Two charged with trying to steal 14,000 bushels of corn
Two people who worked at a Blooming Prairie area farm have been charged in Steele County District Court with trying to steal about 14,000 bushels of corn, valued at $84,000, from their boss.
Corn prices jumped to a record $6 a bushel Thursday, driven up by an expected supply shortfall that will only add to Americans' growing grocery bill and further squeeze struggling ethanol producers.