# Exclusive: Vomitoxin makes nasty appearance for U.S. farm sector

> Reuters reports that vomitoxin, a fungal toxin, has been found in some US corn harvested last year. Poultry and pork farmers are forced to test their grain. The finding adds to pressure on growers already facing large supplies and low prices.

- Date: 2017-04-22 · published 2017-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71536-exclusive-vomitoxin-makes-nasty-appearance-for-u-s-farm-sector
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Contaminated corn may be rejected or discounted by feed users, widening the spread for clean grain and adding testing costs, which is bearish for affected corn lots.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-11-02 | [U.S. corn farmers wary of vomitoxin, latest stress on global grain supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38709-u-s-corn-farmers-wary-of-vomitoxin-latest-stress-on-global-grain-supplies.md) | -1.3% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2026-09-22 | [DLR Monthly Exclusive: Bird Flu Returns as Turkey Industry Struggles to Rebuild](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17476-dlr-monthly-exclusive-bird-flu-returns-as-turkey-industry-struggles-to-rebuild.md) | +0.4% | -7.0% |
| CORN | 2021-03-16 | [ASF the dominating factor in pork market uncertainty \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48101-asf-the-dominating-factor-in-pork-market-uncertainty-feed-strategy.md) | +11.3% | +13.1% |
| CORN | 2020-01-29 | [Outside news affects market price swing - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55099-outside-news-affects-market-price-swing-farm-and-dairy.md) | -1.2% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2017-04-24 | [Midwest corn infected with vomitoxin negatively impacting ethanol producers  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71588-midwest-corn-infected-with-vomitoxin-negatively-impacting-ethanol-producers-the.md) | +0.8% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/environment/exclusive-vomitoxin-makes-nasty-appearance-for-us-farm-sector-idUSKBN17N2M4/

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