Facts + Statistics: production

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US Corn Acreage + Yield 2010
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US Corn Acreage + Yield 2010
American farmers grow 500 percent more corn today than they did in 1930—and on 20 percent less land. (USDA)
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  • US Corn Acreage + Yield 2010

    US Corn Acreage + Yield 2010
    American farmers grow 500 percent more corn today than they did in 1930—and on 20 percent less land. (USDA)

  • US Yield + Production by State 2009

    US Yield + Production by State 2009
    South Dakota ranks sixth among US corn-growing states. (USDA)

  • Biotech Acreage

    Biotech Acreage
    Biotechnology and efficient management practices allow growers to produce 70 percent more corn per pound of fertilizer today than they did just a generation ago. (USDA/Fertilizer Institute)

  • US Corn Price Received by Farms + Production 2010

    US Corn Price Received by Farms + Production 2010
    South Dakota growers have seen gains of more than 500 percent gain in the value of harvest over the last two decades. (USDA)

  • US Corn Price Received by Farms + Production 2010

    US Corn Price Received by Farms + Production 2010
    South Dakota growers have seen gains of more than 500 percent gain in the value of harvest over the last two decades. (USDA)