Even its strongest competitors are having a tough time keeping up with U.S. growers when it comes to crop yields. With its advanced use of biotech seed, fertilizers and agronomic and equipment know-how, U.S. farmers are maintaining a huge lead in per-acre production of grain.
In a yield contest last year, several American farmers grew 290-350 bushels of corn per acre without using irrigation.
Such large yields — twice the 160-bushel U.S. average — dwarf…
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