Fewer sales of wet animal feed in 2019

Last year, 4925 million tons of wet animal feed were delivered in the Netherlands. For the first time since 2008, sales have fallen below 5 million tons. This is reported by the Consultation Group on Producers of Wet Animal Feed (OPNV). The main cause is the lower harvest due to the dry summer, which means that less potatoes and beets were processed. Just like last year, the most important moisture-rich animal feeds are potato products, wheat yeast concentrates, pressed pulp, wheat starch, brewer's grains, corn gluten feed and cheese whey. Together these products account for 90% of the sale of wet animal feed. The amount of moisture-rich feed materials in the daily ration of Dutch pigs was a total of 2.7 million tonnes in 2019. The supply of potato products and dairy products was lower and that of wheat starch and wheat yeast concentrate was the same as in 2018. The most important products for pig farming remain, among others, wheat starch, potato steam husks, dairy products and ...