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To: craig crawford who wrote (145291)	8/13/2002 10:33:13 AM
From: H James Morris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Have you noticed corn, wheat, and soybean commodity futures have been soaring? >>WASHINGTON -- Brutal drought in the American Grain Belt, part of a downturn in crops worldwide, will bring the smallest U.S. corn and soybean harvest since the mid-1990s, the government said Monday, whipping a price stampede that could run far into next year. U.S. crops might shrivel more without relief from a drought that has gripped one-third of the nation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported crop losses on every continent, ending a remarkable five-year run of large crops globally.<< latimes.com