Corn and sorghum facts and figures
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Top 10 U.S. states for corn production
Top 10 U.S. States for Corn Production
State Rank Production — # of bushels # of acres Yield — bushels/acre Iowa 1 2,508,800,000 12,800,000 196 Illinois 2 2,278,500,000 10,850,000 210 Nebraska 3 1,787,500,000 9,310,000 192 Minnesota 4 1,363,180,000 7,490,000 182 Indiana 5 982,800,000 5,200,000 189 South Dakota 6 777,600,000 4,860,000 160 Kansas 7 645,000,000 5,000,000 129 Ohio 8 617,100,000 3,300,000 187 Wisconsin 9 545,240,000 3,170,000 172 Missouri 10 466,290,000 3,330,000 140 Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service
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Top 10 U.S. states for grain sorghum production
Top 10 U.S. States for Grain Sorghum Production
State Rank Production — # of bushels # of acres Yield — bushels/acre Kansas 1 233,200,000 2,650,000 88 Texas 2 62,100,000 1,350,000 46 Colorado 3 17,225,000 325,000 53 South Dakota 4 16,000,000 200,000 80 Nebraska 5 15,980,000 170,000 94 Oklahoma 6 12,000,000 240,000 50 Missouri 7 2,100,000 21,000 100 New Mexico 8 1,786,000 47,000 38 Illinois 9 1,776,000 16,000 111 Georgia 10 795,000 15,000 53 Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service
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Top 10 Missouri counties for corn production, acreage and yield
Top 10 Missouri Counties for Corn Production, Acreage and Yield
Production Harvested Acres Yield County Bushels County Number County Bushels / acre 1. Saline 27,467,000 1. Saline 138,100 1. Lafayette 206 2. Atchison 23,617,000 2. Atchison 128,300 2. Holt 203 3. Nodaway 21,401,000 3. Nodaway 118,800 3. Saline 199 4. Lafayette 20,619,000 4. Lafayette 100,300 4. New Madrid 195 5. Holt 19,362,000 5. Audrain 99,700 5. Jackson 193 6. Audrain 17,839,000 6. Holt 95,300 6. Dunklin 190 7. Carroll 15,545,000 7. Carroll 86,800 7. Scott 186 8. Chariton 14,290,000 8. Chariton 79,900 8. Cooper 185 9. Stoddard 11,507,000 9. Stoddard 68,000 9. Atchison 184 10. Bates 11,313,000 10. Bates 67,700 10. Mississippi 183 Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service
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Historical overview of Missouri corn farming
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Historical overview of Missouri grain sorghum farming
