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Corn refiners produce high fructose corn syrup, glucose,
dextrose, starch and the majority of the fuel and beverage alcohol made
from corn. Along with distillers and corn dry millers, they are responsible
for the fastest growing demand for corn - America's largest farm product.
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Crop Year*
|
HFCS
|
Glucose and Dextrose
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Starch
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Fuel Alcohol
|
Beverage Alcohol
|
Cereals and Other Products
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Total
|
|
2006
|
537
|
227
|
285
|
2,150
|
135
|
191
|
3,525
|
|
2005
|
535
|
225
|
280
|
1,600
|
135
|
190
|
2,965
|
|
2004
|
521
|
222
|
278
|
1,323
|
133
|
189
|
2,666
|
|
2003
|
530
|
228
|
271
|
1,168
|
132
|
187
|
2,516
|
|
2002
|
532
|
219
|
256
|
996
|
131
|
187
|
2,321
|
|
2001
|
541
|
217
|
246
|
706
|
131
|
186
|
2,027
|
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2000
|
530
|
218
|
247
|
628
|
130
|
185
|
1,938
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|
1999
|
540
|
222
|
251
|
566
|
130
|
185
|
1,894
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| 1998 |
530 |
219 |
240 |
526 |
127 |
184 |
1,826 |
|
1997
|
513
|
229
|
246
|
481
|
133
|
182
|
1,784
|
|
1996
|
492
|
233
|
238
|
429
|
130
|
172
|
1,694
|
|
1995
|
473
|
227
|
226
|
396
|
125
|
161
|
1,608
|
|
1994
|
459
|
224
|
230
|
533
|
100
|
150
|
1,696
|
|
1993
|
441
|
219
|
225
|
458
|
110
|
140
|
1,593
|
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1992
|
415
|
214
|
218
|
426
|
136
|
129
|
1,538
|
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1991
|
392
|
210
|
225
|
398
|
161
|
128
|
1,514
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1990
|
379
|
200
|
219
|
349
|
135
|
124
|
1,406
|
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1989
|
368
|
193
|
230
|
321
|
109
|
115
|
1,336
|
|
1988
|
361
|
182
|
223
|
287
|
107
|
114
|
1,274
|
|
1987
|
358
|
173
|
226
|
279
|
77
|
113
|
1,226
|
|
1986
|
338
|
171
|
214
|
290
|
85
|
109
|
1,207
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1985
|
327
|
169
|
190
|
271
|
83
|
93
|
1,133
|
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1984
|
310
|
167
|
172
|
232
|
84
|
81
|
1,046
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1983
|
265
|
167
|
161
|
160
|
88
|
70
|
911
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1982
|
214
|
165
|
150
|
140
|
110
|
60
|
839
|
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1981
|
183
|
160
|
146
|
86
|
86
|
53
|
733
|
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1980
|
165
|
156
|
151
|
35
|
78
|
54
|
639
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In million bushels
*Crop Year: September 1 - August 31
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research
Service
Updated May 19, 2006
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