Projecting Moderate Feed Prices in 2020
Feedstuffs in Focus
English - December 05, 2019 15:29 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsBusiness News News Business Marketing agriculture cattle industry agribusiness agriculture economics animal health animal nutrition beef chicken farming feed industry Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Despite challenging weather conditions and an erratic global trade situation, there is a good chance feed prices could stabilize in 2020. Softer exports and strong planting intentions could keep corn prices below $4, and protein sources from soy to fishmeal should see plentiful supplies keep a lid on prices, too.
Agricultural economist Ben Brown oversees the farm management program at The Ohio State University. On the sidelines of Ohio State’s annual farm outlook conference in mid-November he spoke with Feedstuffs policy editor Jacqui Fatka about what USDA's latest stocks and usage data tell us about the outlook for feed prices in the new year.
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