# Feed mills warn of ration price rises -  Free

> Irish feed mills warned that ration prices could rise by £10 to £12 per tonne as soon as next month, with further increases possible by year-end. Grain prices have climbed through the summer on drought in Europe, Black Sea airstrikes, Middle East energy tensions and US trade policy. Concerns also center on El Niño's potential effect on South American soy and maize.

- Date: 2026-09-09 · published 2026-09-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17598-feed-mills-warn-of-ration-price-rises-free
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rising grain and ingredient costs, combined with difficult forward buying, are likely to pass through to higher livestock ration prices in the coming months.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-08-04 | [Econ Roundup: Demand Supports Milk Prices, Feed Costs Rising - NMPF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4737-econ-roundup-demand-supports-milk-prices-feed-costs-rising-nmpf.md) | -1.3% | +10.1% |
| CORN | 2021-10-18 | [Higher feed prices this winter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44681-higher-feed-prices-this-winter.md) | +1.5% | +13.0% |
| CORN | 2024-11-11 | [Condition Ratings and Feeder Steer Prices \| Management \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27558-condition-ratings-and-feeder-steer-prices-management-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -1.2% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2021-04-28 | [Global weather driving price rises in grains and oilseeds: Feed market report \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9793-global-weather-driving-price-rises-in-grains-and-oilseeds-feed-market-report.md) | +4.4% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2022-02-11 | [Corn, soybean prices spike on reports of decreased yields \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42746-corn-soybean-prices-spike-on-reports-of-decreased-yields-feed-strategy.md) | +0.7% | +14.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-01 | [Feed grain price outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65092-feed-grain-price-outlook.md) | +0.3% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-25 | [Feed weekly outlook: New-crop prices to rise \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46655-feed-weekly-outlook-new-crop-prices-to-rise-farmtario.md) | -0.2% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-27 | [Feed weekly outlook: wheat, barley prices still on the rise  - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12891-feed-weekly-outlook-wheat-barley-prices-still-on-the-rise-agcanada.md) | +0.0% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- wap.farmersjournal.ie: https://wap.farmersjournal.ie/more/northern-ireland/feed-mills-warn-of-ration-price-rises-931822

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