TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projects a record 16.7 billion bushel corn crop this year, threatening to lower already record-low corn prices.

Kansas farmers produce $3 billion of corn every year, averaging 700 million bushels produced over 5.5 million acres, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture. Although corn is grown in all 50 states, Kansas ranks sixth nationally in production, and this year is supposed to be a record breaker at the national level.

The price of corn is currently experiencing a five-year low, selling for an average of $4.49 per bushel, according to Macrotrends. This is down from $6.95 just three years ago, an almost 50% change. Record-breaking corn yields like the one expected this year would only drive this price further d

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