Soybeans Slide Most This Month as Crop Conditions Improve
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Soybeans fell on signs of improving conditions for crops in the U.S., the world’s biggest grower. Corn fell to the lowest since February.
About 73 percent of soybeans were in good or excellent condition as of June 15, up from 64 percent a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported yesterday. Eighty-three percent of the plants had emerged from the ground, compared with a five-year average of 77 percent, the USDA reported.