Monday, April 30, 2007

Corn Rises in Chicago as U.S. Plantings Lag Behind Year Ago; Soybeans Fall

(Bloomberg) -- Corn futures rose in Chicago, reversing a three-day slump, after a report showed corn plantings this year lagged behind the five-year average.

About 23 percent of this year's U.S. corn crop was planted in the top 18 producing states, compared with 48 percent at the same time a year earlier, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report said yesterday. The delay, which also means farmers may increase soybean planting, pushed soybean prices lower.


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