# DDG shortage could be even bigger problem than corn for Alberta cattle feeders waiting for trains - RealAgriculture

> Southern Alberta cattle feeders are struggling with feed shortages as U.S. corn and DDGS shipments arrive late. Canadian corn imports from the U.S. in October and November were more than four times the prior year, and over 2.2 million tons were still unshipped at the end of December.

- Date: 2022-01-21 · published 2022-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43254-ddg-shortage-could-be-even-bigger-problem-than-corn-for-alberta-cattle-feeders
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Rail delays and absenteeism are tightening Western Canadian feed supply, which supports corn and DDGS demand and prices for buyers in the region.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-01-21 | [Canadian cattle producers desperate as feed shortage reaches crisis levels \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43089-canadian-cattle-producers-desperate-as-feed-shortage-reaches-crisis-levels-cbc.md) | +1.4% | +6.9% |
| 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 | 2022-12-23 | [Export Of Agricultural Products Through ‘Grain Corridor’ Down 22% In 1 Week » The Center for Transport Strategies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14431-export-of-agricultural-products-through-grain-corridor-down-22-in-1-week-the.md) | +2.1% | +2.2% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2017-02-28 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Rail problems in the PNW support Gulf corn bids](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72681-weekly-grain-movement-rail-problems-in-the-pnw-support-gulf-corn-bids.md) | +0.9% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- realagriculture.com: https://www.realagriculture.com/2022/01/ddg-shortage-could-be-even-bigger-problem-than-corn-for-alberta-cattle-feeders-waiting-for-trains/

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