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MISSOURI CORN FACTS
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| Courtesy of the ProExporter Network |
- Missouri is ranked ninth in total corn production in the United States.
- Corn is our nation's top crop! Corn is Missouri's second largest crop in production,
producing nearly 300 million bushels of corn annually.
- From a bushel of corn you can make . . .
- 32 pounds of starch, OR
- 33 pounds of sweetener, OR
- 2.8 gallons of ethanol fuel AND
11.4 pounds of gluten feed AND
3 pounds of gluten meal AND
1.6 pounds of corn oil.
- Corn, making the products we love better! In the
average supermarket, more than 4,200 products contain corn. It is difficult to go
through a day without having corn involved in some part of your day's activities.
Some of the many products produced using corn include: ethanol, livestock feed, clothing,
detergents, shoe polish, paint, ink, glue, batteries, fireworks, crayons, paper, lotion, aspirin,
toothpaste, alcohol, licorice, canned goods, marshmallows, and soda.
Missouri Farm Facts
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