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Corn Harvest Quality Report 2015/2016

Contents

  1. Harvest Quality Highlights
  2. Introduction
  3. Quality Test Results
  4. Moisture
  5. Chemical Composition
  6. Physical Factors
  7. Mycotoxins
  8. Crop and Weather Conditions
  9. Planting and Early Growth Conditions - Spring (March - May)
  10. Pollination and Grain Fill Conditions - Summer (June - August)
  11. Harvest Conditions (September - October +)
  12. Comparison of the 2015 Average to the 2014, 2013, and 4YA
  13. Corn Production, Usage, and Outlook
  14. U.S. Corn Use and Ending Stocks
  15. Outlook
  16. Survey and Statistical Analysis Methods
  17. Survey Design and Sampling
  18. Statistical Analysis
  19. Testing Analysis Methods
  20. Corn Grading Factors
  21. Moisture
  22. Chemical Composition
  23. Physical Factors
  24. Mycotoxin Testing
  25. U.S. Corn Grades and Conversions
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B. U.S. Corn Use and Ending Stocks

  • U.S. corn use for food, seed and other non-ethanol industrial purposes has remained fairly constant over the past four completed marketing years.
  • While the amount of corn used for ethanol production was lower in the 2012/2013 marketing year (MY12/13) relative to MY11/12, MY13/14 and MY14/15, the proportion of corn used for ethanol production to overall use has not changed greatly in the past four completed marketing years.
  • After rebounding from MY12/13 to MY13/14, direct consumption of corn as a feed ingredient in domestic livestock and poultry rations has remained strong due to ample corn supplies and lower corn prices relative to other feed ingredients.
  • U.S. corn exports have remained high since MY12/13, mostly due to record U.S. corn production and lower prices.
  • The 2012 drought resulting in lower production greatly drew down the MY12/13 ending stocks, the lowest in many years. However, large crops since have helped rebuild ending stocks