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Article: USDA marketing assistance helps fuel sweet corn exports. (Department of Agriculture)
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- AgExporter
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- September 1, 1992
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Over the past five years, exports of processed U.S. corn have grown like a weed--maybe even faster than weeds. In terms of value, exports of processed U.S. corn rose 56 percent to $148.6 million in 1991. In terms of volume, exports rose 44 percent to 189,000 metric tons. The area used to grow U.S. sweet corn destined for export also surged--growing from about 29,000 hectares in 1987 to 42,000 hectares in 1991.
Dividing the market into exports of canned and frozen corn, the value of U.S. canned corn exports increased by 54 percent from 1987 to 1991, while frozen corn exports jumped 61 percent during the same time period.
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