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Spring 2009
Mid-County Agronomy
Heres some great information on corn and its value
as a crop in the local market area, US and World
Dave Eckhoff
Agronomy Manager
(952) 466-3730
[email protected]
One Bushel of Corn
(56lb.) Provides: U.S. Corn at a Glance,
2008
31.5 lb of starch or
33 lb. of sweetener or
2.8 gal. of fuel ethanol or
22.4 lb of PLA fiber/polyner PLUS
17.5 lb of distillers dried grains
with solubles*
• 13.5 lb. of gluten feed**
• 2.6 lb of gluten meal** AND
• 1.5 lb of corn oil ** • Acres Planted: 86 million
• Acres Harvested: 78.6 million
• Production: 12.1 billion
• Average Yield: 153.9 bushels/acre
• Corn Crop Value: 47.19 billion
• Average Price: $3.90 per bushel
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*In dry grind ethanol process ** in wet mill ethanol process.
Gluten feed is 20% protein and gluten meal is 60 % protein
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