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Not AvailableThe increasing importance of maize in Asia – the
second most important crop after rice – can be
attributed to a manifold increase in demand. This is
due to its diversified end-uses such as for poultry and
cattle-feed, high quality starch and a wide array of
industrial derivatives such as dextrose, maltose,
ethanol, maize oil, etc., besides different variants of
food items such as sweet corn, popcorn, baby corn and
other corn-based fast food items. Maize supply and
demand, in Asia, played an influential role in the world
maize economy.Not Availabl