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Nov 10 2008, AP

The Agriculture Department on Monday lowered its forecasts for this year’s U.S. corn and soybean harvests, with corn production now expected to come in below analysts’ estimates.

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Smoke blows from the exhaust of a combine as a farmer finishes harvesting his corn field for the day near Loami, Ill., Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008. A farming season that once appeared to be doomed by the weather has turned out pretty good for Midwest soybean...