Economics of Marketing the Yellow Corn Crop in Kirkuk Governorate for the 2022 Production Season

The yellow corn crop is considered important from a nutritional and health standpoint for humans due to its high nutritional value because it occupies an important position in the national economy. It is necessary to study this crop from a marketing standpoint and to study the most important marketing routes for the crop. The aim of the research is to determine marketing costs and marketing margin, measure marketing efficiency, and study the factors. The impact of this crop was chosen, and a random sample of (75) farmers who produced yellow corn in Kirkuk Governorate was selected, and information was collected using a questionnaire form for farmers. The production costs for the crop amounted to (155,027) dinars/ton, while the marketing costs for the yellow corn crop were about (28,000) dinars/ton, and the profit per ton for the crop was about (101,973) dinars/ton, which is an encouraging percentage for the farmer to continue the process of producing the crop using modern methods and methods in agriculture. The researcher recommended adopting a number of agricultural policies that support yellow corn farmers instead From a single policy to help farmers achieve a standard of living suitable for them and to protect them from changes in production, prices and climate conditions, which encourages farmers to expand the production of yellow maize.