# 'Increase in feed price is not too bad' • De Molenaar

> A Dutch feed company says drought in Northwestern Europe cut harvests and raised feed raw material costs by three to four euros per 100 kg. Drought-damaged corn has little cob and starch, which lowers its feed value, and the company expects raw material prices to stay high or rise slightly.

- Date: 2018-09-14 · published 2018-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Northwestern Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63385-increase-in-feed-price-is-not-too-bad-de-molenaar
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower European grain yields and poorer corn quality support higher feed grain prices in the region and reduce the appeal of corn for dairy rations, so buyers should expect firm input costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-12-01 | [La Niña Threatens Price Stability \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49573-la-nina-threatens-price-stability-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2020-11-05 | [French grain exports to China increase as Black Sea prices surge \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50042-french-grain-exports-to-china-increase-as-black-sea-prices-surge-s-and-p-global.md) | +0.3% | +8.7% |
| CORN | 2026-10-06 | [Margins Tighten for Producers Amid Feed and Fuel Cost Increases - NMPF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17118-margins-tighten-for-producers-amid-feed-and-fuel-cost-increases-nmpf.md) | -1.8% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2021-10-18 | [Higher feed prices this winter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44681-higher-feed-prices-this-winter.md) | +1.5% | +13.0% |
| CORN | 2019-06-10 | [Agritrends- Increased feed prices a concern for livestock farmers- South Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58724-agritrends-increased-feed-prices-a-concern-for-livestock-farmers-south-africa.md) | +5.9% | +4.8% |

## Sources

- demolenaar.nl: https://www.demolenaar.nl/en/news/increase-in-feed-price-is-not-too-bad/21842/

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