Corn futures held modest gains Monday morning after a Farm Service Agency acreage report indicated USDA may be a little high on its latest corn production forecast.

Soybeans futures were lower after monthly crush data was smaller than trade forecasts.

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Corn futures higher after FSA acreage report

Farm Futures Senior Editor Bob Burgdorfer comes to Penton Farm Progress with experience as a reporter covering grain markets and other global news with Reuters, Inc. A journalism graduate from Kansas State University, Bob has also worked at daily newspapers and Knight-Ridder as a commodity reporter, covering grains and livestock. He has earned five writing awards for his coverage of Mad Cow Disease, immigration issues and other international breaking news stories.

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