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How much of that corn grown is for human consumption, and how much becomes cattle feed?
by cdcarter 15y ago
How much of that corn grown is for human consumption, and how much becomes cattle feed?
- thegoatrope 15y agoI vaguely remember it being some huge number, like 80%-90%? The rest of it goes to ethanol and high fructose corn syrup and other processing. I'm pretty sure the amount of corn that is grown for humans to eat as corn directly is (much?) less than 5%. A quick Google search showed roughly similar stats.
- nas 15y agoEthanol is now using about 40% of the US corn crop.
- JoeAltmaier 15y agoFunny thing, Pepsi is Iowa's largest customer.