date:Mar 28, 2013
past quarter. Also, the increased use of more efficient feed additives has meant better conversion rates and heavier animals. However, the number of broilers coming to market in the last quarter was higher than a year ago while the number of hogs was about the same. The 6 per cent decline in feedlot inventories likely is not enough to account for the 4.6 per cent reduction in feed use implied in the quarterly corn balance sheet. Some wheat feeding certainly took place but again, there is plenty