The presence of mycotoxins in
feed grains or ingredients makes them unfit for animal (or human) consumption and can cause serious health risk.
Feed grain loans outstanding were $3.8 billion, and the inventory was $1.2 billion.
Feed Grains Council has been concerned about the lack of growth in Japan's
feed grain imports over the past 5 years, Japanese meat imports have risen sharply due to market opening measures in the 1980's--among them the Beef and Citrus Understanding of 1988, which allowed for greatly expanded Japanese imports between 1989 and 1991, and tariff reductions for poultry meat and other livestock products.
With the end of the tariffs it is now more economical to keep
feed grain in Manitoba than to pay the full freight costs to ship grain to other locations.
The results of the model supported the hypothesis that the
feed grain index tends to have a positive relationship with the CPI for food and beverages, controlling for core inflation.
When the experimental variable -- fertilizer tax -- is introduced to the model, resources such as labor and capital from the food and
feed grain sectors move to the livestock and oilseed sectors.
Japan buys one-third of the United States'
feed grain exports, but because Japanese consumers also resist purchasing transgenic crops, the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is considering biotechnology labeling.
The income gained by corn farmers through higher prices is largely offset by the increased cost of
feed grain for livestock producers.
A NEW section on
feed grain prices - vital for producers - has just been added to the British Pig Executive website.
The Irish Poultry Processors said the combination of the hike in
feed grain prices and the expense of packaging is causing the hike.
Beef prices in 2006 have been influenced by higher
feed grain prices, deteriorating pasture conditions, and export demand.
If you have a source of cheap grain, your eggs (and meat) will cost less if you
feed grain on the side.