# What can we expect from animal feed demand this season? Grain market daily  | AHDB

> The AHDB early balance sheet forecasts UK wheat feed usage up 3% to 7.119 Mt in 2023/24, while barley feed usage is forecast down 3% to 3.814 Mt. Feed wheat futures for November 2023 closed at £191.30/t.

- Date: 2023-10-19 · published 2023-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33757-what-can-we-expect-from-animal-feed-demand-this-season-grain-market-daily-ahdb
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Cheaper wheat relative to barley shifts rations toward wheat and maize, supporting wheat feed demand and weighing on barley.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-31 | [What are the prospects for UK wheat exports this year? Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26546-what-are-the-prospects-for-uk-wheat-exports-this-year-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +0.2% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-28 | [Canadian wheat and barley areas fall: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29833-canadian-wheat-and-barley-areas-fall-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -2.2% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-02 | [Canadian wheat and barley areas fall: Grain market daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29320-canadian-wheat-and-barley-areas-fall-grain-market-daily.md) | +8.9% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-30 | [High new-crop UK wheat prices, what can be done? Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7703-high-new-crop-uk-wheat-prices-what-can-be-done-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -5.5% | -5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-24 | [Tighter wheat and barley balance sheets in 2024/25: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27936-tighter-wheat-and-barley-balance-sheets-in-2024-25-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +0.3% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2020-10-01 | [Global wheat and maize production overview: Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50579-global-wheat-and-maize-production-overview-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -0.3% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2020-09-25 | [GB harvest 2020 nears completion: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51179-gb-harvest-2020-nears-completion-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +3.9% | +8.6% |
| CORN | 2024-05-12 | [Key data in USDA's May 10 Wasde report, and difference from market expectations - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30218-key-data-in-usda-s-may-10-wasde-report-and-difference-from-market-expectations.md) | -0.0% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- ahdb.org.uk: https://ahdb.org.uk/news/what-can-we-expect-from-animal-feed-demand-this-season-grain-market-daily

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