Corn feed demand was hiked by 17.4 million tons for the 2025/26 marketing year, according to the latest estimates from the Ministry of Agriculture. The ministry attributed this to a significant increase in demand for livestock and poultry feed.
At the same time, the ministry also cut industrial corn use for 2025/26 by 3.5 million tons due to low profits and slower operating rates from industrial processors.
In the initial 2026/27 projections, corn planting was raised by 0.4% to 45.133 million he...