the problem is, so did a lot of the farmers... that means less corn for consumption the problem is, so did a lot of the farmers... that means less corn for consumption50-60% of the field corn around here was shipped overseas, from the 60s to late-80s, until this ethanol boondoggle got big and they got a bonanza payday, per bushel, for ethanol production here. Not much going overseas now. Soybeans still mostly go overseas. Two plantings of each crop, each season.