COARSE GRAINS : GRAIN SORGHUM OATS BARLEY
GRAIN SORGHUM
SORGHUM IS THOUGHT TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN AFRICA IT IS DROUGHT TOLERANT
FEEDS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN AFRICA AND ASIA Millet
IN THE U.S. IT IS GROWN PRIMARILY IN THE SOUTHWEST AND IS USED AS A LIVESTOCK FEED
OATS DOMESTICATED IN NORTHERN EUROPE
PRIMARILY A LIVESTOCK FEED A CROP ON THE DECLINE A LARGE ACREAGE SHIFT TO OTHER CROPS
Oat Disappearance Million Bushels
ONE GRAIN CROP THAT WE DO IMPORT
BARLEY: BOTH A FOOD AND FEED GRAIN
THE FOOD USE FOR BARLEY IS PRIMARILY FOR ALCOHOL PRODUCTION
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Western Barley – Winnipeg Commodity Exchange