LTO and POV demand extension of the exit season

LTO Netherlands and the Producers Organization Pig Farming (POV) request Carola Schouten, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, to extend the ripening season. This summer's drought is yet another incident that is causing delays in the fertilizer market.

In a letter to Schouten, Marc Calon (chairman LTO Nederland) and Ingrid Jansen (chairman of the POV) wrote that 2018 was characterized by extreme weather conditions. For example, there was frost until March, which meant a false start to the exit season. The spring was wet and the summer months are extremely dry. All this makes the spreading of manure particularly challenging, resulting in a manure surplus.

Drive out longer
That's why they ask Minister Schouten for it exit season on grassland and arable land to be extended by 2 weeks (until September 15). In line with this, the sowing of green manures should also be extended. According to Calon and Jansen, this will enable the minister to anticipate the fertilizer policy for 2019.

The sixth Nitrates Directive action program states that both the start and the end of the spreading period for slurry on arable land in 2019 will be moved back by 2 weeks. The exit period is then from February 15 to September 15.

The parties can count on the support of cumela (the trade association for fertilizer intermediaries). The Dutch Dairy Farmers' Union recently also argued for an extension of the riding season.

Wouter Job

Wouter Baan is Head of Meat & Dairy at BoerenbusinessAt DCA Market Intelligence, he focuses on dairy, pork, and meat markets. He also monitors (business) developments within agribusiness and interviews CEOs and policymakers.

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