In fact the ethanol/corn debate is skewed on the impact of ethanol on corn
supplies
In the United States, 57 percent of the corn crop is fed to animals. The
livestock industry is the corn producers' leading customer. In 2003, beef
cattle were fed more than 1.4 billion bushels of corn, while hogs consumed
1.1 billion bushels and poultry another 1.3 billion bushels.
Eleven percent of U.S. corn production goes into ethanol, while another 19
percent or 1.9 billion bushels is exported. The balance of the crop is used
for food, seed and industrial uses.
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