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UPDATE: India Monsoon May Be Normal, Likely To Arrive On Time - Scientists

PUNE, India -(Dow Jones)- Monsoon rainfall in India may be normal this year and arrive on time by the first week of June, which would brighten the nation's crop prospects, weather scientists said Thursday.

STORIES OF INTEREST:

Canola Marketing Is A Possibility Under New Canadian Wheat Board

WINNIPEG (Dow Jones)--The new voluntary Canadian Wheat Board may be looking to market other commodities, particularly canola, in time for the 2012/13 (August/July) crop.

Cold, Wet Weather Delays Start Of Seeding In Saskatchewan -Report

WINNIPEG--Varying amounts of precipitation and the return of cold temperatures halted field work and pushed back the start of seeding operations in the province of Saskatchewan, according to the crop report released Thursday by Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food for the week ended April 16.

THE MARKETS:

US GRAIN AND SOY REVIEW: Corn Futures Bounce Back After Selloff

CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--U.S. corn futures jumped Thursday, after a selloff on Wednesday drove prices into territory that traders found too low to account for current tightness in supplies.

US LIVESTOCK REVIEW: Cattle Futures Rise On Firm Demand: Hogs Rally

CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--U.S. live cattle futures moved modestly higher on Thursday as a series of signals pointed to firming beef demand.

-By Ian Berry, Dow Jones Newswires; 312-750-4072; ian.berry@dowjones.com