Table 29--Processed feeds: Quantities fed and feed per grain-consuming animal unit (1,000 metric tons)
Feed 1/
1975/76
1976/77
1977/78
1978/79
1979/80
1980/81
1981/82
1982/83
1983/84
1984/85
1985/86
1986/87
1987/88
1988/89
1989/90
1990/91
1991/92
1992/93
1993/94
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/00
2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
1974/75
1949/50
1950/51
1951/52
1952/53
1953/54
1954/55
1955/56
1956/57
1957/58
1958/59
1959/60
1960/61
1961/62
1962/63
1963/64
1964/65
1965/66
1966/67
1967/68
1968/69
1969/70
1970/71
1971/72
1972/73
1973/74
Energy feeds
Corn (Sep-Aug)
90,981
91,492
94,740
108,574
115,907
107,501
107,816
116,166
98,462
104,513
104,505
118,356
121,652
99,926
111,320
117,072
121,873
133,409
118,874
138,682
119,195
134,043
138,448
138,497
143,333
147,887
148,565
140,934
146,850
155,838
155,330
140,726
148,793
131,625
130,174
121,798
115,518
113,035
                          
Sorghum (Sep-Aug)
12,551
10,442
11,370
13,665
12,583
8,194
10,596
12,571
9,777
13,700
16,863
13,749
14,252
11,987
12,912
10,179
9,293
11,614
11,178
9,577
7,495
13,106
9,270
6,652
7,230
5,652
5,843
4,328
4,623
4,859
3,548
2,868
4,188
5,907
3,573
3,118
1,795
2,540
                          
Barley (Sep-Aug)
4,099
3,456
4,158
4,723
4,257
3,611
4,580
5,809
6,053
6,321
7,094
6,154
5,996
4,228
3,776
4,726
5,001
3,722
5,952
4,846
4,634
3,642
3,586
3,076
3,428
2,350
2,102
1,999
1,723
1,428
1,041
1,360
911
990
931
930
1,236
1,201
1,333
                         
Oats (Sep-Aug)
7,795
7,377
7,531
7,664
6,848
6,527
6,208
6,672
6,724
6,550
6,486
5,553
4,638
3,532
5,218
4,303
3,879
3,625
3,924
3,432
2,773
2,880
3,088
3,036
2,809
2,946
2,250
2,518
2,279
2,215
2,137
2,088
2,024
1,977
1,796
1,598
1,518
1,612
2,500
                         
Wheat (Sep-Aug)
368
5,291
4,252
3,125
2,613
4,238
3,297
7,068
12,374
9,879
10,914
11,232
5,677
3,626
7,454
12,024
6,293
3,908
9,585
7,440
6,155
7,681
8,798
6,379
8,943
5,999
3,500
6,700
4,121
4,850
2,720
4,601
4,133
3,351
4,014
2,132
10,548
8,074
567
                         
Total energy feeds
115,793
118,057
122,051
137,752
142,207
130,072
132,497
148,285
133,389
140,963
145,862
155,044
152,215
123,299
140,681
148,303
146,338
156,279
149,512
163,976
140,252
161,352
163,191
157,641
165,744
164,833
162,259
156,479
159,596
169,190
164,776
151,643
160,049
143,851
140,488
129,576
130,613
126,462
                          
                                                                 
Oilseed meals
Soybean meal (Oct-Sep) 2/
           
18,539
19,343
17,686
20,134
20,661
20,733
21,850
22,827
23,974
24,085
24,694
25,964
27,305
27,288
28,362
29,545
29,097
28,530
30,446
30,114
27,305
30,148
27,898
27,796
27,489
28,622
27,125
                          
Cottonseed meal (Oct-Sep)
           
594
899
831
2,056
2,416
2,825
2,332
2,393
2,965
2,686
2,824
2,682
2,298
2,638
2,590
3,030
2,441
2,527
3,133
3,044
2,766
2,349
1,639
1,592
2,225
2,183
2,194
                          
Rapeseed (canola) meal (Oct-Sep)
              
293
389
594
638
936
968
1,146
1,116
1,585
1,487
1,591
1,553
1,237
1,240
1,876
1,854
1,983
1,992
2,343
2,291
1,804
2,706
3,446
3,598
                          
Linseed meal (Jun-May)
  
92
92
60
84
47
73
95
109
100
111
123
90
122
109
112
92
99
92
117
135
168
153
171
178
112
161
179
187
244
249
190
117
190
190
174
182
                          
Peanut meal (Aug-Jul)
              
112
103
156
161
103
175
164
128
86
85
127
103
137
161
111
86
106
108
105
93
83
102
99
122
                          
Sunflower meal (Oct-Sep)
              
271
306
450
401
291
565
434
419
482
524
537
435
365
212
308
130
270
323
311
327
368
249
168
263
                          
Total oilseed meals
  
92
92
60
84
47
73
95
109
100
19,244
20,365
18,607
22,989
23,984
24,870
25,475
26,649
28,739
28,632
29,315
30,966
31,853
32,352
33,221
34,427
33,313
33,531
35,836
35,762
32,743
35,446
32,365
31,834
32,960
34,691
33,485
                          
