Livestock Feed Costs : Concerns and Options.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal industry.

Agriculture.

Forage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews possible causes for higher livestock feed costs, including energy prices and increased demand for corn and soybeans for ethanol production; discusses impacts of public policy and higher global demand for commodities on feed costs; and analyzes options to ease impacts, such as changes in ethanol incentives, use of conservation land for forage use, and direct aid to producers.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Livestock Feed Costs

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