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CBOT corn closes firm on short-covering

Published December 8, 2017 Updated December 8, 2017 10:22pm

But weakness in wheat and concerns about exports limited the buying in corn.

The benchmark CBOT March contract failed to hold support above its 10-day and 20-day moving averages.

Corn futures notched a weekly decline of 1.7 percent. Corn has fallen in five of the last six weeks.

Copyright Reuters, 2017