# Michigan’s VOM problem: Grain merchandisers discuss discounting corn due to disease spread | An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau

> Michigan grain merchandisers reported some of the highest vomitoxin levels in 2023 corn, following a Gibberella ear rot outbreak linked to wet conditions. Elevators are discounting corn and delaying deliveries while testing, and at least one feed mill is paying a premium for low-vomitoxin distillers grains.

- Date: 2024-01-16 · published 2024-01-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32234-michigan-s-vom-problem-grain-merchandisers-discuss-discounting-corn-due-to
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Mycotoxin contamination limits corn usable for feed, shifting demand toward soybean meal and boosting premiums for clean DDGS, which affects regional feed formulation costs.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-11-02 | [U.S. corn farmers wary of vomitoxin, latest stress on global grain supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38709-u-s-corn-farmers-wary-of-vomitoxin-latest-stress-on-global-grain-supplies.md) | -1.3% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2021-04-15 | [More wheat feeding and pig disease outbreaks pose double threat to China soymeal demand \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47642-more-wheat-feeding-and-pig-disease-outbreaks-pose-double-threat-to-china.md) | +2.3% | +21.6% |
| CORN | 2021-11-26 | [First Thing Today: Grain, livestock markets expected to face pressure from global risk-off trade after Thanksgiving - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11600-first-thing-today-grain-livestock-markets-expected-to-face-pressure-from-global.md) | -3.2% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2017-09-29 | [Dumping, bird flu, cripples SA poultry and grain producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68971-dumping-bird-flu-cripples-sa-poultry-and-grain-producers.md) | +3.1% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2017-09-21 | [Poultry prices rise as flu spreads to more chicken farms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68966-poultry-prices-rise-as-flu-spreads-to-more-chicken-farms.md) | +0.5% | +2.4% |
| SBM | 2018-12-05 | [SHIC Global and Domestic Disease Monitoring Reports Posted – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61448-shic-global-and-domestic-disease-monitoring-reports-posted-american-association.md) | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2023-05-16 | [Peru minister warns first anchovy season could be cancelled, potentially taking millions of tons off fishmeal market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35839-peru-minister-warns-first-anchovy-season-could-be-cancelled-potentially-taking.md) | -3.9% | -7.5% |
| SBM | 2018-11-09 | [Inventory of parental breeders decreased, feeding profits of commercial broilers rose sharply, and prices of broiler chicks increased largely - Analysis and Viewpoints of China Agriculture  - CnAgri-China Agriculture Consultant](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62198-inventory-of-parental-breeders-decreased-feeding-profits-of-commercial-broilers.md) | -0.2% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- michiganfarmnews.com: https://www.michiganfarmnews.com/michigan-s-vom-problem-grain-merchandisers-discuss-discounting-corn-due-to-disease-spread

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