# Poultry manure in demand like never before: what's behind the boom

> Poultry manure, once something farmers paid to get rid of, has become a sought-after commodity in Germany. Biogas plants whose 20-year EEG feed-in support is ending are converting to biomethane feed-in and seeking manure supply, according to WDV, a manure marketer in Lower Saxony.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T15:07:12.243Z
- Category: market · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97949-poultry-manure-in-demand-like-never-before-what-s-behind-the-boom
- Commodities: [Feather Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FEATHER.md)

## Why it matters

Demand for poultry litter as biogas feedstock is tightening local manure supply, which is a fertilizer rather than feed input and has little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Sources

- gefluegelnews.de: https://www.gefluegelnews.de/article/geflugelmist-ist-gefragt-wie-nie-was-hinter-dem-boom-steckt

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