# (Update) Feature: Kenya's feed manufacturers struggling to stay afloat amid high operating cost-Xinhua

> Kenyan animal feed manufacturers are struggling as raw material, electricity and diesel costs have surged, with production cut sharply at some plants. At least 30 feed farms have closed according to the Association of Kenya Feed Manufacturers.

- Date: 2022-01-31 · published 2022-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Kenya · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43266-update-feature-kenya-s-feed-manufacturers-struggling-to-stay-afloat-amid-high
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Rising input and energy costs in East Africa are squeezing feed mill margins and shrinking demand for feed ingredients, a regional rather than global price driver.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-05-22 | [Brent’s $100 Forecast May Understate the Risk of a Tighter Oil Market \| Investing.com AU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19433-brent-s-100-forecast-may-understate-the-risk-of-a-tighter-oil-market-investing.md) | -9.5% | -20.7% |
| DIESEL | 2023-10-05 | [US manufacturing rebound will stretch diesel supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11718-us-manufacturing-rebound-will-stretch-diesel-supplies-reuters.md) | -0.9% | -2.8% |
| DIESEL | 2023-08-25 | [Oil futures up 1% to one-week high on soaring US diesel prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34772-oil-futures-up-1-to-one-week-high-on-soaring-us-diesel-prices.md) | -0.2% | +5.4% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-29 | [AMBEST CEO: Diesel Stays High Until Spring \| Big Rig Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2174-ambest-ceo-diesel-stays-high-until-spring-big-rig-daily.md) | -2.4% | — |
| DIESEL | 2018-04-23 | [While Trump Has His Eye on Gasoline, Diesel Price Is Sneaking Up - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65680-while-trump-has-his-eye-on-gasoline-diesel-price-is-sneaking-up-energy-news-top.md) | +1.3% | +7.0% |

## Sources

- english.news.cn: https://english.news.cn/20220131/40730a7bb7884a48899a343744d343f1/c.html

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