Tag: drought

Animal Feed Additives & Ingredients

Improved productivity, efficiency may cut feed costs

Crops and livestock are more productive than they have been in the past, and that's keeping commodity prices low despite uncooperative weather patterns, economist says.

March 15, 2024

Pigs In Pens Eating

USDA further reduces corn, soybean production numbers

Prices for corn and soybeans are likely to remain volatile into early 2023 amid decreased U.S. production and increased supply chain challenges.

October 17, 2022

How the recession, weather might affect feed costs

A dry summer could produce volatile feed costs for the next few weeks, but fears of a recession should cool soy and corn markets come fall.

July 13, 2022

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Business & Markets

North America faces high feed prices, tight grain supply

Rabobank’s latest North American Agribusiness Review for April says higher prices and tighter supply will pressure the region's ag markets.

April 22, 2022

Us On The Globe – Color

Phase 2 of aid begins for Alberta livestock producers

The second phase of this initiative provides continued assistance to eligible Alberta producers, who were hit hard by the 2021 drought.

January 6, 2022

Reduced drought conditions improve corn, soybean yields

August weather improved U.S. drought, prompting increase in corn and soybean yields and decrease in prices.

September 14, 2021

Corn and Soybeans

USDA expands assistance to cover feed transport costs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has permanently expanded the Emergency Assistance for Livestock Program (ELAP) to cover feed transportation costs, in addition to water transportation costs.

September 9, 2021

US soy on track for record exports, production

U.S. soy producers are on track to harvest their third-largest crop this fall, but with exports still headed for a record high, demand may exceed supply.

August 26, 2021

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Corn prices rise again after USDA cuts crop estimates

USDA cuts the U.S. corn crop by 10 million metric tons, triggering a bump in corn prices as economists anticipate further cuts to soybean production.

August 17, 2021

Rows of corn and soybeans next to each other in a sunlit field on a summer day

Feed aid offered to fire-struck British Columbia farmers

British Columbia farmers and ranchers who have suffered a decrease to their available feed supply as a result of the recent wildfires, record heat and prolonged drought can be eligible for support offered through the Canadian and provincial governments.

August 11, 2021

Commodity crop prices hinge on drought, ethanol demand

Global commodity supplies continue to shrink despite slowing imports, driving continued price volatility as experts watch worsening U.S. drought.

July 15, 2021

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Feed Production by Region

Unwanted plant has potential as feed ingredient for dry regions

With its drought resistance, tolerance to salinity and high yield, the prickly pear has long been valued as a feed material during drought periods in Namibia.

August 7, 2020

Arizona Desert in Spring

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