# USDA feed additive prices 2021 | Feed Planet Magazine

> The USDA's March 31 Grain Stocks and Planting Intentions report showed on-farm soybean stocks down 41.3%, and corn is up over 70% since August. Corn and soybean prices rose after the report, and lysine HCl and lysine sulfate prices have also increased.

- Date: 2021-04-06 · published 2021-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47938-usda-feed-additive-prices-2021-feed-planet-magazine
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher corn and soy costs make amino acid additives relatively more attractive than crude protein in feed formulation. That supports lysine demand and prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- LYSINE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-04-06 | [USDA signaling higher feed additive prices for 2021 - Benison Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47939-usda-signaling-higher-feed-additive-prices-for-2021-benison-media.md) | -2.2% | +10.4% |
| SOY | 2021-08-17 | [Corn prices rise again after USDA cuts crop estimates \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45597-corn-prices-rise-again-after-usda-cuts-crop-estimates-feed-strategy.md) | -6.0% | -7.2% |
| SOY | 2024-01-12 | [USDA boosts forecast for 2023-’24 soybean oil use in biofuel production \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15246-usda-boosts-forecast-for-2023-24-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production.md) | -1.5% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2023-11-28 | [USDA increase estimate for 2022-’23 soybean oil use in biofuel \| Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15262-usda-increase-estimate-for-2022-23-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-biomass-magazine.md) | -1.8% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2025-02-26 | [USDA predicts soybean oil use in biofuel production will increase in 2025-‘26 \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15143-usda-predicts-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production-will-increase-in-2025-26.md) | -4.6% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2021-04-06 | [USDA signaling higher feed additive prices for 2021 - Benison Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47939-usda-signaling-higher-feed-additive-prices-for-2021-benison-media.md) | +1.7% | +24.1% |
| CORN | 2019-06-19 | [Cattle Prices, Pasture Conditions, and Feed Costs \| News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58732-cattle-prices-pasture-conditions-and-feed-costs-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +1.3% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2020-11-30 | [Projections for feed prices up sharply: USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50233-projections-for-feed-prices-up-sharply-usda.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- feedplanetmagazine.com: https://feedplanetmagazine.com/blog/usda-signaling-higher-feed-additive-prices-for-2021-1348

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