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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />n ~~ c. ..~7 <br />U'0.:;. 0 <...- <br /> <br />direct consumption commodities. These commodities--grain, sorghum, flax- <br /> <br /> <br />seed, hay, silage, and pasture--are set equal to zero. Because the current <br /> <br /> <br />consumption of soybeans is very low and future level of consumption is very <br /> <br /> <br />uncertain, the per capita consumption of soybeans is inserted as a <br /> <br />scenario. For the baseline run, the per capita consumption of soybeans is <br /> <br /> <br />set equal to 0.1 pounds per capita per year. A higher level of vegetable <br /> <br /> <br />protein over time is substituted for beef and pork under a fairly standard <br /> <br />soymeal consumption scenario. <br /> <br />The val ues used in the current basel ine run are the following: <br /> <br />Table 11-3 Proportional Reduction in Beef and Pork <br />Consumption in the increased Soy Consumption Option <br /> <br />Year <br /> <br />1975 <br /> <br />1985 <br /> <br />1990 <br /> <br />2000 <br /> <br />2025 <br /> <br />Commodity <br />Reduction: <br /> <br />------------- percent ---------------- <br /> <br />Beef <br />Pork <br /> <br />0.0 <br />0.0 <br /> <br />0.06 <br />0.03 <br /> <br />0.08 <br />0.04 <br /> <br />0.12 <br />0.06 <br /> <br />0.14 <br />0.07 <br /> <br />The amount of soybean production needed for the repl acement of beef <br />and pork consumption is computed as follows: One pound of meat contains <br />about one-third as much protein as a pound of soyflour. Soymeal possesses <br />only 91 percent of the protein that is found in soyflour. Therefore, to <br /> <br />11-19 <br />