# Farmer-feeders may be fading

> Iowa analysis finds that smaller farmer-feeder operations are marketing fewer cattle in 2018 despite larger calf crops and supportive corn prices. The shift suggests a structural change in cattle feeding, with fewer crop farmers using cattle to market corn.

- Date: 2018-01-01 · published 2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66969-farmer-feeders-may-be-fading
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower farmer-feeder placements reduce on-farm corn feeding demand, which is mildly bearish for corn and may change the timing of cattle supplies.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- dr.lib.iastate.edu: https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/86ed1fe2-a533-4ad9-ac09-0b70769bb149/content

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