# Sunflower shortage to push up prices of livestock feeds - Business Daily

> Kenyan animal feed manufacturers warned that feed prices will rise in coming months as key raw materials climb. Wheat bran rose to Sh19 per kilo from Sh15 and sunflower cake to Sh23 from Sh20, attributed to a poor Tanzanian harvest.

- Date: 2017-10-09 · published 2017-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Kenya · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68573-sunflower-shortage-to-push-up-prices-of-livestock-feeds-business-daily
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter sunflower meal supply from Tanzania, Kenya's main source, lifts input costs for East African feed mills and pushes finished feed prices higher.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- businessdailyafrica.com: https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/markets/market-news/sunflower-shortage-to-push-up-prices-of-livestock-feeds-2172456

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