Corn rises as US midwest floods fuel spring planting concern.

Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi

US corn futures jumped more than 1 percent on Thursday to the highest level in 2-1/2 weeks as concerns about delayed planting in the western U.S. Midwest sparked buying and fund short-covering.

Soybeans followed corn higher, although gains were restrained by lower-than-expected weekly export sales data and concerns about trade with top importer China.

Wheat prices slid on a firming dollar and as the market took a breather after climbing to a three-week high in the...

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