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2004 corn growing season looks favorable

By ANDREA JOHNSON, Assistant Editor
Apr 1, 2004
Apr 1, 2004

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By ANDREA JOHNSON, Assistant Editor

Traders looked at several growing season factors the last full week of March and decided conditions looked more favorable for high corn production.

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