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Corn Finds New Highs as Rainfall Misses Dry Areas Corn for July delivery rose 1.7% to $7.31 1/2 a bushel, its highest close since March 2013, on the Chicago Board of Trade Friday as U.S. rainfall this weekend may come up short in quenching the driest crop areas. Soybeans for July delivery rose 1.3% to $15.98 a bushel, its highest close since September 2012. Wheat for July delivery rose 1.3% to $7.63 1/4 a bushel, its highest close since February 2013. Rainfall hitting the U.S. Midwest this weekend appears likely to miss the dry crop-growing areas that need rain the most in the Norther...
Source: marketscreener.com