Corn - Production and Exports

Although corn (or maize, as it's known throughout much of the world) has the honor of being grown in nearly all fifty states, its production is primarily concentrated in the northern and Midwestern states—collectively known as the "corn belt." In the 2010/2011 crop marketing year, (Sept. 1-Aug. 31) the United States grew nearly 12.5 billion bushels (316 million metric tons) of corn and roughly 15% of production was exported to more than 50 different countries. Among them, Japan (32%), Mexico (16%), and Korea (14%) comprise the bulk of US corn destinations. However, with rapidly growing markets throughout the globe, the world will increasingly turn to the United States as its preferred supplier—providing almost half of the entire corn export market, followed by Argentina (17%), Brazil (13%), and Ukraine (5.5%).

FOB Reference Price: Gulf CORN

Contract Basis Futures Flat Price (MT)
May 2013 - - -
June 2013 0.0000 N 6.53 256.97
July 2013 0.0000 N 6.53 256.97
August 2013 0.0000 U 5.56 218.89
September 2013 0.0000 U 5.56 218.89

Source: U.S. Grains Council & Chicago Board of Trade; Prices are intended as indications only. Values reflect an industry wide survey and individual bids/offers may vary.

Last Updated: May 18, 2013 11:00 PM EDT

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Source: U.S. Grains Council & Chicago Board of Trade; Prices are intended as indications only. Values reflect an industry wide survey and individual bids/offers may vary.

