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Originally posted by -= JR =-@Nov 18 2002, 06:48 AM
what is the total impact of the film on corn farmers and the corn market.
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Nice.
I found caught a few google waves and found the following:
The majority of corn grown in the US ends up as livestock feed. (about 60%). Only 2.5% goes to snack foods, breakfast cereal, snack chips, and other foods.
But still -
According to a study conducted by Nestle, 68 percent of moviegoers buy popcorn.
The "Popcorn Board" gives these numbers. "Americans eat 1,124,600,000 pounds of popcorn each year. About 70 percent of popcorn is eaten at home, and the rest is consumed at movie theaters, ball parks and other recreational events. Americans eat 63 quarts of popcorn per person every year."
In 1999 American farmers harvested 9.4 billion bushels of corn. A bushel is about 35 liters.