Corn yield, production some of largest yet

Brian Hoops
Nov 11, 2024
Nov 11, 2024

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CORN

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Brian Hoops is president and senior market analyst of Midwest Market Solutions Inc. The home office is in Springfield, Mo., with branch offices in Thief River Falls, Minn.; Verona, N.D.; Yankton, S.D.; Storm Lake, Iowa; and Springfield, Neb.