Corn, soybeans and wheat markets are a little higher near midday as traders await the Federal Reserves’ 1 p.m. central time announcement regarding interest rates and the state of the economy.

Cold weather moved into the Midwest this week to raise some concerns about soft red winter wheat. Some of that crop may have started spring growth, particularly in the Ohio River Valley.

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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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