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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.
A rival group, the National Corn Growers Association, is seen as more closely aligned with the food processing industry. [2] In 2008, ACGA endorsed Barack Obama's candidacy in the United States presidential elections that year. [3]
The Corn Refiners Association (CRA) is a trade association based in Washington, D.C. It represents the corn refining industry in the United States. Corn refining encompasses the production of corn starch , corn oil , and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS).
Demand from the U.S. meat industry, which feeds corn to livestock, is limited as pig farmers face lackluster pork demand while cattle ranchers slashed their herds due to drought in the Great Plains.
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 ...
National corn production is up 10% from last year, forecast at 15.1 billion bushels; soybean growers are expected to decrease their production 2% from 2022, forecast at 4.21 billion ...
In addition to being used as food, corn is a source of ethanol fuel, and the NCGA has provided standards and guidelines for farmers growing ethanol. [4]The NCGA has also advocated for continued support and subsidies from the United States government for the ethanol fuel program, citing studies on the benefits for fighting climate change of switching away from fossil fuels towards ethanol.
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture; National Association of Wheat Growers; National Clonal Germplasm Repository; National Coffee Association; National Corn Growers Association; National Farmers Organization; National Farmers Union (United States) National Federation of Colored Farmers; National Hay Association