# Puppy growth feed cost per tonne (Dog)

> Least-cost cost of a puppy growth (dog) template formula, re-solved weekly at Feedsoft benchmark prices. Growth and reproduction. Calcium is capped as well as floored — a large-breed puppy is harmed by too much of it, which makes it one of the few nutrients where more is worse.

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

## Nutrient targets

| Nutrient | Min | Max | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ME dog | 3.9 | — | Mcal/kg |
| Crude protein | 28 | — | % |
| Lysine | 1.15 | — | % |
| Methionine + cystine | 0.8 | — | % |
| Threonine | 0.85 | — | % |
| Tryptophan | 0.22 | — | % |
| Arginine | 1.1 | — | % |
| Calcium | 1.2 | 1.6 | % |
| Phosphorus (total) | 1 | 1.4 | % |
| Sodium | 0.3 | 0.7 | % |
| Ether extract (fat) | 15 | — | % |
| Linoleic acid | 1.8 | — | % |
| Crude fiber | — | 4 | % |
| Ash | — | 9 | % |

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

| Cost USD/t | 1-week % | 4-week % | 52-week % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 650.54 | -0.1% | -0.3% | +0.8% |

## Least-cost mix

| Ingredient | Inclusion % | Price USD/t | Cost USD/t of feed | Leaves the mix above USD/t |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Poultry meal (pet grade)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/poultry-meal-pet-grade.md) | 31.82 | 950 | 302.31 | — |
| [Corn grain](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-grain.md) | 30.86 | 216 | 66.64 | 366 |
| [Field peas (ground)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/field-peas-ground.md) | 19.11 | 300 | 57.32 | — |
| [Chicken fat (tocopherol preserved)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/chicken-fat-tocopherol-preserved.md) | 15.00 | 1,150 | 172.50 | — |
| [Dicalcium phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/dicalcium-phosphate.md) | 1.55 | 650 | 10.11 | — |
| [Poultry liver digest (palatant)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/poultry-liver-digest-palatant.md) | 1.00 | 2,900 | 29.00 | — |
| [Salt](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/salt.md) | 0.30 | 120 | 0.36 | — |
| [Vitamin premix](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/vitamin-premix.md) | 0.20 | 4,500 | 9.00 | — |
| [Trace mineral premix](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/trace-mineral-premix.md) | 0.15 | 2,200 | 3.30 | — |

## Closest to entering

| Ingredient | Price USD/t | Enters below USD/t |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Soybean oil](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/soybean-oil.md) | 1,541 | 1,318 |
| [Lamb meal](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/lamb-meal.md) | 1,050 | 878 |
| [L-Lysine HCl](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/l-lysine-hcl.md) | 2,100 | 1,272 |
| [Brewers rice](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/brewers-rice.md) | 340 | 188 |
| [Pea protein concentrate 55%](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/pea-protein-concentrate-55.md) | 1,350 | 704 |

## Ingredient price moves (13 weeks)

- 2026-10-05 · CORN -3.3% · Weekly protein report: Feed ingredient markets show limited movement for poultry producers
						 | The Poultry Site
- 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.