# S&P Global launches Americas animal feed ingredient calculations May 2 | S&P Global

> S&P Global Commodity Insights will begin publishing daily relative value calculations for Americas animal feed ingredients from May 2, 2022. The values compare DDGS with corn and soybean meal on a percentage and protein-unit basis.

- Date: 2022-05-02 · published 2022-05-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41526-s-and-p-global-launches-americas-animal-feed-ingredient-calculations-may-2-s
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The new benchmark gives feed buyers a clearer tool for substitution decisions between DDGS, corn and soybean meal, but it does not itself move underlying prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-03 | [Anatomy of a fall in global feed production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30854-anatomy-of-a-fall-in-global-feed-production.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2023-11-30 | [Rabobank: Animal protein production growth will slow in 2024 \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16138-rabobank-animal-protein-production-growth-will-slow-in-2024-feed-strategy.md) | +3.6% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2024-01-05 | [Global food prices fell in 2023 compared to 2022, except for sugar and rice \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6743-global-food-prices-fell-in-2023-compared-to-2022-except-for-sugar-and-rice-pbs.md) | -1.5% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2024-10-14 | [USDA adjusts global grain production forecasts \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27918-usda-adjusts-global-grain-production-forecasts-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.8% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2019-03-25 | [Reviewing County-Level Corn and Soybean Yields in 2018 \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59918-reviewing-county-level-corn-and-soybean-yields-in-2018-farm-bureau-intel.md) | -5.0% | -5.6% |
| SBM | 2024-04-03 | [Anatomy of a fall in global feed production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30854-anatomy-of-a-fall-in-global-feed-production.md) | +1.7% | +5.1% |
| SBM | 2019-09-03 | [SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts launches FOB Argentina soybean oil, meal price assessments \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57157-subscriber-note-platts-launches-fob-argentina-soybean-oil-meal-price.md) | -0.3% | +2.3% |
| SBM | 2023-09-18 | [African Continent’s Limited Role in the Global Oilseed Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34239-african-continent-s-limited-role-in-the-global-oilseed-market.md) | -1.5% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/pricing-benchmarks/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/050222-s-p-global-launches-americas-animal-feed-ingredient-calculations-may-2

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