Missouri Feed Costs and Tariff Warnings: What Our Farmers Need to Know

By Ricky Dana • Published July 31, 2025, 9:07 PM CT

🧑‍🌾 Missouri Feed Prices as of July 31, 2025

Farmers across Missouri are watching feed prices closely. Right now, some by-product feeds are affordable. Here are a few examples:

• Dried Distillers Grain (DDG): $139–173 per ton (various Missouri suppliers)
• Corn Gluten Feed, Pelleted: $140–198 per ton
• 14% Cattle Commodity Feed: $207 per ton – Ste. Genevieve, MO
• Calcium Carbonate (Feed Grade): $57.50 per ton
• Soy Hulls, Pelleted: $110–150 per ton
• Confectionery Sugar: $500 per ton – Quincy, IL
• Crude Cottonseed Oil: $796 per ton – Brownfield, TX

These feeds can help lower costs if you’re buying in bulk or hauling short distances. It’s a good time to shop around.

⚠️ Why New Tariffs Could Hurt

In July 2025, the Trump administration added new tariffs on goods from many countries. These are extra taxes on imports—but when other countries fight back, they often raise tariffs on our exports.

Missouri exports a lot of grain-based feeds and dairy. If countries like Mexico or China raise taxes on our farm goods, we could lose big markets. That means extra supply here in Missouri and lower prices at home.

Even if feed costs stay steady, low selling prices mean smaller profits for our farms. These tariffs could really hurt rural communities.

✅ What You Can Do

• 🗓️ Check the Missouri feed price list often. It’s updated weekly.
• 📢 Call your lawmakers. Let them know these trade fights hurt real farmers.
• 🧾 Look into group buying or co-op pricing to stretch your feed dollars.
• 📉 Watch export news. If big buyers stop buying, local prices will drop.

As your future Congressman, I’ll always speak up for Missouri farmers. We don’t need more politics—we need smart trade that works for the people who feed this country.

🔗 Sources

https://agebb.missouri.edu/dairy/byprod/listing.php

https://www.fb.org/market-intel/strong-start-fragile-future-u-s-dairys-trade-balancing-act

https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com/the-impact-of-tariffs-on-dairy/

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/01/economist-dairy-industry-could-take-hit-tariffs

https://www.agproud.com/articles/61199-economic-update-tariffs-imposed-on-us-dairys-top-three-export-markets-then-delayed-again

https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/united-states-mexico-canada-agreement/fact-sheets/market-access-and-dairy-outcomes