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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 ...
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 ...
The USDA forecasts the 2024/25 corn crop to be the third-largest in U.S. history and said corn end stocks would still be the largest in six years as of September USDA increases US corn production ...
Analysts expect the U.S. government in a monthly report due on Friday to cut its forecast for domestic corn production to 15.135 billion bushels this year, from its July estimate for a record high ...
Along with climate and corresponding types of vegetation, the economy of a nation also influences the level of agricultural production. Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat. Products ...
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 ...
Agriculture in South America by country (12 C) A. Agriculture in Afghanistan (4 C, 12 P) Agriculture in Albania (6 C, 5 P) ... List of countries by corn production;
Most countries primarily use the term maize, and the name corn is used mainly in the United States and a handful of other English-speaking countries. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] In countries that primarily use the term maize , the word corn may denote any cereal crop, varying geographically with the local staple , [ 21 ] such as wheat in England and oats in ...