date:Sep 17, 2012
Chicago soybeans rose for athird straight session on Friday, and corn firmed, buoyed by theU.S. Federal Reserve's announcement of a new round of stimulus
measures which investors hope will improve the demand outlookfor raw materials.
The gains, however, were capped by an decline in demand fromtop consumer China which has taken the steam out of a recentrally in prices triggered by the worst drought in more than fivedecades that has ravaged crops across the U.S. grain belt.
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