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Ethanol's food-fuel dilemma

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Energy New York Mercantile		Last		Change	% Change	52-week price range	Last Update
Oil (Light Crude) March 2012 contract $ / barrel	Floor	97.84	s	+1.48	+1.54%	93.95 Today\|\|\| 107.50	Feb 03
Oil (Light Crude) March 2012 contract $ / barrel	Electronic	97.77		-0.07	-0.07%	75.90 Today\|\|\| 114.87	Feb 03
Heating Oil March 2012 contract $ / gallon	Floor	3.11	s	+0.0615	+2.01%	2.80 Today\|\|\| 3.26	Feb 03
Heating Oil March 2012 contract $ / gallon	Electronic	3.11		-0.0005	-0.02%	2.64 Today\|\|\| 3.40	Feb 03
Natural Gas March 2012 contract $ / million BTUs	Floor	2.50	s	-0.055	-2.15%	2.33 Today\|\|\| 5.22	Feb 03
Natural Gas March 2012 contract $ / million BTUs	Electronic	2.51		+0.011	+0.44%	2.29 Today\|\|\| 5.28	Feb 03
Unleaded Gas March 2012 contract $ / gallon	Floor	2.91	s	+0.0455	+1.59%	2.50 Today\|\|\| 2.89	Feb 03
Unleaded Gas March 2012 contract $ / gallon	Electronic	2.92		+0.0047	+0.16%	2.37 Today\|\|\| 3.06	Feb 03

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Metals New York Mercantile		Last		Change	% Change	52-week price range	Last Update
Gold April 2012 contract $ / troy ounce	Floor	1,740.30	s	-19.00	-1.08%	1,532 Today\|\|\| 1,827	Feb 03
Gold April 2012 contract $ / troy ounce	Electronic	1,728.50		-11.80	-0.68%	1,338 Today\|\|\| 1,925	Feb 03
Silver March 2012 contract $ / troy ounce	Floor	33.75	s	-0.426	-1.25%	27.17 Today\|\|\| 36.30	Feb 03
Silver March 2012 contract $ / troy ounce	Electronic	33.63		-0.119	-0.35%	26.15 Today\|\|\| 49.50	Feb 03
Platinum April 2012 contract $ / troy ounce	Floor	1,631.90	s	+2.00	+0.12%	1,348 Today\|\|\| 1,654	Feb 03
Platinum April 2012 contract $ / troy ounce	Electronic	1,623.80		-8.10	-0.50%	1,347 Today\|\|\| 1,926	Feb 03
Copper March 2012 contract $ / pound	Floor	3.90	s	+0.1205	+3.19%	3.10 Today\|\|\| 4.63	Feb 03
Copper March 2012 contract $ / pound	Electronic	3.91		+0.004	+0.10%	0.0414 Today\|\|\| 4.65	Feb 03

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Agriculture Chicago Board of Trade		Last		Change	% Change	52-week price range	Last Update
Corn March 2012 contract ¢ / bushel	Floor	644.50	s	+1.50	+0.23%	557.50 Today\|\|\| 788.00	Feb 03
Corn March 2012 contract ¢ / bushel	Electronic	643.50		-1.00	-0.16%	555.00 Today\|\|\| 789.00	Feb 03
Soybeans March 2012 contract ¢ / bushel	Floor	1,232.50	s	+15.50	+1.27%	1,095 Today\|\|\| 1,469	Feb 03
Soybeans March 2012 contract ¢ / bushel	Electronic	1,233.00		+0.50	+0.04%	1,094 Today\|\|\| 1,476	Feb 03
Wheat March 2012 contract ¢ / bushel	Floor	660.75	s	-2.00	-0.30%	578.50 Today\|\|\| 950.00	Feb 03
Wheat March 2012 contract ¢ / bushel	Electronic	660.50		-0.25	-0.04%	577.25 Today\|\|\| 965.00	Feb 03

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Meat & Livestock Chicago Mercantile		Last		Change	% Change	52-week price range	Last Update
Lean Hogs April 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Floor	88.92	s	-0.825	-0.92%	80.65 Today\|\|\| 95.70	Feb 03
Lean Hogs April 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Electronic	88.75		-0.175	-0.20%	80.65 Today\|\|\| 95.75	Feb 03
Live Cattle April 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Floor	127.40	s	-1.50	-1.16%	107.70 Today\|\|\| 129.70	Feb 03
Live Cattle April 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Electronic	127.10		-0.30	-0.24%	107.50 Today\|\|\| 129.75	Feb 03
Feeder Cattle March 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Floor	154.45	s	-0.925	-0.60%	124.40 Today\|\|\| 155.95	Feb 03
Feeder Cattle March 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Electronic	154.30		-0.15	-0.10%	124.40 Today\|\|\| 156.20	Feb 03

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Consumer New York Mercantile		Last	Change	% Change	52-week price range	Last Update
Cocoa May 2012 contract $ / metric ton	Electronic	2,327.00	+72.00	+3.19%	2,019 Today\|\|\| 3,379	Feb 03
Coffee March 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Electronic	217.90	+1.95	+0.90%	213.65 Today\|\|\| 292.15	Feb 03
Cotton March 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Electronic	96.80	+0.46	+0.48%	84.95 Today\|\|\| 194.05	Feb 03
Sugar #11 March 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Electronic	24.04	+0.10	+0.42%	21.65 Today\|\|\| 35.73	Feb 03

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Commodity ETF Movers

Ticker	Price	Change	% Change	Volume
DCNG	29.90	+1.40	+4.91%	1,250
NIB	31.94	+1.40	+4.58%	22,175
CUPM	44.45	+1.59	+3.71%	800
CPER	27.76	+0.94	+3.52%	3,222
JJC	50.30	+1.61	+3.31%	237,793
GRN	12.00	-0.48	-3.85%	593
USV	47.61	-1.87	-3.78%	4,400
IGT	16.72	-0.42	-2.45%	38,545
OLEM	42.51	-0.99	-2.28%	1,318
JJP	95.06	-2.17	-2.23%	9,283

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