The United States was responsible for almost one third of the world's corn production in 2023/24. Most of the U.S. production is attributable to the Corn Belt, which is in the Midwest of the United States. Since the 1850s, corn has been the predominant crop in this area.
U.S. corn production
Most of the corn grow in in the U.S. is field corn. Field corn is not primarily for human consumption but is used to produce hundreds of other products such as ethanol, livestock feed, and other manufactured goods. In 2023, the U.S. harvested over 86 million acres of corn for grain. Wisconsin, California, and South Dakota were the top states producing corn for silage in the U.S. that year.
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US Department of Agriculture, & USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. (January 12, 2024). Distribution of global corn production in 2023/24, by country* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/254294/distribution-of-global-corn-production-by-country-2012/
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