The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) has released a new calculator on its website. The calculator is based on the poultry feeding trials the Council conducted at Auburn University. The tool models the financial advantage of buying U.S. corn versus Argentinian and Brazilian corn. “The Auburn poultry trials showed that U.S. corn has a higher digestible starch level than corn from Argentina and Brazil. This translates into more efficient and cost-effective feed. The calculator is meant to highlight these differences to our international customers who produce chicken. They can run various scenarios and look at how much additional money their operations would make if they implemented a policy to use 100% U.S.-origin corn,” said Kurt Shultz, USGC senior director of global strategies.
The U.S. Grains Council develops export markets for U.S. barley, corn, sorghum and related products including distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and ethanol. With full-time presence in 28 locations, the Council operates programs in more than 50 countries and the European Union. The Council believes exports are vital to global economic development and to U.S. agriculture’s profitability. Detailed information about the Council and its programs is online at www.grains.org.
