# High cost of corn and oilcake propelling costly feed in South Africa  - Milling Middle East & Africa Magazine - No.1 Grains Industry Magazine & Website for Africa & the Middle East

> The Animal Feed Manufacturers Association reports South African feed makers have raised prices because of higher costs for maize and oilcake, which together dominate raw material use. The association links the cost increase to disruption from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

- Date: 2023-08-29 · published 2023-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34707-high-cost-of-corn-and-oilcake-propelling-costly-feed-in-south-africa-milling
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher maize and soy and sunflower oilcake costs in South Africa reflect tight global grain supply and feed a regional price increase for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- millingmea.com: https://millingmea.com/high-cost-of-corn-and-oilcake-propelling-costly-feed-in-south-africa/

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