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Ray Grabanski: What kind of market is this?

It's likely corn and soybean prices could break into harvest. 9/05/2008 10:25:00 AM CDT

Futures quotes and cash prices

Commodity	Last	Open	High	Low	Change	Old settle	Updated*
CORN	5314	5484	5484	5266	-176	5492	9/05 - 21:15
SOYBEANS	11800	12100	12156	11730	-540	12340	9/05 - 12:40
WHEAT (DAY)	7730	7710	7720	7680	-272	8002	9/05 - 12:25
LEAN HOGS	69425	69500	70150	68950	400	69025	9/05 - 12:23
LIVE CATTLE	102950	102650	103100	102425	-350	103300	9/05 - 12:23
COTTON	6326	6557	6593	6303	-272	6598	9/05 - 12:43

* All times CST

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Feature stories

Kevin McNew: Grain basis dampened by Gustav, rising barge rates Grain basis levels sunk lower in soybeans, and were up slightly for corn over the past week. Corn managed a 2-cent improvement on basis, while soybeans were off 10-cent for the week. 9/05/2008, 3:29 PM CDT

CBOT markets close sharply lower Friday CBOT markets fall sharply on rain, bearish crop estimate Friday. 9/05/2008, 1:30 PM CDT

Bryan Doherty: Bullish enthusiasm fading If you are reading the news, you will find the bears come out in a hurry when prices go down. 9/05/2008, 1:07 PM CDT

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