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Prices at the producer level are only 1.3 percent higher now than those of a year ago and are going down, even though floods in the Midwest and drought in the South are hurting crops and therefore raising corn and soybean prices.

Prices at the producer level are only 1.3 percent higher now than a year ago and are going down, despite floods in the Midwest and drought in the South, and are hurting crops and therefore raising corn and soybean prices.