The Fodder Bureau will meet in September to determine the purchase of animal feed
The Basque Government has closed a survey involving 435 livestock farms in the three territories, the data of which will make it possible to size the joint purchase and negotiate the supply of fodder.
The Department of Food, Rural Development, Agriculture and Fisheries shall analyse the needs of farms in order to determine the amounts to be obtained jointly. The Fodder Bureau shall meet in the first week of September topresent the results and determine the availability and logistics required for purchase and distribution.
The survey, launched through the Land Management Centre, has received 177 responses in Gipuzkoa, 160 in Bizkaia and 86 in Álava. In terms of production, 43 per cent of the farms involved were beef, 18 per cent mixed livestock, 14 per cent dairy cattle, 13 per cent sheep and goats and 12 per cent horses.
435 farms have explained needs
They have specified the fodder and other raw materials which are exceptionally required by the farms, as well as their supply format: bulk, large bundle, small bundle or taco.
This information will enable future procurement to be tailored to the actual needs of farms and their storage and handling capacity. The department is analysing and contrasting the amounts collected before determining the total volume to be contracted.
Information will then be shared with the various actors that make up the Fodder Bureau in order to establish supply needs and initiate joint negotiations.
The Minister for Food, Rural Development, Agriculture and Fisheries, Amaia Barredo, has pointed out that the participation of the sector allows for a more accurate picture of the extraordinary needs of farms.
Amaia Barredo: "The next step is to turn this information into bargaining power and get the supply that the sector needs."
Priority to local production
From now on, the Department will validate and group responses by product, format and territory, while contacting operators, cooperatives and manufacturers to ascertain availability, timelines and supply conditions.
Local production shall take precedence over foreign purchases, in accordance with the provisions of the fodder table.
During the first week of September, the Bureau will learn about the outcome of this work and will address the area of availability and logistics required for the purchase and distribution of products.
With the closure of the survey, the Basque Government has completed the collection of needs and has made progress in planning a joint application to improve the negotiating capacity of livestock farms and ensure the supply of food for livestock.
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