Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:03:04 GMT
Corn retreats despite rising US exports
Rural commodities were mixed on Monday, with softs moving higher and grains retreating. Softs found support on fears over spreading coffee leaf rust in Central America and talks that Brazilian farmers will direct more cane to produce ethanol instead of sugar.
Wheat declined after the USDA reported that 24% of Kansas wheat crop was rated as good-excellent, compared to 23%