Corn

Corn is one of the oldest cultivated plant. It is believed that Mexico is the birthplace of modern corn, where, according to archaeological finds, corn was domesticated and cultivated more than 10 thousand years ago. Corn appeared on the territory of modern Peru in the fifth millennium BC. Mayan tribes were not only cultivating some early and late varieties of this plant, but also worshiped it as a god.

Corn arrived to Europe after discovery of the New World and quickly became one of the most popular crops. As of today, corn ranks third in terms of world production volumes, after wheat and rice.

Nowadays corn is one of the most popular crops in Ukraine due to its cost efficiency, high yields, and high market demand. The recent years have seen a tendency in drop of corn prices, which forced farmers to "switch" to more expensive crops: soybeans, rape, peas. But at the same time, corn is still among the top three crops by the number of cultivation areas and farmers are interested in increasing its productivity.