# Higher Feed Prices Pose Problems for Producers — Extension and Ag Research News

> North Dakota State University Extension specialists advise cattle producers weighing alternative feeds to consider dry matter, protein, energy content and freight costs. They note corn prices have risen more than $1 per bushel since last summer, and soybean prices have also climbed.

- Date: 2021-01-11 · published 2021-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49252-higher-feed-prices-pose-problems-for-producers-extension-and-ag-research-news
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Corn sets the energy price benchmark for alternative feeds and soymeal sets protein pricing, so rising corn and soy costs push up distillers grains and other protein feeds. Buyers should weigh freight and nutrient value when substituting.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- ag.ndsu.edu: https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/news/newsreleases/2021/jan-4-2021/higher-feed-prices-pose-problems-for-producers

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