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THE FEED OUTLOOK FOR 19i^5-^6 

 By L. F. Stlce, Extension Marketing Specialist 



Because of the lateness of the corn crop this year the feed outlook is still un- 

 certain, hut the present situation may be summarized as follows. 



Feed grains . On the basis of the September 1 U.S.D.A. estimate, the supply of 

 corn will be the same as a year ago; the 19^5 crop is down 5 percent, but stocks of old 

 corn are larger. The crop in the western com belt states is down 18 percent, but that of 

 the eastern com belt states is up 11 percent. In Illinois the crop is expected to be 1*09 

 million bushels compaired with kok in 19^; tut the crop In the southern and southwestern 

 counties will be extremely short. 



The 19^5 oat crop for the United State 

 while grain sorghum production is expected to be 



FEED CONCENTRATES. SUPPLY AND DISAPPEARANCE 

 PER ANIMAL UNIT, U.S., 1938-19^2 AV. 



AND 19^2-19^5* 



Tone I 



r 



1.25 



1,00 



.75^ 



.50 L 



i 

 I 

 .25 h 



\M 



1.10 



X 



V 



'if 



'AX ; 



> 



-) 1 



s a 



/Supply 



y^ 1.10 



t2L 



p P 





y-: 





e £ r a n 





•-■%■"* i 





1,12» 

 ? 



c e 



r?r: 





/■ .' . 



1956-191+^ 19^^ ' 19^*5 i'^W 19^5^ 

 av. 



Year beginning Oct. 1 



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s is over one-third larger than a year ago, 

 down by about one -third. Less wheat 

 will be available for livestock feed, 

 as more Is needed for human food in 

 foreign countries. 



Feed grain requirements in 

 the 19^5-^6 feeding season are expected 

 to be about as large as in 19^-^5. 

 Distillers and feed mcuiufacturers will 

 likely use more com and less of other 

 grains . 



Protein concentrates . Larger 

 supplies of soybean ajid linseed meal 

 are in prospect, but the supply of cot- 

 tonseed meal will be smaller. 



The total supply of all feed 

 concentrates Is expected to be 1.12 

 tons per grain-conserving animal unit 

 conipared with 1.10 tons a year ago, an 

 increase of about 2 percent ( see chairtX 



*Sep^iifber 1 estimate 



