Corn Quality Patterns in U.S. Markets
Author(s) -
Charles R. Hurburgh,
Jr. .
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
applied engineering in agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1943-7838
pISSN - 0883-8542
DOI - 10.13031/2013.25881
Subject(s) - usable , quality (philosophy) , composition (language) , starch , corn starch , geography , agronomy , agricultural engineering , agricultural economics , environmental science , agricultural science , engineering , biology , computer science , food science , economics , physics , linguistics , philosophy , quantum mechanics , world wide web
Data on U.S. corn quality were summarized by geographic region and market location. There were significant variations in composition (protein, oil, starch) within and across regions. Intraregional composition differences are economically significant at the first handler level, but one uncontrolled commingling will eliminate any usable differences. Physical quality, as measured by U.S. grade factors, did not show regional patterns.
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