# High prices starting to bite into feed demand? Grain market daily | AHDB

> AHDB data showed UK compound feed production fell 4% in October from a year earlier, and the season to date is down 0.5%. Cattle and calf feed output led the decline. Producers are cutting back as higher feed, energy, fertiliser and labour costs squeeze margins.

- Date: 2021-12-02 · published 2021-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43727-high-prices-starting-to-bite-into-feed-demand-grain-market-daily-ahdb
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Falling compound feed output signals weaker feed demand, which can soften demand for feed grains and protein ingredients.

## Sources

- ahdb.org.uk: https://ahdb.org.uk/news/high-prices-starting-to-bite-into-feed-demand-grain-market-daily

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