Better expensive than not for sale, is more or less the motto in the forage trade. Straw in particular stands out in this respect, but hay and silage maize are and remain relatively expensive. By-products are under pressure due to a large supply.
Straw is available, but several traders have to get it from far away. Spain and Denmark are mentioned as countries where there is still a reasonable amount of straw. The large transport distances have quite an effect on the price. For some traders, the price of hammered straw is no longer that much different from the price of regular long straw. This is because around 17 tons of regular straw goes on a truck compared to around 24 tons of hammered straw. The DCA Indicative Price for both wheat and barley straw is €185 per ton. In the north of the country, prices are above €190, while in the south, deliveries can still be made for less than €180.
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In grass seed hay, buyers and sellers do not find each other so easily. A few traders offer a load of grass seed hay and find that there is limited demand. According to insiders, it is also not easy to get a few loads to have a stock and to guarantee continuity in the ration. The DCA Indicative Price for grass seed hay takes a small step up and comes to €170 per ton. In meadow hay, the regular work continues. The DCA Indicative Price remains unchanged at €190 per ton.
The range of by-products is somewhat wider. The campaign products are being phased out, but on the other hand there is a wider range of products from the potato and grain processing industry. One supplier is focusing more on potato chips or steam peels, while another is more generous in pea fibres, for example. Brewers' grains are relatively easy to obtain and prices are under some pressure. The DCA Indicative Price this week is €3,55 per percent dry matter. There are few or no feed potatoes and, as far as they are available, the indicative price remains the same at €50 per tonne.
The trade in silage maize is now starting to pick up a bit. Several traders have quite a bit of maize in stock. The DCA Indicative Price for silage maize remains unchanged at €90 per tonne, despite the fact that there is more trade. For silage grass, it is the regular group of customers who remain on the market. Emergency measures to replenish stocks until the start of the pasture season, as we have seen in recent years, are not an option now. The DCA Indicative Price for silage grass remains stable at €80 per tonne.