Corn, Soybean Estimates Drop Slightly



     SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Estimates of South Dakota's corn and
soybean crops have each fallen 3 percent over the moth.
     The latest figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture put
the South Dakota corn crop at 648 million bushels, up 14 percent
from last year. The state's soybean crop is pegged at just under
154 million bushels, down 2 percent from 2010.
     The South Dakota sorghum crop is estimated at 5.3 million
bushels, down 5 percent over the month but even with last year's
level.

    
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 AP-NY-11-09-11 1036EST


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