# U.S. corn farmers wary of vomitoxin, latest stress on global grain supplies

> US corn farmers are concerned about vomitoxin, a mycotoxin produced by fungal contamination in grain. Contaminated feed can sicken livestock and reduce weight gain, particularly in hogs. Grain buyers can reject cargoes or penalize farmers for shipments containing it.

- Date: 2022-11-02 · published 2022-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38709-u-s-corn-farmers-wary-of-vomitoxin-latest-stress-on-global-grain-supplies
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Contamination risk can lead to rejected cargoes and discounted corn, adding pressure on US corn basis and export demand at a time of already tight global grain supplies.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-02-18 | [Supply Chains Latest: Bird Flu Threat to U.S. Chicken Farms - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42722-supply-chains-latest-bird-flu-threat-to-u-s-chicken-farms-bloomberg.md) | +5.8% | +16.7% |
| CORN | 2024-01-16 | [Michigan’s VOM problem: Grain merchandisers discuss discounting corn due to disease spread \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32234-michigan-s-vom-problem-grain-merchandisers-discuss-discounting-corn-due-to.md) | -0.4% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2017-04-22 | [Exclusive: Vomitoxin makes nasty appearance for U.S. farm sector](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71536-exclusive-vomitoxin-makes-nasty-appearance-for-u-s-farm-sector.md) | +0.8% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2021-03-10 | [Resurgence of African Swine Fever in China Threatens Global Grain Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48100-resurgence-of-african-swine-fever-in-china-threatens-global-grain-demand.md) | -9.5% | -0.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-corn-farmers-wary-vomitoxin-latest-stress-global-grain-supplies-2022-11-02/

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