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Livestock continues to be the corn grower’s most stable and important customer, consuming about 45 percent of U.S. corn.
In Nebraska, livestock production is the engine that powers Nebraska’s economy. It’s a more than $7.5 billion industry that is fundamental to the well-being of Nebraska—and contributes in some way to the financial health of every Nebraskan.
More than 40 percent of the corn produced in Nebraska is fed to livestock somewhere in the U.S., and a high percentage of Nebraska’s corn exports to foreign countries is also used for livestock feed. |
Within the state
of Nebraska, here are the percentages of the total
corn crop fed to the various livestock groups:
| Beef |
17.3% |
| Hogs |
4.4% |
| Poultry |
0.9% |
| Dairy |
0.36% |
| Other feeding |
0.07% |
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