Twenty-four hours in one day is too little

Intermediaries and contractors are being overextended
The call among intermediaries on Thursday morning, April 6, showed that it is "all hands on deck" and that many companies have to work 24 hours a day to get all the manure delivered. In many cases, 24 hours in one day is not enough, because the demand for manure from arable farmers is growing. Arable farmers want to be served à la minute, especially for fertilizing the wheat fields.

A number of livestock farmers see an opportunity to ''break open'' the agreements made to dispose of the manure. In many cases, intermediaries do not provide a home, which means that business is sometimes done with other parties. You can't stop it, but fun is different, is a response from the field.

Investing in more capacity is not an option
The spring peak is expected to last 3 weeks. After that, the market will return to more manageable proportions. The relatively short spring peak is also an obstacle for intermediaries to invest even more in capacity. From a financial point of view, that is simply not possible. As a result, capacity can at most be hired from colleagues.

The supply of manure is not an issue. That is enough. Looking at Nederland BV, most of the manure supply is under the major rivers. There, cattle farmers 'shop' between intermediaries to see who can serve them and at what price. There is sufficient supply above the major rivers and the pressure feels slightly less great.

Collection contributions have fallen further
This means that collection contributions have fallen slightly compared to last week. What is striking this spring is that collection contributions are not making any major downward steps. The declines occur gradually.