Less sales of wet animal feed in 2019

In 2019, 4.925 million tonnes of moisture-rich animal feed were delivered to the Netherlands. The total amount of moisture-rich feed materials thus corresponds to more than 1.15 million tons of dry animal feed raw materials. For the first time since 2008, sales of wet animal feed fell below 5 million tons. The main cause is the lower harvest due to the dry summer, which means that less potatoes and beets were processed. The supply of potato by-products and pressed pulp was therefore lower. 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 tons 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. ...