Overview
White food-grade corn is a hybrid with specific starch traits. It is grown in eight states, but Kentucky, Nebraska and Texas are the leading producers. According to the U.S. Grains Council, approximately 65 percent of U.S. white corn is produced under contract. The buyers dry mill or alkaline process the corn to produce a high-quality, light-colored flour for such foods as corn chips, corn flakes and tortillas. Domestic demand for white corn remains strong, with an increasing demand for white corn to be used in snack foods. Mexico, formerly the largest importer of white corn, imposed tariffs in 2004 that drove white corn exports sharply downward. March 2008 . . . White Corn
- Corn, Briefing Room, ERS, USDA - Commodity briefing including current economic analysis of supply and demand for corn and corn products.
- Economic Issues with White Corn, Kansas State University, 2002 - Presents trends in white corn production and marketing in recent years.
- Mexico's Corn Industries and U.S. Mexico Corn Trade, Amber Waves, 2004.
- NAFTA’s Liberalization of Corn Trade Approaches the Finish Line, Amber Waves, ERS, USDA, 2007.
- National Corn Growers Association.
- The U.S. Corn Masa Industry: Structure and Implications for the Great Plains Region, Ag Marketing Resource Center, Kansas State University, Report prepared by Sparks Companies, 2003 - This report looks specifically at the growth and impact that Mexican-style foods have had in the consumption and processing of masa corn products.
- White Food Grade Corn, Ohio State University - Background information including performance and nutritional information and marketing news.
- Drying of White Food Corn for Quality, Purdue University.
- U.S. Supplier Directory, U.S. Grains Council.
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Watching Corn Grow: A Hedonic Study of the Iowa Landscape, Silvia Secchi, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), Iowa State University, 2007.
- White and Yellow Food Corn, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, updated for 2003 - Management and production guides for food grain corn and directories of market opportunities.
- White and Yellow Food-Grade Corn, University of Kentucky, revised 2006.
- White Corn, Online University Performance Results, Ohio State University Extension, 2000-2007.
- White Corn, Value Enhanced Corn Report 2005/2006, U.S. Grains Council, 2006 - White corn information section.
- White Corn, Specialty Corns for Value-Added Grain Production, Ohio State University Extension.
- White Corn Production and Uses, Crop Insights, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., 1998.
Links checked February 2008.