# High feed costs require creative rations

> A Kansas dairy farmer relays nutritionist Steve Martin's advice on keeping rations cost-effective as feed costs remain high. Martin suggests dairies be flexible with ingredients and focus on nutrients rather than favored feeds. He notes cottonseed had been around $500 a ton, and some farms have cut its inclusion.

- Date: 2023-01-02 · published 2023-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37895-high-feed-costs-require-creative-rations
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Feed buyers shifting away from higher-priced ingredients such as cottonseed reduces demand for those feeds and can soften their prices. The change is mainly a ration-formulation decision, so the price effect is small.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- hoards.com: https://hoards.com/article-33038-high-feed-costs-require-creative-rations.html

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