for chicken feed
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The move comes as UK poultry farmers face rising costs for chicken feed and energy, at a time when they are also being hit by an outbreak of bird flu.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2022
Egg prices would have been higher even without the flu, Anderson said, because of the rising cost of the corn and soybean meal used for chicken feed.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
It was initially heading for Lebanon with 26,000 metric tons of corn for chicken feed.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2022
Unable to find any buyers, she gave most of last year’s harvest to her neighbors, used it for chicken feed or tossed it.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2022
Kyle half expected him to start scratching the toe of his shoe at the dirt, searching for chicken feed.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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