LOS ANGELES — With U.S. farmers planting the largest crop of corn in 75 years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture expects the resulting harvest to reach new records. That may mean some food could be cheaper.

If the weather cooperates, the country could produce 48 million tons of corn, up 4.5 million tons. Globally, corn production will grow 10 percent, due to record crops in the United States, China, Brazil and Ukraine, according to the USDA.

The bumper corn supply should help tamp down the price of corn. Prices surged during the last growing season after poor weather hurt supply.