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Soybeans slip as market digests U.S. heat, flood impact

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CHICAGO, – Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures eased on Tuesday as traders assessed the impact of flooding and heat on crops in the central U.S. Meanwhile, wheat fell under pressure from an advancing U.S. harvest and rain relief finally arriving in wheat producing areas of Russia and the Black Sea, analysts said. … Read more

Flooding forces people from homes in some parts of Iowa while much of US toils again in heat

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Sirens blared at 2 a.m. in Rock Valley, Iowa, population 4,200, where people in hundreds of homes were told to get out as the Rock River could no longer take rain that has slammed the region. The city lacked running water because wells were unusable. Mayor Kevin Van Otterloo said a state helicopter was on … Read more