Feed and residual set to recover in 2012/13

The 2012/13 feed and residual use for the four feed grains plus wheat on a September-August year is projected at 149.3 million metric tons, up about 21.7 million tons from 2011/12. Total grain-consuming animal units (GCAUs) are projected less than 1 percent lower year-to-year at 92.9 million. GCAUs are expected higher because of increased forecast production of broilers and hogs.

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