2020 Corn Survey
The Missouri Department of Agriculture is happy again to report the results on our annual monitoring of aflatoxin in corn. This survey has been reported yearly since 1993. We also analyze all customer complaint samples for aflatoxin when symptoms suggest adulteration. Laboratory tests are conducted to determine the average crude protein in corn. In 2020, the average crude protein for corn was 7.59%, higher than 7.45% in 2019’s corn crop. Each sample was adjusted to a 13.5% moisture level.
Samples of corn are drawn from counties having an expected production of greater than 1.5 million bushels, with one sample added for each additional two million bushels produced. 154 samples were tested for aflatoxin. Only seven positive results were found. Two samples tested to be in the 10-20 ppb range, three in the 20-49 ppb range and two in the 100-199 ppb range. Eighty-one samples were tested for fumonisin. Twenty-two positives were found; nine in the 5-10.0 ppm, eleven in the 10.1-20 ppm range, and one in the 21.1-30 ppm range.
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Crude Protein Summary Last Ten Years
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 8.20 | 9.12 | 7.65 | 7.82 | 6.94 | 7.38 | 7.68 | 8.28 | 7.45 | 7.59 |
2019 Corn Summary - Overall
Summary of All Samples
| Avg 'As Rec.' Crude Protein |
Average Moisture |
(# Afla) (Tested) |
Total Tons |
C. Protein at 13.5 Mois. |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary of All Samples: | 212 spls | 7.33 | 14.89 | 144 | 173,920 | 7.45 |
Summary by Area
| C. Protein | Mois | (# Afla) (Tested) |
Tons | CP@13.5Mois. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Disselhorst - Northeast | 45 spls | 7.23 | 16.09 | 30 | 24,395 | 7.47 |
| Roxane Magnus - South Central/Bootheel | 26 spls | 7.23 | 13.88 | 18 | 76,832 | 7.26 |
| Meridee Haworth - East Central | 17 spls | 7.43 | 14.53 | 16 | 1,600 | 7.52 |
| Denver Alsup - Southwest | 14 spls | 7.40 | 13.77 | 13 | 3,609 | 7.42 |
| Ethan Willis - Mid - Southwest | 25 spls | 7.14 | 14.13 | 17 | 11,131 | 7.19 |
| Aaron Baugh - West / Central | 38 spls | 7.31 | 14.95 | 19 | 16,832 | 7.44 |
| Doreen Mausbach - Northwest | 47 spls | 7.54 | 15.09 | 31 | 39,521 | 7.68 |
Crude Protein Summary by Year
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ave C.Protein at 13.5% Mois. | 7.82 | 6.94 | 7.38 | 7.68 | 8.29 | 7.45 |
Alfatoxin Summary
| 0 - 10ppb | 10-20 | 20-49 | 50-99 | 100-199 | 200-299 | >=300 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Findings (ppb) | na | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alfatoxin Summary by Area
| Area | # Samples | # Positive | Positive amount (ppm) | Ken Disselhorst - Northeast | 30 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxane Magnus - South Central/Bootheel | 18 | 0 | |
| Meridee Haworth - East Central/Southeast | 15 | 0 | |
| Denver Alsup - Southwest | 13 | 1 | 68 |
| Ethan Willis - Mid - Southwest | 17 | 0 | |
| Aaron Baugh - West/Central | 19 | 0 | |
| Doreen Mausbach - Northwest | 31 | 0 |
Number of Samples Tested: 144
Number Positive Samples: 1
#≥20 ppb = 1