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Corn: Small Crop Meets Strong Demand

Corn prices started an uptrend in mid-September, reaching a temporary high in late November. A smaller than expected 2006 U.S. corn crop, large export sales, a rapid increase in ethanol production and a sizeable increase in speculative buying all contributed to the unusual harvest-time rally. Prices moved up another leg in mid-January following the USDA’s smaller than expected January estimate of the 2006 crop.