Description
Maize is one of the most versatile emerging crop shaving wider adaptability under varied agro-climatic conditions. Globally, maize is known as queen of cereals because it has the highest genetic yield potential among the cereals. It is cultivated on nearly 190 m ha in about 165 countries having wider diversity of soil, climate, biodiversity and management practices that contributes 39 % in the global grain production. In India, Maize is grown throughout the year. It is predominantly a kharif crop with 85 per cent of the area under cultivation in the season. Maize is the third most important cereal crop in India after rice and wheat. It accounts for around 10 per cent of total food grain production in the country. In addition to staple food for human being and quality feed for animals, maize serves as a basic raw material as an ingredient to thousands of industrial products that includes starch, oil, protein, alcoholic beverages, food sweeteners, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, film, textile, gum, package and paper industries etc
India has stepped up corn exports as a rally in global prices to their highest since 2013 has made shipments from the South Asian country competitive, easing concerns about rising food inflation in Southeast Asia. The value of exports of commodity group 1005 “Maize (corn).” from India totalled $ 389 million in 2020. Sales of commodity group 1005 from India went up by 170% compared to 2019: exports of commodity group 1005 “Maize (corn).” went up by $ 245 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 1005 from India amounted $143 million in 2019)
INGREDIENTS
| Nutrients | 177 Calories Carbohydrates – 41 grams Fiber – 4.6 grams |
| Minerals | Magnesium Phosphorous Zinc Copper Iron Thiamin Riboflavin Niacin Folate Pantothenic Acid |
| Vitamin | Vitamin B6, Vitamin E |
| Protein | 5.4 g |
| Fats | 2.1gm |
| MAIZE | YELLOW MAIZE | WHITEMAIZE | ||
| Quality | Hybrid/ Big Grain | Desi/ Small Grain | Hybrid/ Big Grain | Desi/ Small Grain |
| Moisture | 14% MAX | 14% MAX | 14% MAX | 14% MAX |
| Grade | 1,2 & 3 | 1,2 & 3 | 1,2 & 3 | 1,2 & 3 |
| Weeviled Damage | 2% Max | 2% Max | 2% Max | 2% Max |
| Protein | 8% MIN | 8% MIN | 8% MIN | 8% MIN |
| Aflatoxin | 20PPB MAX | 20PPB MAX | 20PPB MAX | 20PPB MAX |
| Broken Kernels | 3% MAX | 3% MAX | 3% MAX | 3% MAX |
| Impurities | 2% MAX | 2% MAX | 2% MAX | 2% MAX |
| Grain Admixture | 2% MAX | 2% MAX | 2% MAX | 2% MAX |
| Packing | 25kg,40kg,50kg bag in PP Bag | 25kg,40kg,50kg bag in PP Bag | 25kg,40kg,50kg bag in PP Bag | 25kg,40kg,50kg bag in PP Bag |
