# Looking Ahead: Feed Costs This Fall | FARE Blog

> A University of Georgia FARE blog expects 2017 US corn production to fall below last year because planted acres are down about 3% and crop conditions have weakened. Drought in the northern High Plains is pushing cattle to move south early to grass or feedlots.

- Date: 2017-08-03 · published 2017-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69573-looking-ahead-feed-costs-this-fall-fare-blog
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Corn output below last year would normally lift feed costs, but large old-crop stocks should keep prices low through harvest. Drought-driven early cattle movement adds near-term feedlot placements, which supports feeder demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-08-10 | [How will summer drought and this fall’s corn crop affect feeder cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69610-how-will-summer-drought-and-this-fall-s-corn-crop-affect-feeder-cattle.md) | -4.5% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2026-04-28 | [Corn, sorghum crops fare well in areas with moisture; prices looking up - AgriLife Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19796-corn-sorghum-crops-fare-well-in-areas-with-moisture-prices-looking-up-agrilife.md) | +1.8% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2026-05-01 | [Corn, Sorghum Crops Fare Well in Areas with Moisture; Prices Looking Up \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19342-corn-sorghum-crops-fare-well-in-areas-with-moisture-prices-looking-up-industry.md) | -1.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2026-07-31 | [Heavy Rain for Corn Belt This Weekend, More Needed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12979-heavy-rain-for-corn-belt-this-weekend-more-needed.md) | -1.6% | +9.4% |
| CORN | 2017-03-09 | [El Nino may arrive this summer and fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71912-el-nino-may-arrive-this-summer-and-fall.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-07-20 | [Is This a Fall Pricing Opportunity for Feeders? \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40620-is-this-a-fall-pricing-opportunity-for-feeders-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -0.7% | +1.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-11-11 | [Why beef prices have been rising this fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27540-why-beef-prices-have-been-rising-this-fall.md) | +2.3% | +4.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-07-15 | [Cattle and beef markets looking for summer direction: Peel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58218-cattle-and-beef-markets-looking-for-summer-direction-peel.md) | -1.1% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- site.extension.uga.edu: https://site.extension.uga.edu/aaecext/2017/08/looking-ahead-feed-costs-this-fall/

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