This statistic shows the development of corn prices within the American market from 1936 to 2020, per metric ton. In 1956, the price for one bushel of corn in the United States was around 3.97 U.S. dollars. In 2016, one bushel of corn cost about 3.36 U.S. dollars and was projected to reach 4.20 U.S. dollars in 2020. The United States was the largest producer of corn worldwide in 2018.
U.S. corn prices per metric ton from 1940 to 2020
(in U.S. dollars per bushel)
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NCGA. (June 17, 2021). U.S. corn prices per metric ton from 1940 to 2020 (in U.S. dollars per bushel) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/204493/-united-states-corn-prices-1940-2010/
NCGA. "U.S. corn prices per metric ton from 1940 to 2020 (in U.S. dollars per bushel)." Chart. June 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204493/-united-states-corn-prices-1940-2010/
NCGA. (2021). U.S. corn prices per metric ton from 1940 to 2020 (in U.S. dollars per bushel). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204493/-united-states-corn-prices-1940-2010/
NCGA. "U.S. Corn Prices per Metric Ton from 1940 to 2020 (in U.S. Dollars per Bushel)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204493/-united-states-corn-prices-1940-2010/
NCGA, U.S. corn prices per metric ton from 1940 to 2020 (in U.S. dollars per bushel) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204493/-united-states-corn-prices-1940-2010/ (last visited May 25, 2022)
