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Published 18 June 2009
- Between May and June, the average price of straights fell very slightly.
- Over the same period, the price of protein concentrates and dairy rations remained at the same level.
- The price of Argentine soyameal fell by £9/tonne between May and June to average at £299/tonne. However, this still remains above the April average which stood at £297/tonne.
Dairy rations and protein concentrates have remained stable between May and June. Average prices for both dairy rations and protein concentrates are now slightly lower than those seen a year ago. On average, prices for dairy rations and protein concentrates have fallen by £15/tonne between June 2008 and June 2009.
The average price of intensive energy feed now stands at £195/tonne, this is 7.1% (£15/tonne) lower than the average price in June 2008 which stood at £210/tonne. Over the same period medium protein concentrates have fallen from an average of £259/tonne in June 2008 to £244/tonne in June 2009.
In the straights market soya still remains above the average price in June 2008, while feed wheat is now 17.9% below that seen in June 2008. Argentine soyameal fell by £9/tonne (2.9%) between May and June to average at £299/tonne, despite this fall it still remains 3.8% (£11/tonne) above the level seen in June 2008. It is a similar story for hipro soya which has fallen £7/tonne between May and June to £333/tonne, however, this is still £30/tonne (9.9%) above the level seen in June 2008.
Rapemeal fell £6/tonne between May and June to an average of £172/tonne, it is now over £20/tonne lower than in June 2008 when the average price stood at £194/tonne. Maize gluten has seen a similar fall between June 2008 and June 2009, falling £23/tonne (13.2%) to an average price of £151/tonne in June 2009. Feed wheat has remained at an average of £128/tonne between May and June, and is now over 15% lower than June 2008 when the average price stood at £156/tonne.
Feed prices
(Source:Farmbrief, HGCA)
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Specifications |
£/t bulk
loads | |||||
|
Dairy Rations |
Oil |
Protein |
Fibre |
MAy 09 |
JUN 09 |
JUN 08 |
|
Intensive energy |
6.0-8.0 |
19.0-21.0 |
6.0-8.0 |
183-206 |
183-206 |
202-218 |
|
High energy / fibre |
6.0-7.5 |
19.0-21.0 |
6.0-11.0 |
174-195 |
174-195 |
192-208 |
|
High energy |
5.0-7.5 |
17.0-18.0 |
6.0-8.0 |
167-185 |
167-185 |
186-198 |
|
Medium energy |
4.0-5.5 |
17.0-19.0 |
8.0-9.5 |
158-176 |
158-176 |
176-189 |
|
Low energy |
3.0-5.5 |
18.0-21.0 |
8.0-12.0 |
150-170 |
150-170 |
167-184 |
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Protein
Concentrates |
Specifications |
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|
Oil |
Protein |
Fibre |
MAy 09 |
JUN 09 |
JUN 08 |
|
High Protein |
9 |
50 |
6 |
290-297 |
290-297 |
305-314 |
|
Standard |
7.5 |
40 |
8.5 |
265-272 |
265-272 |
279-289 |
|
Medium |
10 |
30 |
8.5 |
240-248 |
240-248 |
255-263 |
|
Straights |
MAy 09 |
JUN 09 |
JUN 08 |
|
Soyameal (Argentine) |
290-325 |
290-307 |
284-292 |
|
Soyameal Hipro |
327-352 |
326-340 |
300-306 |
|
Rapeseed meal (imp) |
161-195 |
164-180 |
187-200 |
|
Maize gluten |
140-163 |
140-161 |
170-178 |
|
Feed Wheat ** |
111-145 |
111-145 |
149-163 |
|
Feed Barley ** |
97-120 |
97-120 |
139-145 |
|
Brewers' Grains (England) |
30-35 |
28-35 |
28-34 |
|
Brewers' Grains (Scotland) |
18-23 |
17-25 |
22-26 |
**Feed Wheat and Barley prices have been re-evaluated using HGCA data and represent delivered average prices from UK markets.
