Overview
- Corn is the most widely produced feed grain in the United
States, accounting for more than 90 percent of total value
and production of feed grains.
- Around 80 million acres
of land are planted to corn, with the majority of the
crop grown in the Heartland region.
- Most of the crop is
used as the main energy ingredient in livestock feed.
- Corn is also processed into a multitude of food and industrial
products including starch, sweeteners, corn oil, beverage
and industrial alcohol, and fuel ethanol.
- The United States
is a major player in the world corn trade market, with
approximately 20 percent of the corn crop exported to
other countries.
ERS analyzes events in the domestic and
global corn markets that influence supply, demand, trade,
and prices.
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