News - Feed Costs

A Winnipeg based grain market analyst is advising livestock producers to lock in a portion of their winter feed grain supplies to protect against anticipated price fluctuations.

A partner with Gowans Feed Consulting says pork producers in regions closest to the ethanol plant have the greatest opportunity to save money by including dried distillers grains with solubles in their rations.

Informa Economics expects reduced feed costs to help improve profitability within the hog sector.

A Toronto based agri-food consultant suggests the availability of land and water will be among the key factors that will determine Canada’s future role in the global pork industry.

The Animal Nutrition Association of Canada reports the current low cost of dried distillers grains with solubles is the one variable allowing feed mills to keep a lid on feed costs.

Des Moines, Iowa based Paragon Economics is projecting deeper cuts to the North American sow herd as producers respond to increased feed costs and the recent large sell-off of lean hog futures.

This year’s unusual prairie weather combined with a reduced demand from the North American livestock feeding sector is expected to result in ample supplies of reasonably priced feed grains this winter.

A director on the Manitoba Farm Mediation Board says maintaining communications within the family and with creditors is key to dealing with the economic crisis being experienced on Manitoba hog farms.

The vice-president of Informa Economics says weather over the next couple of weeks will play a key role in determining the cost of feed ingredients heading toward winter.

A swine nutritionist with the University of Minnesota says the inclusion of corn distillers dried grains in swine rations can result in dramatically reduced overall feed costs.