# Three simple checks to avoid drought feed risk - Beef Central

> Agriculture Victoria advises livestock producers facing drought to check alternative feeds for chemical residues and restricted animal material. Producers are being forced to use alternative feed sources to manage dry seasonal conditions.

- Date: 2019-04-29 · published 2019-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59704-three-simple-checks-to-avoid-drought-feed-risk-beef-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-driven shifts to alternative feeds raise demand for substitute forages and by-products in Australia, while compliance checks add cost and may limit usable supply.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/production/three-simple-checks-to-avoid-risks-with-alternative-drought-feeds/

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