Dried Pulp Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

China paid the most for dried pulp in Q3 2026: USD 300/MT, down 1.0% from USD 303/MT in Q2. Import costs, freight charges and steady demand from feed makers keep Chinese prices above the other three markets. Worldwide, the average fell 1.1% to USD 259/MT from USD 262/MT, mostly because larger beet crops and added pellet supplies from sugar mills led mills and importers to lower prices in all four markets. What about Q4 2026? We expect a global average somewhere in the USD 245-270/MT range, with beet crop size, sugar mill output, energy costs, prices of competing feed ingredients and demand from dairy farms doing most of the work.

Dried pulp, in this report dried sugar beet pulp, is the fibrous material left after sugar is extracted from beets. Mills press it, dry it and press it into pellets, and it is sold as an energy and fiber feed for dairy cattle, horses and other animals. Prices in this report refer to dried beet pulp pellets in bulk and are quoted per metric ton. They depend on beet crop size, energy costs and demand from feed mills.

France, Germany, Poland, the United States and Russia are the largest producers. Output depends on the sugar campaign, which runs from early autumn to winter, so mills sell much of the volume under contract before the crop is processed. Drying uses large amounts of gas, so energy costs are a main cost. Pellets move in bulk by truck, rail and ship, and China and other Asian buyers import part of the volume.

Dried Pulp Price Forecast for 2026

Prices should ease slightly through the rest of 2026. The new sugar campaign adds supply and prices of competing feed ingredients are lower, but steady demand from dairy farms limits the size of the decline. For reference, the Q3 2026 global average of USD 259/MT compares with USD 255/MT a year earlier, an increase of 1.6%.

Risks to the Q4 outlook lean to the downside. What could push prices higher? Smaller beet yields, higher gas costs or stronger demand from dairy farms would lift prices. What could pull them lower? Larger beet crops, lower energy costs or cheaper competing feed would lower prices.

For the Quarter Ending September 2026

Dried Pulp Prices Q3 2026:

• Poland: USD 235/MT
• France: USD 245/MT
• Germany: USD 255/MT
• China: USD 300/MT

Dried Pulp Prices in Poland

Poland's average moved down 1.7% in Q3 2026, to USD 235/MT from USD 239/MT in Q2. Polish prices fell as the supply of dried pulp increased. The Q3 2026 average is 1.7% above the USD 231/MT recorded in Q3 2025. Poland finished Q3 2026 9.3% below the four-market average of USD 259/MT.

Why did the price of Dried Pulp change in Q3 2026 in Poland?

Poland declined. Supply of dried pulp increased, sugar mills lowered offers, and demand from feed mills was soft. The cumulative 2026 change for Poland is a 0.4% increase, from USD 234/MT to USD 235/MT, while the global average shows a 0.4% gain over the same period. For comparison, the global average moved 1.1% lower over the same quarter.

Dried Pulp Prices in France

Prices in France softened 1.2% in Q3 2026 to USD 245/MT, compared with USD 248/MT in Q2. French prices fell as the supply of dried pulp increased. Compared with Q3 2025, when France averaged USD 241/MT, the current price is 1.7% higher. The four markets averaged USD 259/MT in the quarter, so the price in France was 5.4% lower.

Why did the price of Dried Pulp change in Q3 2026 in France?

France declined. Supply of dried pulp increased, sugar mills lowered prices, and demand from dairy farms was soft. At USD 245/MT, France is 0.4% higher than in Q4 2025, when the average was USD 244/MT, and the global average is 0.4% higher over the same period. The global average shifted 1.1% lower in the same quarter.

Dried Pulp Prices in Germany

Germany recorded a 1.2% decline in Q3 2026, with the average falling to USD 255/MT from USD 258/MT in Q2. German prices eased as the supply of dried pulp increased. Measured against Q3 2025, when the average stood at USD 251/MT, the market is 1.6% higher. In comparison with the average of USD 259/MT across the four markets, the price in Germany was 1.5% lower.

Why did the price of Dried Pulp change in Q3 2026 in Germany?

Germany eased. Supply of dried pulp increased, sugar mills lowered offers, and demand from feed mills was soft. This leaves Germany 0.4% higher than at the end of 2025, when the average was USD 254/MT, while the global average is 0.4% higher over the same period. Across the four markets the average was 1.1% lower on the quarter.

Dried Pulp Prices in China

The Q3 2026 average for China stood at USD 300/MT, a decrease of 1.0% on the USD 303/MT recorded in Q2. Chinese prices eased as arrivals of dried pulp increased. In Q3 2025 the average was USD 296/MT, so the market is 1.4% higher on a yearly basis. China ended the quarter 15.8% above the group average of USD 259/MT.

Why did the price of Dried Pulp change in Q3 2026 in China?

China eased. Arrivals of dried pulp increased, importers lowered prices, and demand from feed makers was soft. From USD 299/MT at the close of 2025 to USD 300/MT in Q3 2026, the price in China has risen 0.3%, and the global average has risen 0.4%. On the global measure the average was 1.1% lower over the quarter.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Dried Pulp Prices Q2 2026:

• Poland: USD 239/MT
• France: USD 248/MT
• Germany: USD 258/MT
• China: USD 303/MT

Dried Pulp Prices in Poland

The Q2 2026 average for Poland stood at USD 239/MT, an increase of 1.3% on the USD 236/MT recorded in Q1. Polish prices rose as the demand from feed mills strengthened. The current level is 5.3% above the Q2 2025 average of USD 227/MT. Relative to the four-market average of USD 262/MT, Poland traded 8.8% below in Q2 2026.

