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February 25, 2008

Corn ranks among the world's major grain crops and dominates American agriculture.

Corn ranks among the world's major grain crops and dominates American agriculture. In 2007, U.S. farmers produced a record 13.1 billion bushels of corn, an increase of nearly 25 percent over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The production value of the 2007 crop was estimated at $3.3 billion. Favorable prices, a growing demand for ethanol and strong export sales have fueled an increase in farmland acreage devoted to corn production.

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