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USDA: North Dakota corn crop to be much smaller
AP
FARGO, N.D. -North Dakota's corn crop is expected to produce 215 million bushels this fall, down 25 percent from last year's record crop because of a corresponding decrease in acreage.
The Oct. 1 report from the U.S. Agriculture Department raised the corn estimate by 6 percent from the previous month. The 1.75 million acres of corn is 24 percent less than 2008.
Soybean production is forecast at 116 million bushels, down 4 percent from September and up 10 percent from 2008.
The USDA also projects a 12 percent drop in production of dry edible beans and sunflowers from 2008, and a 4 percent boost in canola production.
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2009-10-09 13:05:59
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