Equibeet getting expensive - and Speedibeet even worse :(

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The man I get my feed from is a small independent, the only one in the area who stocks Equibeet, and he has supplied my feed for three or four years now, He tells me the price is going up from around £7 to almost £10, and Speedibeet, the other unmollassed one, will be nearly £13!!! Due to hot dry summer and poor crops (hmm, I wonder if it will come down in a normal summer???). I use quite a lot, as high fibre low sugar for my lot, along with Ready Fibre Mash (similar profile, slightly more protein). Is there an alternative or will they all be similarly affected? Might stock up if it hasn't already gone up.
 
I've visited my local feed store this morning, the conditioning cubes I get have gone up £1 along with the ERS pellets, the owner thinks quite a few more feeds will go up in price soon, but I can bet they won't go back down!
 
Popped in to a local feedstore the other day to pick up a bag of Speedibeet and it was £14 a bag, I nearly keeled over at the price, but I was running out so had to buy it! I try to get the unmollassed pelleted stuff but not stocked by many places locally.
 
I think the hay/haylage situation might not be too bad? People who taking a second cut here a few weeks ago in Yorkshire. Possibly silage, but maybe haylage too
 
stencilface said:
I think the hay/haylage situation might not be too bad? People who taking a second cut here a few weeks ago in Yorkshire. Possibly silage, but maybe haylage too
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Yes, here too the panic is over. Any number of round bales @ £35, I have found some lovely meadow hay small bales at £4 delivered
 
Resurrecting this one because my (soon to be ex) feed supplier tells me that Trident have withdrawn Equibeet altogether. Anyone else heard this or are you still able to get it in your area? (Soon to be ex because he is a patronising git but I put up with that because he was the only local Equibeet stockist!!)
 
I think Simple System Purabeet is around £10.
Takes forever to soak though so depends whether you’re after a quick-soak option or not.
 
JillA said:
Resurrecting this one because my (soon to be ex) feed supplier tells me that Trident have withdrawn Equibeet altogether. Anyone else heard this or are you still able to get it in your area? (Soon to be ex because he is a patronising git but I put up with that because he was the only local Equibeet stockist!!)
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My feed supplier was able to order me in some Equibeet about a fortnight ago. Obviously the situation may have changed since then ...
 
Yeah, my local feed supplier has said they can't get any speedibeet now until after the harvest....???
So I've switched to pink mash from the next nearest store. Never not been able to get speedibeet before
 
The beet is being harvested now so will need to be processed. The reason stocks may be low is that in hot dry summer the beet is smaller and more sugary so less bi product. As I think it is mostly grown on the east coast, the lack of rain is still evident as we have had no more than 24 hours of rain at a time since April. We have now had a little but the gound is still very dry
 
DabDab said:
Yeah, my local feed supplier has said they can't get any speedibeet now until after the harvest....???
So I've switched to pink mash from the next nearest store. Never not been able to get speedibeet before
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Plenty online if you don't mind paying delivery. :)
 
I don’t understand why unmolassed beet is cheaper than molassed?
Surely adding an ingredient should make the price higher.
I think it’s more consumer demand that regulates prices than the weather, that’s just the excuse for everything atm
 
poiuytrewq said:
I don’t understand why unmolassed beet is cheaper than molassed?
Surely adding an ingredient should make the price higher.
I think it’s more consumer demand that regulates prices than the weather, that’s just the excuse for everything atm
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Un molassed beet has all the molasses washed and bleached out so is more expensive as it is processed more. You can used well washed soaked sugarbeet as a replacement for speedibeet but you have to soak it then rinse until the water runs clear
 
According to Trident who make Supabeet, the molasses is added in, not washed out "Supabeet is a co-product from sugar production. Once the sugar has been diffused out from the beet, the fibrous residues are dried and combined with molasses." I suspect the reason unmollassed is more expensive is that they have recognised it is popular with horse owners so can charge more for it.
 
The wholesaler I used to get it from still has Equibeet listed, can't see the price though as I am no longer registered with them. I doubt I would be able to make up the minimum monthly order now though - looks like shreds and lots of water
 
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