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> Can animal feed/ethanol supply chains be shifted quickly enough towards human consumption? Is that food even consumable by humans (e.g. hay is not)? In the c
by onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago
> Can animal feed/ethanol supply chains be shifted quickly enough towards human consumption? Is that food even consumable by humans (e.g. hay is not)?
In the case of beef, yes. ~64% of cow feed is corn and soybean meal.
- tivert 3y ago> In the case of beef, yes. ~64% of cow feed is corn and soybean meal. Is cow feed a mixture of 64% corn/soy and 36% human-inedible stuff? If it is, is it stored that way? In any case, I'd expect crop failures that affect human food supply chain would also hit the animal food supply chain just as bad.