# Breeder production feed cost per tonne (Breeder)

> Least-cost cost of a breeder production (breeder) template formula, re-solved weekly at Feedsoft benchmark prices. In lay. Calcium up for shells, energy held down to control body weight.

- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/feed-cost/BRD-P
- JSON (Business API): https://feedsoft.ai/api/v1/feed-costs/BRD-P
- Basis: as fed · market: Global (other markets on the page and API)

## Nutrient targets

| Nutrient | Min | Max | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ME poultry | 2.8 | — | Mcal/kg |
| Crude protein | 15.5 | — | % |
| Lysine | 0.72 | — | % |
| Methionine + cystine | 0.62 | — | % |
| Threonine | 0.55 | — | % |
| Calcium | 2.9 | 3.3 | % |
| Phosphorus (available) | 0.38 | 0.45 | % |
| Sodium | 0.16 | 0.22 | % |
| Crude fiber | — | 6 | % |

## Latest (week ending 2026-11-06, provisional)

| Cost USD/t | 1-week % | 4-week % | 52-week % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 247.74 | -0.9% | -4.1% | +7.6% |

## Least-cost mix

| Ingredient | Inclusion % | Price USD/t | Cost USD/t of feed | Leaves the mix above USD/t |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Corn grain](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-grain.md) | 65.69 | 216 | 141.82 | 612 |
| [Soybean meal 48%](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/soybean-meal-48.md) | 16.51 | 391 | 64.59 | — |
| [Corn DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-ddgs.md) | 8.00 | 226 | 18.06 | 315 |
| [Limestone](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/limestone.md) | 7.70 | 60 | 4.62 | — |
| [Dicalcium phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/dicalcium-phosphate.md) | 1.38 | 650 | 8.96 | — |
| [Salt](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/salt.md) | 0.45 | 120 | 0.54 | — |
| [Vitamin premix](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/vitamin-premix.md) | 0.10 | 4,500 | 4.50 | — |
| [Trace mineral premix](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/trace-mineral-premix.md) | 0.10 | 2,200 | 2.20 | — |
| [DL-Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/dl-methionine.md) | 0.07 | 3,200 | 2.32 | — |
| [L-Lysine HCl](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/l-lysine-hcl.md) | 0.01 | 2,100 | 0.13 | — |

## Closest to entering

| Ingredient | Price USD/t | Enters below USD/t |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/wheat.md) | 265 | 232 |
| [Sunflower meal](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/sunflower-meal.md) | 362 | 315 |
| [Meat & bone meal](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/meat-and-bone-meal.md) | 550 | 459 |
| [L-Threonine](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/l-threonine.md) | 2,600 | 337 |
| [Soybean oil](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/soybean-oil.md) | 1,541 | 179 |

## Ingredient price moves (13 weeks)

- 2026-10-12 · SBM +4.4% · USDA WASDE report
- 2026-10-05 · CORN -3.3% · Weekly protein report: Feed ingredient markets show limited movement for poultry producers
						 | The Poultry Site
- 2026-09-21 · SBM +3.0% · Soybean market: strong exports, extreme fund length, mixed price signals — CMB News
- 2026-09-18 · SBM -3.0%
- 2026-09-17 · SBM -3.0% · Soybeans Drift Lower Into Weekend as Meal Leads Gains
- 2026-09-15 · CORN +4.0% · USDA WASDE report
- 2026-09-14 · CORN +3.8% · How Do the Latest Black Sea Attacks Affect Global Food Security?
- 2026-08-26 · CORN +4.7%
- 2026-08-25 · CORN +5.4% · Corn Breaks $5 Level as US Crop Tour Points to Tighter Supplies - Bloomberg

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Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.