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November 19, 2009
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About $47 billion dollars worth of corn is grown on about 86 million acres of U.S. farm land.
Corn is an important crop--with about $47 billion dollars worth of corn grown on about 86 million acres of U.S. farm land, according to 2008 figures.
Credit: Patrick S. Schnable, Iowa State University
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