Most farm animals are fed grains.  Increasing beef consumption should also
mean increasing grains as animal feed.

Rob

> But as low-carb diets have increased in popularity, flour consumption in
the
> United States has plummeted to record lows. Domestic use of flour has
> dropped for two years running, something that has not happened since the
> 1950s, the government says.
>
> Producers and milling companies believe the Atkins approach is the
culprit.

> Meat consumption is setting records. The average American eats 195 pounds
of
> red meat, poultry or fish each year, the government says. That is 57
pounds
> more than in the 1950s.