# Higher feed grain prices pressure cattle feeder market - Canadian Cattlemen

> Western Canadian feeder cattle prices have been falling since early 2018 as feed grain prices rise. Argentina's corn output is now expected at 30 to 31 million mt, down from earlier estimates and last year's 41 million mt, and Brazil's safrinha planting is delayed.

- Date: 2018-05-14 · published 2018-05-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65129-higher-feed-grain-prices-pressure-cattle-feeder-market-canadian-cattlemen
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher barley and corn costs pressure feeder cattle values and reduce feeding margins. Lower South American corn exports support prices for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-29 | [How high can grain prices grow \| Saxo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10898-how-high-can-grain-prices-grow-saxo.md) | +0.4% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2019-07-08 | [Higher corn futures cause feeder calf prices to dip](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58230-higher-corn-futures-cause-feeder-calf-prices-to-dip.md) | +2.0% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2019-05-18 | [Politics lure prices higher — this week in the grain markets - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12126-politics-lure-prices-higher-this-week-in-the-grain-markets-realagriculture.md) | +3.2% | +10.8% |
| 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 | 2020-08-19 | [Midweek Markets: Where are grain prices headed next?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51664-midweek-markets-where-are-grain-prices-headed-next.md) | +2.3% | +8.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-07-27 | [Klassen: Feed barley rally pressures feeder cattle market - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12494-klassen-feed-barley-rally-pressures-feeder-cattle-market-agcanada.md) | -2.4% | -2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-07-08 | [Higher corn futures cause feeder calf prices to dip](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58230-higher-corn-futures-cause-feeder-calf-prices-to-dip.md) | +2.0% | +0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-07-17 | [Corn Price Impact on Feeder Cattle Prices \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58222-corn-price-impact-on-feeder-cattle-prices-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +0.8% | -9.4% |

## Sources

- canadiancattlemen.ca: https://www.canadiancattlemen.ca/market-talk/higher-feed-grain-prices-pressure-the-feeder-market/

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