                                                                 
Animal-protein feeds
Meat and bone meal tankage (Sep-Aug)
              
2,317
1,872
2,713
2,166
2,204
2,456
2,394
2,369
2,253
2,439
2,069
1,925
1,750
1,721
1,906
1,984
2,062
2,154
2,147
2,088
2,049
2,010
2,011
2,012
                          
Fishmeal and solubles (Sep-Aug)
              
274
253
251
422
649
338
255
282
260
296
249
214
255
234
186
172
187
194
178
165
161
270
180
180
                          
Milk products (Oct-Sep)
212
226
263
290
276
276
303
361
368
386
374
399
411
405
418
412
426
421
426
420
381
388
373
248
277
275
227
393
339
243
225
285
326
324
227
225
225
225
141
7
7
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
11
13
14
11
9
11
12
13
12
8
5
5
5
6
4
Total animal-protein feeds
212
226
263
290
276
276
303
361
368
386
374
399
411
405
3,009
2,537
3,391
3,008
3,280
3,214
3,030
3,039
2,886
2,982
2,595
2,413
2,232
2,349
2,431
2,399
2,475
2,634
2,651
2,578
2,437
2,505
2,416
2,417
141
7
7
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
11
13
14
11
9
11
12
13
12
8
5
5
5
6
4
                                                                 
Grain-protein feeds
Corn gluten feed and meal (Sep-Aug)
              
174
6
531
540
827
106
799
1,663
1,670
1,224
1,087
1,299
1,338
2,064
2,197
2,625
3,187
4,194
4,137
4,687
4,710
4,567
5,335
4,000
                          
Total grain-protein feeds 3/
              
174
6
531
540
827
106
799
1,663
1,670
1,224
1,087
1,299
1,338
2,064
2,197
2,625
3,187
4,194
4,137
4,687
4,710
4,567
5,335
4,000
                          
                                                                 
Other byproduct feeds
Wheat millfeeds (Sep-Aug)
              
5,550
5,947
6,184
6,273
6,730
6,599
6,604
6,400
6,394
6,365
6,627
6,647
6,257
6,287
6,155
6,131
6,203
6,218
6,119
5,928
5,795
5,500
5,595
7,490
                          
Rice millfeeds (Aug-Jul)
              
621
601
589
580
592
659
600
560
545
592
650
627
618
628
543
558
592
497
511
560
513
-80
525
525
                          
Fats and oils (Sep-Aug)
              
979
846
1,029
982
1,053
1,051
1,113
1,124
1,280
1,409
1,263
1,195
1,228
1,222
1,310
1,448
1,427
1,354
1,301
1,081
878
905
905
905
                          
Miscellaneous byproduct feeds (Sep-Aug) 4/
  
537
524
530
511
544
584
638
709
791
895
976
1,107
1,202
1,248
1,363
1,376
1,390
1,404
1,418
1,432
1,446
1,461
1,476
1,490
1,506
1,521
1,536
1,552
1,567
1,583
1,588
1,592
1,597
1,600
1,600
1,600
                          
Total other byproduct feeds 5/
  
537
524
530
511
544
584
638
709
791
895
976
1,107
8,353
8,642
9,165
9,212
9,765
9,713
9,736
9,517
9,666
9,827
10,015
9,959
9,609
9,658
9,544
9,690
9,789
9,652
9,518
9,161
8,783
7,925
8,625
10,520
                          
                                                                 
Feed per GCAU 6/
Energy feeds
1.62
1.61
1.63
1.78
1.82
1.70
1.81
1.97
1.79
1.88
1.96
2.09
1.98
1.61
1.82
1.85
1.81
1.89
1.78
1.94
1.65
1.89
1.86
1.79
1.86
1.84
1.81
1.77
1.78
1.88
1.80
1.63
1.68
1.55
1.53
1.40
1.41
1.38
                          
All feeds
1.62
1.62
1.65
1.80
1.83
1.71
1.83
1.99
1.80
1.89
1.98
2.36
2.27
1.87
2.26
2.29
2.28
2.34
2.26
2.43
2.14
2.39
2.36
2.30
2.37
2.36
2.33
2.31
2.32
2.43
2.36
2.16
2.22
2.07
2.05
1.92
1.95
1.92
                          
                                                                 
1/ Adjusted for stocks, production, foreign trade, and nonfeed uses where applicable. Latest data may be preliminary or projected.
2/ Includes use in edible soy products and shipments to U.S. territories.
3/ Excludes brewers' dried grains and distillers' dried grains due to unavailability of production data.
4/ Includes hominy feed, oat millfeeds, and screenings.
5/ Excludes dried beet pulp, molasses beet pulp, and inedible molasses due to unavailability of production data.
6/ GCAU = Grain-consuming animal unit.
Source: USDA, World Agricultural Outlook Board, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates; U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of
the Census, Fats and Oils: Production, Consumption, and Stocks (M311K), Flour Milling Products (MQ311A), Flour Milling (EC02-311-311211),
and Wet Corn Milling (EC02-31I-311221); U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fishery Market
News; Rice Millers Association; Whey Products Institute; and ERS calculations of feed per GCAU.
Date run: 2/11/2013