The late planting of corn in the U.S. Corn Belt this spring is expected to bring about a much smaller crop at harvest time. This means less corn will be available for feeding animals, and what will be marketed will be quite expensive.When corn pricesspike, alternatives such as wheat and sorghum are sought. And, although the U.S. has considerable experience feeding sorghum, there are fewer such experiences in the case of wheat. The opposite is true in Canada, and of course Europe, where wheat remains the major cereal for most animal feeds. Thus, transferring some wheat-feeding knowledge across the pond is deemed expedient as we approach corn harvest time in the U.S.
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