Ram

[joeuk1]

Does anyone buy ram from rice mills ? i would like to know what prices people are paying for ram localy to where they live .Thanx

[WatersEdge]

In Mae Sot, Tak province, Rice Bran is about B2.00 per kg less than the market report.

for the good quality that will cake in your squeezed fist.

One mill sells a very fine grade for around B2 more than market report.

http://www.dit.go.th/diteng/image/hi_4.pdf

Right now market is B9.50, so I'd expect to pay B7.50 for the good stuff.

Haven't bought any in several months,

because Corn Screenings and Mung Bean culls were a much better value.

Poor Quality with a lot of hull mixed in is steadily about B3 / kg,

but in my opinion it's not worth the trouble to handle

Pardon me for repeating what I've said earlier,

Rice Bran is very high in Phosphorous 1.7%,

so you must provide a surplus of Calcium to make proper use of it.

I maintain a small pile of Limestone dust, grit, chips in the pig corral, and they eat it regularly.

Excessive Phosphorous without a balance of Calcium will cause Osteoporisis and Kidney stones.

Fish extract minerals dissolved in Water,

so make sure your water has plenty of lime content.

I throw buckets of the same limestone fines into the fish pond.

Calcium Hydroxide will serve the purpose in a more concentrated form,

but it's easy to apply too much,

and it's more expensive.

I figured out the ratio once to match 1.7%P in Rice Bran.

Right amount was 500 grams Ca(OH)2 Calcium Hydroxide in 25 kg Rice Bran.

Now I just give the pigs free choice Limestone