# Livestock feed prices surge as Kenya struggles with imported inputs | Feed Business Middle East & Africa - No.1 Publication for Animal Nutrition, Animal Health & Livestock Industry

> The Association of Kenya Feed Manufacturers says feed costs have risen 45% in recent months because of scarce imported inputs, including maize germ, soybean meal, canola and sunflower cake. Maize, about 40% of feed formulas, is up 45% since early last year, and Kenya's maize deficit is covered by imports. Imports from outside the COMESA bloc also face a 10% duty.

- Date: 2026-02-27 · published 2026-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Kenya · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20757-livestock-feed-prices-surge-as-kenya-struggles-with-imported-inputs-feed
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Kenya's import dependence means regional and global supply tightness and duties pass directly into local feed costs. Strong import demand for maize and oilseed meals supports prices for these feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-29 | [Bangladesh seeks alternatives as Mideast war disrupts fertiliser imports \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4633-bangladesh-seeks-alternatives-as-mideast-war-disrupts-fertiliser-imports-the.md) | -1.3% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2017-04-04 | [Animal feed companies close shop as maize shortage bites - Business Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71611-animal-feed-companies-close-shop-as-maize-shortage-bites-business-daily.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2020-04-06 | [China lockdown sends ripples across international animal production - EW Nutrition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53957-china-lockdown-sends-ripples-across-international-animal-production-ew-nutrition.md) | -3.8% | -7.7% |
| CORN | 2016-11-04 | [Mexican importers looking for new business \| News, Sports, Jobs - Farm News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73816-mexican-importers-looking-for-new-business-news-sports-jobs-farm-news.md) | +2.6% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2022-11-30 | [Mexico floats flexibility for imports of US feed corn, but not white corn \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38651-mexico-floats-flexibility-for-imports-of-us-feed-corn-but-not-white-corn-agri.md) | -3.9% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2023-11-09 | [Soymeal exports likely to pick up soon as global prices rally: Report \| News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33242-soymeal-exports-likely-to-pick-up-soon-as-global-prices-rally-report-news.md) | +4.0% | -4.8% |
| SBM | 2024-02-12 | [Soyameal export projections cut by a fifth to 14 lt on weak global prices - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31755-soyameal-export-projections-cut-by-a-fifth-to-14-lt-on-weak-global-prices-the.md) | -0.4% | -4.1% |
| SBM | 2021-06-13 | [China food security: soybean imports ‘exceptionally large’ as pig population nears pre-African swine fever level \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46426-china-food-security-soybean-imports-exceptionally-large-as-pig-population-nears.md) | -2.6% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- feedbusinessmea.com: https://www.feedbusinessmea.com/2026/02/27/livestock-feed-prices-surge-as-kenya-struggles-with-imported-inputs/

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