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presents WEEKLY COMMODITY HIGHLIGHTS

Nearby Futures	Weekly Change	Friday's Close	Year Ago
Corn	+.35	5.13 ¼	3.29
Soybeans	+.38	10.69	9.53
Wheat	+.02 ½	7.39 ¼	4.61 ¾
Cattle	+2.25	99.40	87.83
Hogs	+.45	77.70	52.18
Cotton	+6.74	97.61	62.66
Milk	+.03	16.31	12.05
Crude Oil	-2.75	73.66	72.47

Comments: Corn futures continued to surge higher last week, reaching two-year highs as concerns about U.S. supplies continued to build amid disappointing harvest results. Active commodity fund buying spurred by technical strength and indications of strong end-user demand also continued to drive corn prices higher. Soybean futures struggled with harvest pressure much of the week, but played catch up with corn on Friday as dry weather in Brazil and a frost threat in northeast China helped trigger heavy fund buying. Wheat futures continued to chop sideways as support from corn gains and a frost in Western Canada offset a slowdown in export activity. Livestock futures were firm last week with the live cattle market finding support from steady-higher Plains cash prices and continued fund buying. Lean hog futures were propped up by a rebound in wholesale pork prices. Cotton futures jumped sharply on continued concerns about world supplies and huge weekly U.S. export sales. Click on the Brock logo or call 1-800-558-3431 for more info on our services.