Manure disposal costs are considerably lower this year

The largest decline can be seen in the central region. The collection contributions for cattle slurry fell faster than the prices paid by pig farmers. Cattle farmers in the region paid €2016 in mid-September 21,30, 1 year later this is €15,20. That is a price drop of almost 27%. 

The decline is smaller in the south region. In week 37 of this year, 1 cubic meter of pig slurry cost €23 per cubic meter. That is €2 less than in the same period last year, which amounts to a decrease of 8%. The price of cattle slurry fell more sharply, by 21% to €16 per cubic meter. 

More processing capacity
The reason for the price drop is the increasing processing capacity in the central and eastern regions. The supply of manure was also smaller this year. At the same time, the manure could be spread more smoothly this year. Last year, weather conditions prevented spreading, making the application season very short. This year, a lot of liquid manure has already been spread in the spring.

Price makes final sprint
Prices for cattle slurry have risen sharply at the end of the spreading season. Compared to week 35, the price increased by €1 to €2,50 per tonne. Collection contributions rose fastest in the south region, with the Tilburg region as an outlier. There the price rose by €2,50 to €19,50 per tonne.

In the Deurne region, the price rose by €2 to €18,50 per tonne. In the other southern region, Uden, collection contributions increased by €1 to €17,50 per tonne. 

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Manure prices in the central region have shown a significant decline.

Reason for the price increase?
The reason for the increase is that there is an unexpectedly large supply of cattle slurry and the sales space is minimal. From week 39 onwards, prices are fairly stable compared to the week before. 

This article is part of the recently published Trend report 'Milk and phosphate rights have reached a turning point'.