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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.
December 1, 2023 at 7:06 AM. A combine harvests corn to be used for ethanol as a tractor hauls a grain cart on a section of farmland in Michigan on Thursday, November 16, 2023. ... Right now, it ...
An RFA lobby document states that "In a January 2007 statement, the USDA Chief Economist stated that farm program payments were expected to be reduced by some $6 billion due to the higher value of a bushel of corn. [32] Corn production in 2009 reached over 13.2 billion bushels, and a per acre yield jumped to over 165 bushels per acre. [33]
Ethanol fuel makes up about 10% of motor vehicle gasoline produced and consumed in 2021, and around 40% of corn grown is used for ethanol fuel in the United States each year. Because it is 33% less efficient than petroleum gasoline miles driven from ethanol is less than 10%.
It was third to sugarcane and maize (corn) in quantity produced. This is a rice field in Cambodia. The following list, derived from the statistics of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), lists the most valuable agricultural products produced by the countries of the world. [ 1 ]
Here’s the December 2023 SNAP payout schedule for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands: Alabama (December 4th-23rd) Alaska (December 1st)
Updated January 19, 2023 at 10:02 AM Lettuce is getting more expensive and harder to find, but there are other ways to make a delicious salad at home. (Photo: Getty/Illustrated by Maayan Pearl)
If demand for corn is high and projected revenue-per-acre is strong relative to other crops, farmers will plant more corn. In 2007 US farmers planted 92,900,000 acres (376,000 km 2) with corn, 19% more acres than they did in 2006. The U.S. has doubled corn yields over the last 40 years and expects to double them again in the next 20 years.