Corn prices were a little higher and soybeans weak in holiday trading with little news to guide action. The dollar fell to a one-week low on Thursday after nearing a 14-year high on Wednesday and that helped stabilize the crops. Results are awaited on Egypt’s tender for wheat, with Black Sea origins likely to get the business. No U.S. wheat was offered.

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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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