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USDA still expecting record Nebraska corn crop

November 10, 2009 By The Associated Press  

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The latest federal forecast shows no change in expectations for a record Nebraska corn crop.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that, based on Nov. 1 conditions, the corn crop should hit 1.58 billion bushels — 14 percent higher than last year's 1.39 billion bushels.

The Nebraska corn crop record was set in 2007 — 1.47 billion bushels; the 2009 forecast exceeds...

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