne.

The straw trade is traditionally a bit quieter during this period, especially now with the dry weather. For the time being, the indication price remains unchanged at € 130 per tonne. The indication prices for other roughage also remain stable: meadow hay is at €185 per ton, silage maize at €80 per ton, swish at €140 per ton, meadow meadow at €135 per ton and perennial ryegrass at €130 per ton.

Beer grain unchanged
The prices for spent grains remain unchanged this week. However, it can be heard that a number of price-driving factors are once again coming to the fore. On the one hand, the fresh grass growth is slowly being dampened by the dry weather, on the other hand the market for raw materials took another big step up last week. Traders report that this can ensure that the product is replenished more quickly. The waiting times for brewer's grains are not declining any further at the moment, something that was the case in recent weeks. The indicative price for spent grains remains unchanged at €3,55 per percent dry matter.