Corn and soybean futures continued lower in Friday's trading, with the markets at four-year lows as big crops will be harvested soon and a strong dollar may impede exports.

Wheat prices were lower as exports have been slow as big crops overseas claim market share.

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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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