Top U.S. Export Customers

Customer Sep 2012 - Mar 2013
Quantity
Sep 2011 - Mar 2012
Quantity
Period/Period % Change (Qty)
Japan 4,062,800 7,227,343 -43.79%
Japan Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Mexico 2,437,662 6,245,458 -60.97%
Mexico Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
China 2,309,993 2,751,160 -16.04%
China Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Venezuela 450,734 691,692 -34.84%
Venezuela Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Korea, South 389,951 2,783,455 -85.99%
Korea, South Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Taiwan 351,420 1,124,712 -68.75%
Taiwan Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Cuba 222,004 347,417 -36.10%
Cuba Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Canada 219,283 504,459 -56.53%
Canada Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Saudi Arabia 205,445 298,869 -31.26%
Saudi Arabia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Jamaica 153,738 145,452 5.70%
Jamaica Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Guatemala 147,201 410,459 -64.14%
Guatemala Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Colombia 102,378 196,762 -47.97%
Colombia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Honduras 95,589 223,139 -57.16%
Honduras Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
El Salvador 79,661 289,988 -72.53%
El Salvador Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Costa Rica 61,064 387,582 -84.24%
Costa Rica Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Panama 41,241 186,188 -77.85%
Panama Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Trinidad and Tobago 39,907 44,744 -10.81%
Trinidad and Tobago Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Nicaragua 24,545 65,064 -62.28%
Nicaragua Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Guyana 14,440 23,630 -38.89%
Guyana Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Barbados 12,682 17,099 -25.83%
Barbados Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Leeward-Windward Islands(*) 10,889 33,199 -67.20%
Leeward-Windward Islands(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Hong Kong 8,366 16,345 -48.82%
Hong Kong Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Dominican Republic 7,669 339,771 -97.74%
Dominican Republic Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Norway(*) 6,396 10,021 -36.17%
Norway(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Philippines 4,500 6,147 -26.79%
Philippines Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Haiti 4,200 4,341 -3.25%
Haiti Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Russia 4,168 3,352 24.35%
Russia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Suriname 4,019 6,802 -40.91%
Suriname Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Malaysia 3,564 29,883 -88.07%
Malaysia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
United Kingdom 2,884 3,370 -14.41%
United Kingdom Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Spain 2,610 1,151 126.65%
Spain Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Oman 1,479 1,657 -10.74%
Oman Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Thailand 1,411 1,565 -9.87%
Thailand Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
French Pacific Islands(*) 1,307 1,851 -29.40%
French Pacific Islands(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Italy(*) 1,298 778 66.91%
Italy(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Hungary 1,000 42 2,302.88%
Hungary Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Greece 828 761 8.90%
Greece Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
South Africa 748 0 N/A
South Africa Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Sweden 675 695 -2.85%
Sweden Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
United Arab Emirates 621 11,048 -94.38%
United Arab Emirates Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Indonesia 591 43,073 -98.63%
Indonesia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Turkey 586 291 101.62%
Turkey Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Israel(*) 583 27,937 -97.91%
Israel(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Ukraine 566 820 -30.96%
Ukraine Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Peru 549 88 523.30%
Peru Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Ireland 543 620 -12.40%
Ireland Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Netherlands 521 1,781 -70.72%
Netherlands Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
France(*) 357 643 -44.42%
France(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Denmark(*) 349 207 68.60%
Denmark(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Singapore 331 207 60.23%
Singapore Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Vietnam 316 1,653 -80.86%
Vietnam Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Poland 312 666 -53.14%
Poland Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Belgium-Luxembourg(*) 304 114 167.72%
Belgium-Luxembourg(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Germany(*) 277 203 36.52%
Germany(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Jordan 274 19,933 -98.63%
Jordan Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Pakistan 229 102 123.78%
Pakistan Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Kuwait 189 310 -39.07%
Kuwait Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Serbia, Montenegro, and Kosovo 179 152 17.35%
Serbia, Montenegro, and Kosovo Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Iceland 151 110 37.55%
Iceland Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Switzerland(*) 137 141 -2.70%
Switzerland(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Finland 136 98 37.70%
Finland Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Lebanon 131 48 171.84%
Lebanon Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
India 92 233 -60.54%
India Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Chile 92 0 N/A
Chile Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Netherlands Antilles(*) 91 129 -29.62%
Netherlands Antilles(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Morocco 65 59,142 -99.89%
Morocco Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
New Zealand(*) 64 98 -35.07%
New Zealand(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Ecuador 64 29,663 -99.79%
Ecuador Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Bulgaria 60 248 -75.63%
Bulgaria Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Portugal 52 205 -74.79%
Portugal Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Sudan(*) 50 17 199.40%
Sudan(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Bahamas, The 35 179 -80.28%
Bahamas, The Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Australia(*) 31 10 214.29%
Australia(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Lithuania 21 21 0.00%
Lithuania Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Latvia 21 106 -80.30%
Latvia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Armenia 21 2 1,200.00%
Armenia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Belarus 20 0 N/A
Belarus Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Czech Republic 20 101 -80.14%
Czech Republic Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Afghanistan 20 8 157.89%
Afghanistan Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Croatia 20 96 -79.52%
Croatia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Romania 19 0 N/A
Romania Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Brazil 14 6 130.51%
