Prices for corn, wheat and soybeans continued their long march upward on Wednesday, pushed higher by a crippling drought across the Midwest.

Corn for December delivery rose 16 cents, or 2 percent, to $8.165 per bushel. November soybeans rose 15.5 cents, or 1 percent, to $15.812 per bushel.

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