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The USDA bets on soybeans, but farmers considering more corn

Cental Illinois corn and soybean farmer Larry Gleason inspects one of his tractors on his farm in Elkhart, Ill., Monday, March 31, 2008. The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects Illinois farmers to plant less corn this spring and more soybeans, following a national trend, but soybean prices have dropped sharply the past few weeks, making corn much more profitable, as much as $200 an acre in some parts of Illinois.

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