# Feed prices ‘unsustainable’ as tough market conditions impact egg producer margins - FarmingUK News

> UK and European egg producers report feed costs up as much as 50% after hot, dry weather cut wheat yields. BFREPA says a packer with 17 producers has gone out of business and calls for an egg price rise.

- Date: 2018-09-03 · published 2018-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region UK · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63040-feed-prices-unsustainable-as-tough-market-conditions-impact-egg-producer
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-hit wheat and soymeal/sunflower supplies push compound feed costs higher, and sustained cost pressure may reduce layer flock sizes and feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-27 | [Farming News - Weather impacting on the Wheat Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11223-farming-news-weather-impacting-on-the-wheat-markets.md) | +3.6% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-10 | [Heavy rains impact European crop conditions: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30698-heavy-rains-impact-european-crop-conditions-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-01 | [Argentina Crops Being Impacted by Drought Conditions - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56410-argentina-crops-being-impacted-by-drought-conditions-proag.md) | -4.8% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-26 | [Feedgrain Focus: Prices rise as dry conditions add fuel to fire - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12410-feedgrain-focus-prices-rise-as-dry-conditions-add-fuel-to-fire-grain-central.md) | -1.5% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-31 | [World faces 'triple dip' La Nina, UN says - stoking ag market worries - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39963-world-faces-triple-dip-la-nina-un-says-stoking-ag-market-worries-grain-price.md) | -1.7% | +3.4% |
| SBM | 2016-04-22 | [Farming News - Oilseed Market Report: Prices rise on weather concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10300-farming-news-oilseed-market-report-prices-rise-on-weather-concerns.md) | +1.7% | +16.3% |
| SBM | 2025-01-16 | [EU soybean meal prices rise as Argentina's drought impacts production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26587-eu-soybean-meal-prices-rise-as-argentina-s-drought-impacts-production.md) | +3.5% | -2.5% |
| SBM | 2020-09-18 | [Producers delay sowing while waiting for proper rainfeeding conditions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50962-producers-delay-sowing-while-waiting-for-proper-rainfeeding-conditions.md) | +1.0% | +12.6% |

## Sources

- farminguk.com: https://www.farminguk.com/news/feed-prices-unsustainable-as-tough-market-conditions-impact-egg-producer-margins_50158.html

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