Corn
Indian Yellow Corn (Maize), after wheat and rice, it is the most important cereal grain in the world. We serves as basic raw material for the production of starch, oil and protein, alcoholic beverages, food sweeteners and more recently fuel. India is the seventh largest producer of corn in the world. Swan group trades corn in domestic as well as export to some demanding countries worldwide.
About Corn
Yellow corn is one of the most important cereal grains of the world. It provides nutrition to both humans (33.3%) and animals (66.6 %). We serves as basic raw material for the production of starch, oil and protein, alcoholic beverages, food sweeteners and more recently fuel. Special crops grown primarily for food include sweet corn and popcorn, although dent, starchy or floury and flint maize are also widely used as food. Flint maize is also used as feed. Immature ordinary corn on the cob either boiled or roasted is widely consumed.
World Yellow Maize (corn) demand and production is increasing every year. Major producing countries are United States, China, EU-25, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and India. These countries accounts for around 80 % of total world corn production. Major consuming nations of corn are China and USA. There has been continuous increase in the consumption demand of corn mainly owing to increase in the demand from meat and starch sector. There is growing requirement of maize from poultry sector, which uses corn as feed. Major importing nations of maize are Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Mexico, Egypt, Malaysia, EU and Colombia.