This statistic shows the development of corn prices within the American market from 1936 to 2018, 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 3.6 U.S. dollars in 2018. The United States was the largest producer of corn worldwide in 2018.
U.S. corn prices per metric ton from 1940 to 2018
(in U.S. dollars per bushel)
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NCGA. (June 1, 2019). U.S. corn prices per metric ton from 1940 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars per bushel) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/204493/-united-states-corn-prices-1940-2010/
NCGA. "U.S. corn prices per metric ton from 1940 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars per bushel)." Chart. June 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204493/-united-states-corn-prices-1940-2010/
NCGA. (2019). U.S. corn prices per metric ton from 1940 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars per bushel). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204493/-united-states-corn-prices-1940-2010/
NCGA. "U.S. Corn Prices per Metric Ton from 1940 to 2018 (in U.S. Dollars per Bushel)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204493/-united-states-corn-prices-1940-2010/
NCGA, U.S. corn prices per metric ton from 1940 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars per bushel) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204493/-united-states-corn-prices-1940-2010/ (last visited April 02, 2020)
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