Inside Manure
Cattle farmer pays blue for manure removal
From the manure quotations of DCA-Markets it became clear earlier that the collection contributions from pig and cattle slurry are at a high level. How do these prices compare to previous years?
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Choose the subscription that suits youIt goes without saying that collection contributions for pig slurry and cattle slurry are at record high levels for this time of year. When the collection contributions of this week (week 41) are compared with those of previous years, then the distance becomes visible (see table).
Feeling deeper in the pouch
For example, fattening pig farmers pay 21% more for manure removal in the South region and 17% more in the Central region, compared to the 8-year average. Cattle farmers In the South region we pay more than 19% more for the disposal of manure and in the Central region this is 13% more, compared to the period 2010 to 2017.
| Fattening pig slurry | Cattle Slurry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South | Middle | South | Middle | |
| 2010 | €23 | €22,50 | €18,50 | €16,75 |
| 2011 | €23,17 | €22 | €18,25 | €16,25 |
| 2012 | €22 | €19 | €17 | €15 |
| 2013 | €20,50 | €17,67 | €16,33 | €11,50 |
| 2014 | €21 | €18,83 | €15,83 | €16,17 |
| 2015 | €22,50 | €24,00 | €18,17 | €19 |
| 2016 | €24,17 | €25,33 | €19,50 | €19,83 |
| 2017 | €24,33 | €23 | €19,33 | €16,83 |
| 2018 | €27,33 | €25,17 | €21,33 | €18,50 |
| 2010-2017 | €22,58 | €21,54 | €17,86 | €16,42 |
If we compare the collection contributions to the phosphate content, which is used on the basis of the definition of the manure quotation from DCA Markets, it appears that cattle farmers are paying heavily for the disposal of manure. The standard of 50 kilos of phosphate is used for fattening pig slurry (manure code 4).
For cattle slurry (manure code 14), this is a standard of an average of 1,9 kilos of phosphate. A fattening pig farmer in the South region pays €6,83 per kilo of phosphate and €6,29 in the Central region. For cattle farmers these amounts amount to €11,23 and €9,74 respectively.
Reduce phosphate levels
It is to reduce the phosphate levels in manure feed has been made lower in phosphate in recent years. This means that cattle farmers whose phosphate content falls below the standard of the definition used are even more expensive in comparison.
If the costs for the phosphate rights, as announced in the DCA listing phosphate rights (€266 per right), are added to this, it becomes clear that keeping cows is an exciting business from an economic point of view.
Do the math: for keeping 1 dairy cow, approximately 42 to 45 allowances are assumed and if that is multiplied by the price per allowance, this amounts to almost €12.000. To remove the manure, an average of 2 cubic meters will have to be removed, at an average price of €20.
However, it must be hoped that the phosphate rights will prove to be stable in value in the long term, otherwise the investment will lose its value.