News Summary: Beans drop after rain falls on crops Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:49 p.m., Monday, August 6, 2012 RAIN DROPS: Soybean prices dropped 2.7 percent after rain fell in some Midwestern states. That raised questions about whether the moisture helped the crop, which has been damaged by a devastating drought.