# Cattle Chat: As prices rise, some alternatives may be better options for feeding cattle - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

> A K-State beef systems specialist said the price of supplemental phosphorus mineral for cattle is rising into the fall and spring booking season. Many phosphorus sources in mineral are also used in fertilizer, which has risen in price. Producers can offset costs by selecting supplements carefully and considering other phosphorus sources.

- Date: 2021-11-10 · published 2021-11-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44185-cattle-chat-as-prices-rise-some-alternatives-may-be-better-options-for-feeding
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Rising fertilizer-linked phosphate costs lift the price of cattle mineral, which adds to beef producers' feed costs. The price pressure is expected to persist into 2022.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Sources

- tscra.org: https://tscra.org/cattle-chat-as-prices-rise-some-alternatives-may-be-better-options-for-feeding-cattle/

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