💶 The Real Euro Value of Feeding Quality Dairy Nuts – Even When Milk Prices Fall
When milk prices fall, many farmers think about cutting back on feed. It’s natural — you see the cheque shrinking and start looking for savings.
But here’s the truth: cutting quality feed is one of the fastest ways to lose money on a dairy farm.
At Crecora Mills, we see it every year — the herds that stay on a good-quality, high-maize, high-energy nut are the ones that keep producing, stay healthy, and calve down stronger next spring.
🧾 The Simple Maths
Take a top-quality dairy nut like Crecora Mills Dairy Max Grass 16, costing around €360 per tonne (€0.36/kg).
If you increase feeding by just 2 kg per cow per day, that costs €0.72/day.
With milk at €0.45/L, the feed pays for itself if you get 1.6 litres of extra milk.
And that’s just breakeven — most herds easily see 1.8–2.0 litres/day, even at grass.
That’s a profit of 9–18 cent per cow per day, or €10–€20 extra per cow over 120 days of late lactation.
For a 100-cow herd, that’s €1,000–€2,000 extra profit from simply feeding right.
🐄 Why Quality Feed Still Wins
It’s not just about litres. A good-quality nut gives you:
✅ Higher milk solids — extra fat and protein bonuses that can add 2–3 c/L to your real milk price
✅ Better fertility — cows cycling stronger and going back in calf faster
✅ Healthier cows — balanced minerals, yeast, and rumen buffers mean less stress, fewer vet bills
✅ Valuable calves next spring — every empty cow is a major loss, and strong pre-calving nutrition gives healthier, more vigorous calves
Even in the fodder crises years, when farmers were forced to feed heavy levels of concentrates, calving results were excellent.
Why? Because cows were properly fed — they held condition, calved easier, and got back in milk faster.
💰 The Real Cost of Cutting Corners
A cheap or diluted feed might save €20 a tonne — but if it knocks just half a litre of milk off yield, you’ve lost €0.22/day per cow.
Over 100 cows for 120 days, that’s €2,640 gone — far more than the saving.
Feeding high-quality, well-balanced Crecora Mills feed is about protecting margin, not chasing price.
🌾 The Takeaway
In tough milk price years, it’s the farmers who stay consistent — with quality feed, healthy cows, and strong fertility — who come out on top.
📈 Keep the litres and solids steady.
🐄 Keep your cows healthy and in calf.
💶 Protect your profit.
That’s the real euro value of feeding Crecora Mills Dairy Feeds.
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The Real Euro Value of Feeding Quality Dairy Nuts – Even When Milk Prices Fall
