Thursday, 07 June 2007

Soybeans Gain on Speculation Unusually Hot, Dry Weather May Hurt U.S. Crop

(Bloomberg) -- Soybeans rose in Chicago for the
second time in three days on speculation that unusually hot, dry
weather will slow new-plant growth and damage crops in the U.S.,
the world's largest producer and exporter.

Temperatures will jump as much as 6 degrees Fahrenheit
above normal the next two weeks and rains will be half their
normal amount, increasing stress for young soybean plants, said
Dave Streit, a meteorologist for CropCast Services Inc. in
Rockville, Maryland. Abnormally dry conditions and pockets of
extreme drought already exist from Florida to Ohio.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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