Inside: Manure Market
Changeable weather plagues manure spreading
There is a big difference between the south and the north when it comes to the grain harvest. While many growers in the south have already finished the harvest, colleagues in the north still have to harvest a large percentage of grain. When it is also necessary to wait for the plots to be cleared of straw, the patience of the intermediaries is tested.
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Choose the subscription that suits youThe first days of August are now over, so the 'time' factor could come into play towards the end of the season (September 1, 2017).
Downhill is more difficult
Now that the expectation of an early season is becoming delayed due to the weather, a decrease in collection contributions seems to be becoming more difficult. The weather will be decisive for the rest of August. Especially for the amount of manure that livestock farmers use during the winter period. The supply of fattening pig slurry is quite large, especially in the south.
Many pig farmers there try to sell as much manure as possible by shopping with intermediaries. This before the winter period sets in. As a result, one intermediary has a large supply of fattening pig slurry, while another intermediary colleague living further north calls for more balance in supply and demand.
Wide range of cattle slurry
This week, the supply of cattle slurry is again described as ample, which underlines the idea that dairy farmers may have hit the brakes too early. Due to the discovery of fipronil in eggs, the disposal of chicken manure for the companies concerned has been halted until further notice.
The very limited trade in VVOs remains striking. Everything seems to only have to happen in the last months of 2017. The collection contributions show only limited movement this week.
The collection contributions of the past period.