Corn is grown in most U.S. States, but production is concentrated in the Heartland region (including Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, eastern portions of South Dakota and Nebraska, western Kentucky and Ohio, and the northern two-thirds of Missouri). Iowa and Illinois, the top corn-producing States, typically account for slightly more than one-third of the U.S. crop. Over one fourth of the national production is in Nebraska, and Indiana produces only slightly less. Other major popcorn-producing states are Illinois, Ohio, and Missouri.
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Indiana is the fifth-leading corn producer in the nation. $32 billion in corn was marketed by Indiana farmers last year.
Family farmers grow 90% of America’s corn.
Indiana ranks second in the U.S. in popcorn production – producing 269 million pounds annually. Corn is the main ingredient in most dry pet food.
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