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09-01-2006, 09:39 PM
Average number of kernels per ear of corn--------800 (1 per strand of silk)
Annual U.S. consumption (2004) of fresh sweet corn per person---- 9 pounds
Percentage of sweet corn harvest frozen--------40%
Bushels of corn used annually for industrial purposes------272 million
Bushels used for breakfast cereals, snack chips, tortillas and other corn foods------187 million
Bushels fermented into alcoholic beverages-------131 million
Bushels used for livestock feed------5 billion
Annual U.S. consumption (2004) of fresh sweet corn per person---- 9 pounds
Percentage of sweet corn harvest frozen--------40%
Bushels of corn used annually for industrial purposes------272 million
Bushels used for breakfast cereals, snack chips, tortillas and other corn foods------187 million
Bushels fermented into alcoholic beverages-------131 million
Bushels used for livestock feed------5 billion