# Feeding Quality Forum: Ag prospects looking up -  | Ag Proud

> AgResource's Dan Basse told the Feeding Quality Forum that the beef sector's revenue will fall by $7-8 billion while dairy gains about $40 billion. He said ethanol capacity is expanding and recommended cattle feeders cover feed needs for the next nine months.

- Date: 2017-09-15 · published 2017-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69067-feeding-quality-forum-ag-prospects-looking-up-ag-proud
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding ethanol output adds DDGS supply, and his advice to cover feed needs signals expected feed grain demand and price risk for cattle feeders.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bearish ▼

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-04-29 | [Why the Fertilizer Sector Looks Promising in 2022 \| Aranca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9206-why-the-fertilizer-sector-looks-promising-in-2022-aranca.md) | -7.1% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2022-09-02 | [Fertilizer Costs Are Surging Again Just as US Farmers Look to Buy - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39880-fertilizer-costs-are-surging-again-just-as-us-farmers-look-to-buy-bloomberg.md) | -0.6% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2022-05-11 | [Fertilizer prices expected to remain higher for longer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41325-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-higher-for-longer.md) | +2.4% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2019-04-15 | [Grain commodities: Looking back and ahead - SA Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59715-grain-commodities-looking-back-and-ahead-sa-grain.md) | +0.4% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2018-01-28 | [U.S. dollar impacts grain prices - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67028-u-s-dollar-impacts-grain-prices-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | +0.1% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/49189-feeding-quality-forum-ag-prospects-looking-up

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