Cost Of Corn

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According the USDA, corn is the most widely produced feed grain in the United States. The low cost of the corn facilitates its use in an array ways, ultimately making it the main ingredient in our daily diet. As I recently learned, it is not that difficult to grow corn. As a matter of fact, the government helps farmers in a way that they don’t make a lost, but instead they are compensated for it through farmers' subsides. This practice promotes an excessive amount of corn production; therefore its cost will be low. Low cost is not a problem when the corn is used in a smart way or of its quality is a good one. However the corn produced has a low quality with little or zero nutritional value. This also brings another issue, which is the

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