Why did the price of Dried Pulp change in Q2 2026 in Poland?

Poland rose. Demand from feed mills strengthened, energy costs went up, and sugar mills lifted offers. Q1 had brought a 0.9% gain, and by the end of Q2 the price was 5.3% above the Q2 2025 average of USD 227/MT. The price then partly reversed in Q3, to USD 235/MT. On the global measure the average was 0.8% higher over the quarter.

Dried Pulp Prices in France

France registered a 0.8% increase in Q2 2026, taking the average to USD 248/MT from USD 246/MT in Q1. French prices rose as the demand from dairy farms strengthened. A year earlier, in Q2 2025, the average stood at USD 238/MT, which makes the current price 4.2% higher. This places France 5.3% below the four-market average of USD 262/MT for Q2 2026.

Why did the price of Dried Pulp change in Q2 2026 in France?

France rose. Demand from dairy farms strengthened, energy costs went up, and sugar mills lifted prices. Coming after a 0.8% gain in Q1, the Q2 figure sits 4.2% above the USD 238/MT of Q2 2025. Part of the move was reversed in Q3, leaving the price at USD 245/MT. For comparison, the global average moved 0.8% higher over the same quarter.

Dried Pulp Prices in Germany

Germany climbed 0.8% to USD 258/MT in Q2 2026, from USD 256/MT in Q1. German prices rose as the demand from feed mills strengthened. Taking Q2 2025 as the base, at USD 247/MT, the latest quarter is 4.5% higher. Against the four-market average of USD 262/MT, Germany stood 1.5% below in the quarter.

Why did the price of Dried Pulp change in Q2 2026 in Germany?

Germany rose. Demand from feed mills strengthened, energy costs went up, and sugar mills lifted offers. The 0.8% gain in Q1 set the base, and Q2 finished 4.5% above the USD 247/MT recorded a year earlier. Q3 reversed some of the change, with the price at USD 255/MT. The global average shifted 0.8% higher in the same quarter.

Dried Pulp Prices in China

In Q2 2026, the average price in China rose 1.0% to USD 303/MT, compared with USD 300/MT in Q1. Chinese prices rose as the demand from feed makers strengthened. Against the USD 293/MT recorded in Q2 2025, the current average represents a 3.4% increase. China finished Q2 2026 15.6% above the four-market average of USD 262/MT.

Why did the price of Dried Pulp change in Q2 2026 in China?

China rose. Demand from feed makers strengthened, import costs went up, and importers lifted prices. This followed a 0.3% gain in Q1 and left China 3.4% above its Q2 2025 average of USD 293/MT. The price then partly reversed in Q3, to USD 300/MT. Across the four markets the average was 0.8% higher on the quarter.

Quarterly Dried Pulp Price Trends

Dried Pulp prices rose through 2025 and the first half of 2026 before easing in the third quarter in all four markets. The global average moved from USD 248/MT in Q1 2025 to 251 in Q2, 255 in Q3 and 258 in Q4, then 260 in Q1 2026, 262 in Q2 and 259 in Q3, a net gain of roughly 4.4% across the window. Higher energy costs and steady demand from feed mills lifted prices for five quarters, and larger beet crops caused a decline in the third quarter.

What was Dried Pulp Price in 2025?

2025 was a year of gradual increases for dried pulp, with prices rising in each quarter in all four markets. Starting near USD 248/MT in Q1, the global average finished the year at 258 in Q4, a gain of about 4.0%. Higher energy costs and steady demand from feed mills supported sugar mills throughout the year.

Dried Pulp Prices in Poland in 2025

In Poland, prices moved from about USD 223/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 234/MT by Q4, up roughly 4.9%. Polish prices rose gradually as the energy costs and demand from feed mills increased. By Q3 2026 the average for Poland had reached USD 235/MT, 0.4% above the Q4 2025 close. The same regional pattern is carried into the quarterly analysis above, where the quarter-by-quarter figures can be traced.

Dried Pulp Prices in France in 2025

In France, prices moved from about USD 234/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 244/MT by Q4, up roughly 4.3%. French prices rose gradually as the energy costs and demand from dairy farms increased. The latest quarter places France at USD 245/MT, which is 0.4% above the level at which 2025 ended. The quarterly sections above show how the annual average developed over the year.

Dried Pulp Prices in Germany in 2025

In Germany, prices moved from about USD 244/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 254/MT by Q4, up roughly 4.1%. German prices rose gradually as the energy costs and demand from feed mills increased. Since the 2025 close of USD 254/MT, the price in Germany has moved up 0.4%, reaching USD 255/MT in Q3 2026.

Dried Pulp Prices in China in 2025

In China, prices moved from about USD 290/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 299/MT by Q4, up roughly 3.1%. Chinese prices rose gradually as import costs and demand from feed makers increased. At USD 300/MT in Q3 2026, China stands 0.3% above its Q4 2025 close. The same regional pattern is carried into the quarterly analysis above, where the quarter-by-quarter figures can be traced.

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