US corn futures increase to $5.81 on corn planting reductions

Corn prices increased to $5.81 per bushel for the May contract, on news of reduced corn planting from US farmers. Corn planting, which increased 27 percent in 2007, was projected to decrease 8 percent in 2008, according to the annual USDA forecast.

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