Monday, August 20, 2012

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — This year’s corn harvest is ahead of schedule with 4 percent in already compared with just 1 percent at the same time last year.

The harvest is three to four weeks ahead of schedule in most of the corn belt because an unusually warm spring allowed farmers to plant earlier.

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