date:Oct 11, 2012
the state, the biggest producer of both crops.
Corn futures for December delivery closed unchanged at $7.42 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade. Soybean futures for November delivery dropped 0.1 percent to $15.50 a bushel.
Approximately 37 percent of the soybeans were in good or excellent condition as of Oct. 7, up from 35 percent a week earlier, the USDA said. About 25 percent of the corn crop got the top ratings as of Sept. 30, the departments final assessment for that crop.
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