A cutting-to-length device (13; 14; 15; 16) for a pellet press, having at least one cutting-to-length means for biogenic fibrous pellets, and at least one attachment area in which the cutting-to-length device (13; 14; 15; 16) can be attached to a stationary housing part of the pellet press such that the cutting-to-length means can be disposed in a radially outer area of a rotatably mounted annular die of the pellet press and spaced apart from the same, the cutting-to-length means having a concave, curvilinear contour and being able to be affixed by means of the attachment area in the radially outer area of the annular die such that the cutting-to-length means with its curvilinear contour extends essentially helically across at least the area of one of the radial through-holes of the annular die, so that a pellet protruding out of the through-hole past the annular die in the radial direction thereof by a greater length than the distance between the annular die and the cutting-to-length means contacts the cutting-to-length means in the region of its free end, and said pellet is able to move along in the circumferential direction of the annular die in such a way that the pellet is deflected by the cutting-to-length means by means of a force having an axial component, so that it snaps off in the area of the annular die, characterized in that the cutting-to-length device (13; 14; 15; 16) comprises a basic body having a concave, particularly circular arc-shaped radial guide surface in the area of which the cutting-to-length means is disposed, wherein the radial guide surface is implemented for radially guiding pellets broken in the area of the through-holes toward the cutting-to-length means in the region of their free end, so that said pellets are prevented from being ejected radially in an uncontrolled manner. at least one cutting-to-length means for biogenic fibrous pellets, and at least one attachment area in which the cutting-to-length device (13; 14; 15; 16) can be attached to a stationary housing part of the pellet press such that the cutting-to-length means can be disposed in a radially outer area of a rotatably mounted annular die of the pellet press and spaced apart from the same, the cutting-to-length means having a concave, curvilinear contour and being able to be affixed by means of the attachment area in the radially outer area of the annular die such that the cutting-to-length means with its curvilinear contour extends essentially helically across at least the area of one of the radial through-holes of the annular die, so that a pellet protruding out of the through-hole past the annular die in the radial direction thereof by a greater length than the distance between the annular die and the cutting-to-length means contacts the cutting-to-length means in the region of its free end, and said pellet is able to move along in the circumferential direction of the annular die in such a way that the pellet is deflected by the cutting-to-length means by means of a force having an axial component, so that it snaps off in the area of the annular die, characterized in that the cutting-to-length device (13; 14; 15; 16) comprises a basic body having a concave, particularly circular arc-shaped radial guide surface in the area of which the cutting-to-length means is disposed, wherein the radial guide surface is implemented for radially guiding pellets broken in the area of the through-holes toward the cutting-to-length means in the region of their free end, so that said pellets are prevented from being ejected radially in an uncontrolled manner. so that a pellet protruding out of the through-hole past the annular die in the radial direction thereof by a greater length than the distance between the annular die and the cutting-to-length means contacts the cutting-to-length means in the region of its free end, and said pellet is able to move along in the circumferential direction of the annular die in such a way that the pellet is deflected by the cutting-to-length means by means of a force having an axial component, so that it snaps off in the area of the annular die, characterized in that the cutting-to-length device (13; 14; 15; 16) comprises a basic body having a concave, particularly circular arc-shaped radial guide surface in the area of which the cutting-to-length means is disposed, wherein the radial guide surface is implemented for radially guiding pellets broken in the area of the through-holes toward the cutting-to-length means in the region of their free end, so that said pellets are prevented from being ejected radially in an uncontrolled manner.