# Canadian cattle producers desperate as feed shortage reaches crisis levels | CBC News

> Alberta feedlots report a severe feed shortage after last summer's drought cut domestic hay and feed grain supplies, and some operators say they could run out of feed within days. Industry groups describe the situation as a crisis, with delayed rail deliveries worsening the problem.

- Date: 2022-01-21 · published 2022-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43089-canadian-cattle-producers-desperate-as-feed-shortage-reaches-crisis-levels-cbc
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Feed shortages and rail delays increase demand for imported corn, barley and other feed grains and may force early cattle sales, pressuring Canadian feeder cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-01-21 | [DDG shortage could be even bigger problem than corn for Alberta cattle feeders waiting for trains - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43254-ddg-shortage-could-be-even-bigger-problem-than-corn-for-alberta-cattle-feeders.md) | +1.4% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2020-10-02 | [Producers Fear Losing Harvest if Rail Strike Continues \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50670-producers-fear-losing-harvest-if-rail-strike-continues-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2019-01-28 | [Mexico teachers block railway lines, food shortages feared](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61099-mexico-teachers-block-railway-lines-food-shortages-feared.md) | +0.7% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2022-07-14 | [Could Rail Workers Now Strike Starting Monday As Concerns Of a Feed Shortage Continue In the West?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40503-could-rail-workers-now-strike-starting-monday-as-concerns-of-a-feed-shortage.md) | -12.5% | -12.4% |
| CORN | 2022-03-20 | [Canadian Pacific rail work stoppage could hit US agriculture \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42318-canadian-pacific-rail-work-stoppage-could-hit-us-agriculture-ap-news.md) | +1.5% | +11.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-09-15 | [Feeder Cattle Price Seasonality \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45197-feeder-cattle-price-seasonality-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -0.3% | +2.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-08-30 | [LIVESTOCK-CME Cattle Futures Decline as USDA Launches Probe into Beef Market \| Advanced Economic Solutions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10032-livestock-cme-cattle-futures-decline-as-usda-launches-probe-into-beef-market.md) | -3.9% | +4.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-05-15 | [Bottleneck in beef industry pushes producers into making key decisions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53300-bottleneck-in-beef-industry-pushes-producers-into-making-key-decisions.md) | +1.8% | +5.9% |

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-cattle-feed-shortage-1.6323289

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