Comments on: Sweet Corn on a Decades-Long Decline

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 23:55:22 +0000

Quit giving us feed corn for consumption.
The corn they sell today versus when we had field seed instead of this gmo junk was more nutritional, soft, and sweet. Even the feed corn back in the day was better than the junk they try to convince you 8s real corn.
Man messed with it and took the perfection right out of it!

By: KIshor Dhakad

KIshor Dhakad — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:34:31 +0000

Farmers have been cultivating maize in India for a long time, we have not found a suitable market for it where farmers can get good prices for maize.

By: Chris123

Chris123 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:38:55 +0000

A misleading title. Sweet corn is not really on a decline. It’s frozen and canned sweet corn that is on a decline. This is a reflection of consumers shifting from processed vegetables in general to fresh. Canned and frozen vegetables are on the decline in general, as more are buying fresh product.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 01:51:05 +0000

I grow sweet corn myself. If I buy it, I buy local. Much better than processed.

By: Ward

Ward — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 18:12:30 +0000

In reply to Tim. Good point! New cultivars are more effective. I think we are lazy about husking corn the most ole fashion way, or the land can be used for a more profitable crop. Sweet corn is labor intensive.

By: jack

jack — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 06:21:52 +0000

The problem with corn is corn syrup and the fact that it is in evetything.

By: Jean

Jean — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 15:25:33 +0000

Ensuring profitability and productivity is important, but don’t forget flavor! In order to get more product onto a larger truck and drive it to processing or selling point, Taste has been forgotten in so many products, and seemingly bred out in order to get them to a warehouse. If you want people to continue eating/purchasing your product it must taste good!
Consider those strawberries and tomatoes that people are trying to grow in their yards because the store-purchased ones have no flavor!!!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 14:54:29 +0000

A major factor not mentioned is that processing plants have been closing ever since NAFTA was passed in 1994. The plants were heavily reliant on immigrant workers from Mexico and once the trade restrictions were eliminated it was more profitable to simply move production to Mexico and later to Central America than to bring workers to the Midwest and the Northwest. Also consumer preferences were changing with frozen vegetable consumption increasing and canned vegetable consumption decreasing. This meant that the canneries closed, and again the new frozen vegetable processing plants were often built south of the border.

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 12:04:14 +0000

A 33% drop in total acres planted happened at the same time as a 24% drop in total yield. That is a 13.4% increase in production per acre planted. Is that a problem?

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 13:41:14 +0000

The truth is most folks can’t stand corn anymore unless they grow it themselves. They see corn in general and think roundup ready or fungicide. They don’t want there sweet corn sprayed.