Table 3.
Estimated USA maize production (with and without Ontario) in comparison with the estimated maize loss due to Stewart's wilt (USA and Ontario), for the period 2012–2017
Year | Estimated USA maize production | 3% × 60% of USA production (Ontario production) | Estimated maize loss due to Stewart's wilt (USA & Ontario) | Percentage losses without Ontario | Percentage losses with Ontario | |
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(billion bushels) | (tonnes) | (tonnes) | (tonnes) | (%) | (%) | |
2012 | 10.8 | 274,320,000 | 4,937,760 | 286,000 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
2013 | 13.9 | 353,060,000 | 6,355,080 | 2,830 | 0.0008 | 0.0008 |
2014 | 14.2 | 360,680,000 | 6,492,240 | 530 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |
2015 | 13.6 | 345,440,000 | 6,217,920 | 1,100 | 0.0003 | 0.0003 |
2016 | 15.1 | 383,540,000 | 6,903,720 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 14.6 | 370,840,000 | 6,675,120 | 597,500 | 0.16 | 0.16 |