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by Hendrikto 178 days ago
https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/corn-and-other-feed-gr...
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The report you link says that 45% is used for ethanol. A lot, but not “most.”
I could have worded that more clearly: The vast majority (90%+) of corn grown in the US is not for human consumption, with most of that 90% being used for bioethanol.