# Vitamin scarcity behind €5/t feed price increase - 13 December 2017 Premium

> Irish feed manufacturers report difficulty securing vitamin A and E after the BASF factory fire in Germany. Feed companies plan price increases of €5 to €7 per tonne, with one citing a €3/t rise for vitamins plus higher hull costs.

- Date: 2017-12-13 · published 2017-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ireland · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67820-vitamin-scarcity-behind-5-t-feed-price-increase-13-december-2017-premium
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The global vitamin scarcity is pushing compound feed prices up, squeezing livestock margins and adding cost to dairy and beef rations. The pressure is likely to persist until BASF restores capacity.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2023-01-05 | [NMPF Helps Keep Trains (and Boats) Running - NMPF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37807-nmpf-helps-keep-trains-and-boats-running-nmpf.md) | -4.4% | -12.5% |
| MILK | 2018-03-13 | [Strike forces Lyttelton Port closure \| RNZ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66012-strike-forces-lyttelton-port-closure-rnz.md) | +0.8% | +1.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-07-19 | [Fight continues toward elimination of non-tariff barriers in beef processing \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29219-fight-continues-toward-elimination-of-non-tariff-barriers-in-beef-processing.md) | +1.7% | -0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-03-23 | [Cattle gridlock: EU border delays add to coronavirus strain on meat trade \| Meat industry \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54071-cattle-gridlock-eu-border-delays-add-to-coronavirus-strain-on-meat-trade-meat.md) | +1.6% | -5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-10-01 | [Impacts of the Packing Plant Fire in Kansas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57219-impacts-of-the-packing-plant-fire-in-kansas.md) | +2.9% | +6.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-08-15 | [Container, equipment shortages, software issues delay US beef imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28722-container-equipment-shortages-software-issues-delay-us-beef-imports.md) | -1.5% | -4.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-30 | [Cattle Futures May Have Difficulty Moving Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24363-cattle-futures-may-have-difficulty-moving-higher.md) | -3.1% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- farmersjournal.ie: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/vitamin-scarcity-behind-5-t-feed-price-increase-331331

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