71.   Thus much of the soybean crop is destroyed in harvesting the wheat.

72.   Today, traders said the concern may have been overdone, since the size of South American soybean crops remains uncertain.

73.   Traditionally, many soybean fields east of the Mississippi River are planted with soft red winter wheat after the soybean crop is harvested.

74.   Traders also brushed off reports that rainfall overnight nourished the competing soybean crop in Brazil.

75.   U.S. farmers reaped the third-largest corn crop on record and the second-biggest soybean crop.

76.   While soybeans are planted after corn in western growing areas, most of the soybean crop already has been planted east of the Mississippi River.

77.   While the Brazilian soybean crop had received lush rain since its planting, the region was relatively dry this month.

78.   With farmers busy harvesting corn and soybean crops, many are keeping market-ready hogs on the farm, leading to lower slaughter rates, traders said.

79.   A lack of news about soybean crops kept futures down.

80.   After recent rains, the Brazilian soybean crop appears in good shape to produce at least an average yield, traders say.