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The US is the world's largest producer of corn. [8] According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the average U.S. yield for corn was 177 bushels per acre, up 3.3 percent over 2020 and a record high, with 16 states posting state records in output, and Iowa reporting a record of 205 bushels of corn per acre.
The following are international Maize (corn) production statistics come from the Food and Agriculture Organization figures from FAOSTAT statics The quantities of corn (maize, Zea mays) in the following table are in million metric tonnes (m STs, m LTs). All countries with a typical production quantity of at least 10 million t (11 million short ...
Francis Childs (August 30, 1939 - January 9, 2008) was a hog farmer and champion corn farmer from Manchester, Iowa.He is known for being the first farmer to have corn yields of over 400 bushels per acre in controlled contest plots, achieving that level in 2001 and 2002.
Corn futures prices that approached $6.30 a bushel in June have since tumbled to $4.10, after U.S. farmers ultimately produced record crop yields. "I wish I sold a lot more," Henebry said.
Research on plant breeding produced varieties of grain crops that could produce high yields with heavy fertilizer input. This resulted in the Green revolution, beginning in the 1940s. [99] By 2000 yields of corn (maize) had risen by a factor of over four. Wheat and soybean yields also rose significantly. [100] [101]
It accounted for 25.4% of global GDP in 1 CE, 29% of world global output in 1600 CE, 17.3% of the world's economy in 1870, and 33% in 1820 (its highest point). China's share of global GDP varied from a quarter to a third of global output until the late 19th century. [12]
The history was largely retold by Barnes' protegee,Greg Schoen, in 2012, when the corn gained national attention. We've broken out the highlights. We've broken out the highlights. Show comments
Wheat yields in least developed countries since 1961, in kilograms per hectare. By one 2021 estimate, the Green Revolution increased yields by 44% between 1965 and 2010. [13] Cereal production more than doubled in developing nations between the years 1961–1985. [81] Yields of rice, corn, and wheat increased steadily during that period. [81]