As an important agricultural production department, crop farming includes two major parts: the planting of grain crops and economic crops.

作为重要的农业生产部门的种植业包括两大部分：粮食作物的种植和经济作物的种植。

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This year ethanol production will consume a whopping 42 % of the corn crop, says the US Department of Agriculture.

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"Given that global and U.S. grain inventories remain very tight, grain prices will continue to reflect growing conditions and yield potential for both U.S. and global crop production, " Agrium said, citing a June report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which anticipates global grain and oilseed stockpiles to scrape 35-year lows through 2009.

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