A lack of threatening weather for Midwest crops pressured the corn, soybean and wheat on Monday, with those markets trading a little lower.

This week’s forecasts have light showers for the northern Plains and Midwest. Next week’s outlook favors cool but dry weather for the Midwest, which could help corn and soybeans as they move through their seed production phases.

USDA’s weekly condition ratings come out later on Monday and Farm Futures expects small improvement in the corn and soybeans, while spring wheat may be unchanged.

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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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