USDA Says This Year's Corn Crop Not As Bad As Feared (Ha Ha Ha!)

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USDA Says This Year's Corn Crop Not As Bad As Feared

Richard Ha writes:

From www.cnbc.com:

Smallest Corn Crop in Six Years Better Than Worst Fears

Published: Wednesday, 12 Sep 2012 | 10:49 AM ET

By: Jane Wells

Correspondent

The latest numbers from the USDA firm up the outlook for this year's corn crop, and the final numbers may not be as bad as some feared.

Despite the worst drought in half a century, the government only slightly reduced total projected production for the year to 10.72 billion bushels. That would be a 13 percent drop from last year and the smallest crop since 2006....

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