Valuing excellent silage

cozzie

Member
Location
Munster, Ireland
I have a contractor wanting to supply a certain amount of my silage in bales which would suit me as I'm tight on land. Silage is for beef animals. He knows I strive to have excellent silage and he will have to met same standards. Im just finding it difficult to putting an equitable payment structure in place. I was planning a base price say of £120 per ton of dry matter at 75%DMD.

What I want to know is what is the value I apportion for every point above and below 75 dmd so that he is rewarded for producing the best stuff he can and is fair for both parties. trawling the interweb its throwing up lots of different answers.
 

Al R

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
West Wales
I used to price 32%DM at £32/t. It would go up and down from there according to DM. So 28%DM would be £28/t. This was clamped grass.
 

cozzie

Member
Location
Munster, Ireland
I have no problem valuing the DM as it will be sold on a per ton basis of dry matter, with the specs between 30 and 40dm if possible. Its the digestibility Im trying to value



Look at it another way, what would you be prepared to pay for 75DMD silage per ton at 30%DM
and what would you pay for 70DMD silage per ton at 30% DM landed into your yard.
 

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