In eight pages an overview of corn is presented in terms of its cultural importance, geographical growing locations, its makeup, how it is grown, and also genetic engineering considerations. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.
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writing a paper on a commodity chain, will want to pick a popular one so it will be something that touches many lives. A commodity such as tobacco may
not affect everyone, particularly in todays environment where smoking is seen as detrimental. Corn is a good choice as it is something that most people enjoy in one form or
another. They eat it at their dinner tables, and it is especially good at summer barbeques. People associate the product with cold cereals as well as the movies where they
buy buttered popcorn. While corn is a good choice to perform a commodity chain study, it is also one that is diverse and so much ground must be covered because
corn is used in a variety of ways. II. Production A map of corn production in the United States shows that every state, to
some extent, grows this vegetable. From the map, it appears that the most productive states are Iowa, Illinois, and Nebraska, each growing more than a billion bushels per year ("NCGA,"
2001). It was reported that in 2000, corn producers grew the second largest crop on record in the U.S. (2000). Early dryness had been spotted through much of the corn
belt but was replaced by excellent growing conditions (2000). In 2000, there were 79,545 million ("NCGA," 2001, p.PG) acres planted and 72,732 million (2001, p.PG) acres harvested. Total production
for the entire country was 9.968 billion (2001, p.PG) bushels. The United States produces 43% (2001, p.PG) of the worlds corn. China is next in terms of corn production at
18% (2001, p.PG). The EU produces 7%, Brazil 6%, Mexico 3%, Argentina 3% and India 2% (2001, p.PG). There are other countries that produce corn throughout the world which makes