Iowa corn and soybean crops drive market expectations
The harvest boosts crop yields with corn futures near 2.06 per bushel and cash at 1.95, while farmers hope higher per acre returns offset drying costs. Soybeans reach 346.2 million bushels nationally with export hopes tied to GATT talks. Regional droughts and floods influenced yields, but production remains strong, supporting longer term demand.
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Rod Williamson
Iowa Corn Growers Association
Des Moines
Iowa
Cochran
University of Minnesota
Stan Stevens
Stevens
United States
Illinois
U.S
Larson
Staffer rescues 12 year old after alleged rape at Cedar Rapids youth center
A staff member found the 12 year old girl in a Cedar Rapids youth center alley after she was allegedly attacked by three teens. Police reported that more than one teen assaulted her. the center’s director condemned the act and emphasized continued operation and counseling for youths. The girl was taken to St Luke's Hospital with her mother.
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Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Seventh
Eighth Streets
St. Luke’s Hospital
Engrav
Cedar Rapids
Police arrest Escobar associates in Medellin sweep
Police in Medellin said Santiago Uribe and Feisal Humberto Buitrago, lawyers for Pablo Escobar, were arrested after a government state of emergency limited press freedom. They were found with an unlicensed radio phone used to contact Escobar since a prison escape on July 22.
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Colombia
Pablo Escobar
Medellin
Santiago Uribe
Feisal Humberto Buitrago
Escobar
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