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A wetter winter raised hopes for better yield in the Corn Belt

by Kai Ryssdal and Nicholas Guiang

May 9, 2023

"Prices have stayed strong," reports Keith Alverson, a South Dakota farmer whose financial management includes trading grain electronically.

While some farmers pay brokers to track prices and trade grain, others skip the middleman.

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