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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 ...
Creamed corn is sweet corn served in a milk or cream sauce. Sweet corn can also be eaten as baby corn. Corn soup can be made adding water, butter and flour, with salt and pepper for seasoning. In the United States, sweet corn is eaten as a steamed vegetable or on the cob, and is usually served with butter and salt.
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 ...
Last month USDA forecast corn production of 14.860 billion bushels and a soybean crop of 4.450 billion bushels. U.S. 2024/25 corn end stocks forecast clocked in at 2.097 billion bushels, lower ...
In southern Illinois, the second biggest corn-producing state, farmers could actually lose up to $160 an acre growing corn this year, based on corn prices and the cost of production, University of ...
State vegetable: Sweet corn: 2015 [36] State pie: Pumpkin pie: 2016 [36] State grain: Corn: 2018 [36] [37] State bean Soybean: 2025 [38] [39] Indiana [notes 4] State ...
Both the yellow and white corn go on sale at 8 a.m. Friday, though crowds are expected as early as 6:30 a.m.
The oldest type of sweet corn contains more sugar and less starch than field corn intended for livestock. Tends to be heartier in respect to planting depth, germination and growth than other types. Begins conversion of sugar to starch after peak maturity or harvest, and as such is best eaten immediately after harvest.