# Soaring feed prices risk losses for milk and meat sectors - Farmers Weekly

> UK soybean meal prices have risen about £50/t in two months to around £460/t for full loads, and feed wheat futures have climbed to £211/t. Dairy and meat producers face feed-to-milk price ratios near 1:1, a level that discourages production.

- Date: 2021-01-20 · published 2021-01-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49225-soaring-feed-prices-risk-losses-for-milk-and-meat-sectors-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Steep feed cost increases driven by tight supplies, weak sterling and Chinese demand squeeze livestock margins and point to continued firmness in soymeal and feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- MILK: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/soaring-feed-prices-risk-losses-for-milk-and-meat-sectors

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