Sunday, November 23, 2008 East Central Illinois

Weather warning: Midwest due for serious drought

By Anne Cook
Sunday, January 21, 2007 10:39 AM CDT

URBANA – A popular Iowa State University agricultural meteorologist says the Midwest is overdue for a serious drought.

But Doane Advisory Services market economists say corn prices, which got a substantial boost last year from the hot ethanol market, will remain relatively high even if that drought doesn't materialize and yields are high in 2007.

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