Energy Demand May Impact Feed Industry

The greatest fear for livestock producers is that energy prices remain high in coming years, and then a short corn crop occurs in 2007 or 2008, resulting in the need to drastically ration corn usage for feed, says a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist.

“Agriculture’s traditional role as the foundation of the food industry will experience increasing competition as more corn is used for fuel,” he said. “One of the largest of the groups this will impact is animal agriculture, which is among the biggest users of corn.”

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