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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess. 2016 Feb 15;33(3):540–550. doi: 10.1080/19440049.2016.1138545

Table 2.

State Production (1,000 Bushels) Average Price Received $/BU Grouping
2011 2012 2013 2011 2012 2013
Alabama 28500 28910 43660 6.32 7.18 4.5 TX
Arizona 6300 6240 9180 6.78 7.84 6.3 TX
Arkansas 73840 123710 162690 6.27 6.81 5.2 TX
California 27750 33300 35100 6.41 6.68 5.55 Assume No AF
Colorado 172900 134330 129690 6.15 6.86 4.65 Assume No AF
Conneticut NA NA NA
Delaware 23660 24030 28884 6.93 7.55 4.7 Assume No AF
Florida 3300 4480 10140 6.65 7.5 4.55 TX
Georgia 42660 55800 81375 7.3 7.9 5.35 TX
Idaho 22200 25650 21600 6.96 7.1 5.7 Assume No AF
Illinois 1946800 1286250 2100400 6.25 6.87 4.5 IL
Indiana 839500 596970 1035450 6.31 7.23 4.25 IL
Iowa 2356400 1876900 2161500 6.2 6.92 4.6 IA
Kansas 449400 379200 508000 6.28 7.04 4.55 TX
Kentucky 180700 104040 243100 6.3 6.96 4.55 IL
Louisiana 76950 91690 115910 6.1 6.9 5.1 TX
Maine NA NA NA
Maryland 46870 53070 66360 6.7 7.3 4.7 Assume No AF
Massachusetts NA NA NA
Michigan 335070 317870 348750 6.14 6.69 4.05 IA
Minnesota 1201200 1374450 1304000 6.09 6.67 4.6 IA
Mississippi 94720 131175 146080 6.23 6.94 5.35 TX
Missouri 349980 247500 435200 6.4 7.34 4.55 IL
Montana 4680 6600 8625 6.47 7.21 4.5 Assume No AF
Nebraska 1536000 1292200 1623500 6.11 6.85 4.55 Assume No AF
Nevada NA NA NA
New Hampshire NA NA NA
New Jersey 9963 10148 11120 6.8 7.4 4.65 Assume No AF
New Mexico 8100 7310 7410 6.35 7.3 5.1 TX
New York 82460 91120 95220 6.9 6.78 4.35 Assume No AF
North Carolina 68460 95940 123540 7.04 7.48 4.9 TX
North Dakota 216300 422120 396000 5.81 6.46 4 Assume No AF
Ohio 508760 448950 661980 6.44 7.09 4.3 IL
Oklahoma 17100 32450 44950 6.22 7.04 5.2 TX
Oregon 10965 10920 6840 6.95 6.96 5.6 Assume No AF
Pennsylvania 106560 132000 160230 7.05 7.21 4.15 Assume No AF
Rhode Island NA NA NA
South Carolina 21450 37820 43550 6.6 7.5 4.7 TX
South Dakota 653400 535300 808680 6.03 6.72 4.1 Assume No AF
Tennessee 96285 81600 127920 6.56 7.28 4.7 IL
Texas 136710 201500 276000 6.61 7.12 5.15 TX
Utah 4920 5678 5270 6.97 7.59 5.35 Assume No AF
Vermont NA NA NA
Virginia 40120 36050 55440 6.58 7.3 4.7 IL
Washingon 28125 24725 22575 6.22 6.69 5.5 Assume No AF
West Virginia 3534 4480 5292 6.5 7.2 4.7 IL
Wisconsin 517920 399300 445300 6.02 6.69 4.2 IA
Wyoming 9100 8520 8636 6.2 7.05 4.15 Assume No AF

*Production and average price received values are from the USDA NASS (2013, 2014). The table depicts how each state and thus the corn production for that state was classified. Based on location and climate states were classified as either being: 1) Iowa like, 2) Illinois like, 3) Texas like, or 4) not high risk for aflatoxin. Classification as either an Iowa, Illinois, or Texas like state resulted in application of those respective states probabilities of aflatoxin contamination (Figures 2-4) to their ‘like’ states.