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Historical Corn and Soybean Market Prices
(Sales Closing before March 15)
		CBOT Sep Corn							CBOT Sep Soybeans
		Dec 15-					CRC	CRC						CRC	CRC
		Jan 14	Aug			RMA	Corn	Corn	Jan	Aug			RMA	Corn	Corn
		Avg	Avg.	Aug	%	Corn	High	Low	Avg	Avg.	Aug	%	Sbean	High	Low
		Plant	Harv.	Avg.	Price	Price	Price	Price	Plant	Harv.	Avg.	Price	Price	Price	Price
	Year	Price	Price	Change	Change	Elec.	Factor	Factor	Price	Price	Change	Change	Elec.	Factor	Factor

1	2008	4.78				4.75	0.6630	0.6630	11.85				11.50	1.2250	1.2250
2	2007	3.76	3.31	(0.45)	-12.0%	3.50	0.6400	0.6400	7.11	8.44	1.33	18.7%	7.00	0.7900	0.7900
3	2006	2.38	2.30	(0.08)	-3.4%	2.00	0.3200	0.3200	6.25	5.57	(0.68)	-10.9%	5.15	0.8080	0.8080
4	2005	2.27	2.15	(0.12)	-5.3%	2.20	0.2940	0.2940	5.53	6.28	0.75	13.6%	5.00	0.7200	0.7200
5	2004	2.53	2.25	(0.28)	-11.1%	2.45	0.3400	0.3400	6.95	5.93	(1.02)	-14.7%	5.60	0.9500	0.9500
6	2003	2.42	2.20	(0.22)	-9.1%	2.20	0.4239	0.4239	5.34	5.57	0.23	4.3%	5.30	0.8096	0.8096
7	2002	2.29	2.59	0.30	13.1%	2.00	0.2370	0.2460	4.44	0.06	(4.38)	-98.7%	5.00	0.5170	0.5600
8	2001	2.44	2.17	(0.27)	-11.1%	2.05	0.2390	0.2460	5.23	4.96	(0.27)	-5.2%	5.26	0.5460	0.5870
9	2000	2.22	1.78	(0.44)	-19.7%	1.90	0.2440	0.2460	4.83	4.58	(0.25)	-5.2%	5.16	0.5570	0.5950
10	1999	2.41	2.14	(0.27)	-11.4%	2.10			5.78	4.69	(1.09)	-18.9%	5.25
11	1998	2.83	2.06	(0.76)	-27.0%	2.60			6.83	5.36	(1.46)	-21.4%	6.00
12	1997	2.63	2.63	(0.00)	-0.2%	2.45			6.74	6.62	(0.12)	-1.8%	6.15
13	1996	3.03	3.64	0.61	20.3%	2.65			7.07	7.91	0.84	11.9%	6.75
14	1995	2.45	2.83	0.38	15.6%	2.25			5.88	5.98	0.10	1.6%	5.50
15	1994	2.81	2.19	(0.62)	-22.1%	2.40			6.64	5.72	(0.92)	-13.8%	5.90
16	1993	2.37	2.49	0.13	5.3%	2.30			5.86	6.71	0.86	14.6%	5.70
17	1992	2.59	2.19	(0.39)	-15.2%