The many, many uses for corn

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Here's a rather interesting article, in particular the picture which shows the many, many uses for corn.  Thought you might find this interesting............

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The many, many uses for corn

August 27, 2012: 5:00 AM ET

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The bulk of all the corn grown rarely becomes food. Here's where it goes.

By Cecilia Paasche, contributor

In a good year the U.S. corn crop comes in at 13 billion bushels, accounts for 55% of the world's corn exports, and is worth about $60 billion. But 2012 is not a good year. As drought ravages the farm belt, production is forecast at 10.8 billion bushels, and corn has hit a historic high of $8.29 a bushel. A look at the industries that suffer from corn's high cost.

(Picture below this from “Pictures” file)