Brazil Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Georgia 8 11 -21.70%
Georgia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Bermuda 5 8 -41.46%
Bermuda Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Nigeria 3 25,733 -99.99%
Nigeria Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Belize 2 0 N/A
Belize Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Burundi 0 0 N/A
Burundi Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
French West Indies(*) 0 0 N/A
French West Indies(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Laos 0 0 N/A
Laos Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Tanzania 0 0 N/A
Tanzania Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Benin 0 0 N/A
Benin Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Eritrea 0 0 N/A
Eritrea Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Iran 0 0 N/A
Iran Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Montenegro 0 0 N/A
Montenegro Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Slovakia 0 0 N/A
Slovakia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Zimbabwe 0 0 N/A
Zimbabwe Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Algeria 0 0 N/A
Algeria Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Congo (Kinshasa) 0 0 N/A
Congo (Kinshasa) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Cayman Islands 0 0 N/A
Cayman Islands Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Lesotho 0 0 N/A
Lesotho Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Tunisia 0 0 N/A
Tunisia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Brunei 0 1 -100.00%
Brunei Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Syria 0 0 N/A
Syria Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Egypt 0 413,806 -100.00%
Egypt Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Nepal 0 0 N/A
Nepal Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Seychelles 0 0 N/A
Seychelles Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Western Sahara 0 0 N/A
Western Sahara Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Macedonia 0 0 N/A
Macedonia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Cambodia 0 0 N/A
Cambodia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Gabon 0 20 -100.00%
Gabon Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Estonia 0 0 N/A
Estonia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Kazakhstan 0 0 N/A
Kazakhstan Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Swaziland 0 0 N/A
Swaziland Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Bahrain 0 108 -100.00%
Bahrain Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Djibouti 0 0 N/A
Djibouti Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Iraq 0 2 -100.00%
Iraq Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Slovenia 0 0 N/A
Slovenia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Angola 0 0 N/A
Angola Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Mali 0 0 N/A
Mali Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Senegal 0 0 N/A
Senegal Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Uruguay 0 0 N/A
Uruguay Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Central African Republic 0 0 N/A
Central African Republic Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Ghana 0 1 -100.00%
Ghana Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Liberia 0 0 N/A
Liberia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
French Guiana 0 0 N/A
French Guiana Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Kosovo 0 0 N/A
Kosovo Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Sri Lanka 0 0 N/A
Sri Lanka Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Austria 0 0 N/A
Austria Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Cyprus 0 0 N/A
Cyprus Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Micronesia 0 0 N/A
Micronesia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Sierra Leone 0 0 N/A
Sierra Leone Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Yemen(*) 0 0 N/A
Yemen(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Africa, not elsewhere specified(*) 0 0 N/A
Africa, not elsewhere specified(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Guinea 0 0 N/A
Guinea Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Madagascar 0 0 N/A
Madagascar Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Unidentified Countries 0 0 N/A
Unidentified Countries Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Cameroon 0 0 N/A
Cameroon Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Gambia, The 0 0 N/A
Gambia, The Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Paraguay 0 0 N/A
Paraguay Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Togo 0 0 N/A
Togo Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Bolivia 0 0 N/A
Bolivia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Ethiopia(*) 0 0 N/A
Ethiopia(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Kenya 0 0 N/A
Kenya Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Niger 0 0 N/A
Niger Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Bangladesh 0 28 -100.00%
Bangladesh Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Mozambique 0 0 N/A
Mozambique Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Somalia 0 0 N/A
Somalia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Argentina 0 0 N/A
Argentina Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Cote d'Ivoire 0 0 N/A
Cote d'Ivoire Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Malta 0 0 N/A
Malta Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Serbia and Kosovo 0 0 N/A
Serbia and Kosovo Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Chad 0 0 N/A
Chad Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Libya 0 0 N/A
Libya Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 N/A
Turks and Caicos Islands Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Burma 0 0 N/A
Burma Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Other Pacific Islands, NEC(*) 0 0 N/A
Other Pacific Islands, NEC(*) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Tajikistan 0 0 N/A
Tajikistan Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Equatorial Guinea 0 0 N/A
Equatorial Guinea Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Azerbaijan 0 0 N/A
Azerbaijan Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Mongolia 0 0 N/A
Mongolia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Zambia 0 0 N/A
Zambia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Albania 0 0 N/A
Albania Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Congo (Brazzaville) 0 0 N/A
Congo (Brazzaville) Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Malawi 0 0 N/A
Malawi Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Rwanda 0 0 N/A
Rwanda Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Korea, North 0 0 N/A
Korea, North Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Namibia 0 0 N/A
Namibia Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Mayotte 0 0 N/A
Mayotte Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Greenland 0 0 N/A
Greenland Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Qatar 0 4 -100.00%
Qatar Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
Uganda 0 0 N/A
Uganda Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 
World Total 11,498,869.90 25,066,627.00 -54.13%
World Total Monthly Intake of US Corn (MT)
Export Total:
 

Source: U.S. Grains Council & USDA GATS

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