2011 Crops

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Corn

Any of numerous cultivated forms of a widely grown, usually tall annuals,  bearing grains or kernels on large ears. The grains or kernels of this plant, used as food for humans and livestock or for the extraction of an edible oil or starch.

Corn Math

• An ear of corn averages 800 kernels in 16 rows.
  
  
• A pound of corn consists of approximately 1,300 kernels.
  
  
• 100 bushels of corn produces approximately 7,280,000 kernels.
  
  
• Each year, a single U.S. farmer provides food and fiber for 129 people - 97 in the U.S. and 32 overseas.
  
  
• In the U.S., corn production measures more than 2 times that of any other crop.
  
  
• Over 55% of Iowa's corn goes to foreign markets. The rest is used in other parts of the United States.

Corn Products

• Your bacon and egg breakfast, glass of milk at lunch, or hamburger for supper were all produced with U.S. corn.
  
  
• Corn is a major component in many food items like cereals, peanut butter, snack foods and soft drinks.
  
  
• U.S. researchers have led the way in finding many uses for corn - like in vitamins and amino acids.
  
  
• Corn is used to produce fuel alcohol. Fuel alcohol makes gasoline burn cleaner, reducing air pollution, and it doesn't pollute the water.

How big is a bushel?
A bushel began as a measure of volume, but the accepted standard for a bushel of corn is now measured in weight: 56 pounds. That's for shelled corn (after the husks and cobs are removed). It is about the size of a large bag of dog food.

More Information

2011 Corn Season is Completed!

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