There is little movement in the roughage market. Good feed is in high demand and the supply is certainly not over. Prices are therefore at a relatively high level and this does not seem to change for the time being.
By-products are in high demand and at the same time the supply is decreasing. Both the sugar campaign and the starch campaign are coming to an end, which is why some livestock farmers are looking for other by-products to bridge the period leading up to the grazing season. However, the choices are limited, as several traders indicate. There is a little more product coming from the chip industry, but it all finds a destination quickly. The DCA Indicative Price for spent grain remains the same as last week at €4,05 per percent dry matter. Feed potatoes are still difficult to obtain and the indicative price is €50 per tonne. There are major differences between traders.
Good silage is difficult to obtain and when some comes on the market, sellers know the price very well. That makes trading difficult, several traders indicate. The DCA Indication Price this week is €85 per tonne, but with the comment that there is very little trade.
Quality
The demand for silage maize is picking up somewhat. Livestock farmers who know they have to buy corn are now taking the decision and saying yes to corn that they thought was too expensive a month ago. Quality is a point of attention. The levels are disappointing left and right. This is very dependent on the region, according to some traders. The DCA Indicative Price for good corn is, just like last week, €100 per tonne.
The demand for hay and straw remains stable at a reasonable level. The regular work continues well, but it is not really busy at most forage traders. The DCA Indicative Price for grass seed hay is €145 to €155 per tonne, depending on the variety, and for meadow hay the price is €190 per tonne. The DCA Indicative Price for wheat and barley straw has remained the same as last week and amounts to €140 per tonne.