# Russian feed mills face additive shortages 21.12.2021 - UkrAgroConsult

> Russian feed additive shortages, including amino acids and vitamins, may force small and medium feed mills to halt production. Large participants reportedly hold lysine reserves for only two to three days, and producers are seeking alternative ingredients.

- Date: 2021-12-21 · published 2021-12-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43933-russian-feed-mills-face-additive-shortages-21-12-2021-ukragroconsult
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Feed mill shutdowns and amino acid scarcity in Russia could reduce poultry and meat output and increase demand for alternative protein meals.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2021-09-30 | [China's farmers face more pain as power crunch drives up feed costs \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45065-china-s-farmers-face-more-pain-as-power-crunch-drives-up-feed-costs-financial.md) | -4.5% | -2.1% |
| SBM | 2021-09-30 | [Palm oil futures hit all-time high as China rushes to fill soy oil shortage \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45163-palm-oil-futures-hit-all-time-high-as-china-rushes-to-fill-soy-oil-shortage-s.md) | -4.5% | -2.1% |
| SBM | 2018-02-13 | [Soybean shortage or poor crush capacity allocation? - Lakefront Futures & Options \| Commodity Hedging \| Trading \| Managed Futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66589-soybean-shortage-or-poor-crush-capacity-allocation-lakefront-futures-and.md) | +5.2% | +4.1% |
| SBM | 2022-10-27 | [China’s Shortage of Pig Feed Set to Ease on Looming Soy Imports - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39128-china-s-shortage-of-pig-feed-set-to-ease-on-looming-soy-imports-caixin-global.md) | +3.0% | -1.5% |
| SBM | 2023-02-27 | [Ukrainian sunflower meal exports to the EU higher than last season-27.02.2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37432-ukrainian-sunflower-meal-exports-to-the-eu-higher-than-last-season-27-02-2023.md) | -0.4% | -9.6% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/russian-feed-mills-face-additive-shortages/

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