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isn't the corn based diet unique to the United States, since corn is a subsidized crop?
by officialjunk 4y ago
isn't the corn based diet unique to the United States, since corn is a subsidized crop?
- solardev 4y agoIt depends... some parts of Canada use corn, others use barley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_feeding#Country-specific https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_feeding#Country-specifi...). In EU it's a mix: https://www.dairyherd.com/news/european-cows-eat-more-foreign-corn-global-glut-erodes-price https://www.dairyherd.com/news/european-cows-eat-more-foreig... https://www.beefmagazine.com/americancowman/beef-and-business/0513-europe-beef-production https://www.beefmagazine.com/americancowman/beef-and-busines... In general different countries will "finish" their cattle with different grains. Only a few places have the right conditions to have their beef be grass-fed through its whole lifecycle.
- bpodgursky 4y agoI've heard stories of farmers dumping leftover Halloween candy for their dairy cattle during a hay shortage. Not ideal, but I think cows are pretty flexible when it comes to cheap calories. Edit: yea def happens https://money.cnn.com/2012/10/10/news/economy/farmers-cows-candy-feed/index.html https://money.cnn.com/2012/10/10/news/economy/farmers-cows-c...
- colechristensen 4y agoRegardless of subsidies, corn is a very efficient calories per acre crop if the land and climate supports it, which is somewhat uncommon.
- randomdata 4y agoMost crops are subsidized in the US. Corn is the largest crop thanks to it being relatively easy and efficient to grow.