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Heisig, Carl P. Wheat production in war and peace (United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics; 1948) online, covers 1910 to 1944. Kingsman, Jonathan Charles. Out of the Shadows: The New Merchants of Grain (2019) Morgan, Dan. Merchants of Grain: The Power and Profits of the Five Giant Companies at the Center of the World's Food Supply (1980)
The production of corn (Zea mays mays, also known as "maize") plays a major role in the economy of the United States. The US is the largest corn producer in the world, with 96,000,000 acres (39,000,000 ha) of land reserved for corn production. Corn growth is dominated by west/north central Iowa and east central Illinois. Approximately 13% of ...
A map of worldwide wheat production in 2000 Wheat is one of the most widely produced primary crops in the world. The following international wheat production statistics come from the Food and Agriculture Organization figures from FAOSTAT database, older from International Grains Council figures from the report "Grain Market Report".
Farmers across the Midwest have boosted crop sales as corn and soybean futures spiked after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed its 2024 harvest estimates on Friday, grain dealers in Iowa ...
Record-large harvests in the United States and Brazil, increased competition for U.S. grain exports, and limited domestic demand led to hefty amounts of corn locked away in storage, pushing U.S ...
The USDA forecasted soy production at 4.435 billion bushels, above analyst estimates of 4.424 billion bushels. Last month USDA forecast corn production of 14.860 billion bushels and a soybean crop ...
Between 1930 and 1942, the United States' share of world soybean production grew from 3% to 47%, and by 1969 it had risen to 76%. By 1973 soybeans were the United States' "number one cash crop, and leading export commodity, ahead of both wheat and corn". [8] Although soybeans developed as the top cash crop, corn also remains as an important ...
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