Corn (Zea mays? Millet, a Gramineae plant. Also known as corn, corn cob, corn, pearl rice, etc. Originated in Central and South America, it is an important food crop in the world and widely distributed in the United States, China, Brazil and other countries.
Compared with traditional food crops such as rice and wheat, corn has strong drought tolerance, cold tolerance, barren tolerance and excellent environmental adaptability. Corn has high nutritional value and is an excellent food crop.
As a high-yield grain crop in China, corn is an important feed source for animal husbandry, aquaculture and aquaculture, and it is also one of the indispensable raw materials for food, medical care, light industry, chemical industry and other industries. Because corn resources are extremely rich, cheap and easy to obtain, it also has many biological activities such as antioxidation, antitumor, hypoglycemic, immunity improvement, bacteriostasis and sterilization. It has broad development and application prospects.
2065438+August 2008, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the China Banking Regulatory Commission issued a notice to include corn crop seed production in the catalogue of agricultural insurance premium subsidies of the central government. In 20 18, China's corn output was 257.33 million tons.
By 2020 10, the average price of spot corn has exceeded 2600 yuan/ton, setting a new high in the past four years. The price of corn starch rose to about 2900 yuan per ton, an increase of more than 30%.