Maize is widely used as food/feed and provides raw material for food industry in Pakistan. It is the third most important cereal crop after wheat and rice. It is grown all over the country but major areas are Sahiwal, Okara and Faisalabad districts.
MAIZE ranks third most grown crop in the world with an area of more
than **8 million hectares with an annual production of about **0
million metric tones. In Pakistan, maize is the fourth largest
grown crop after wheat, cotton and rice. The area under maize
cultivation in Pakistan is over one million hectare and production
3.5 million metric tonnes.
Maize is a main staple food throughout the world but in particular Asia, Africa and Latin America. This is also is used as feed in developed countries. Maize usages are many such as in food it is used for Flour, Syrup, grain and oil while non-food usages are in adhesives, paints, varnishes and cosmetics. Starch and oil is also its derivatives.
Maize is also used as feed for livestock and it can be fed whole, grazed, chopped and ensiled. After the Harvest, animals can graze the leaves and stalks left in the field. There are many by-products of the maize like bran, germs, oil meal and hominy feed. The starch such as corn gluten feed, and corn meal is also produced. Alcohol or biofuel is also extracted through distillers and dried grains, soluble can be fed to the animals.
Maize in Poultry:In Poultry it is liked for its digestible starch, low fiber and high oil content which results in high metabolizeable energy. It is fed to broiler and lying hens at high levels. It is also a good source of poly-unsaturated fatty acids. Yellow and White Maize considered as equal in terms of protein, energy and mineral value.
HAS Maize Mills is reputable Yellow and White Maize exporter and trader. We offer Human consumption and animal feed grade from Pakistan, India, South America and black sea countries.
