Corn, soybean and wheat markets are higher today as the summer’s first heat wave is forecast to start this weekend. Highs in the Midwest are expected near 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The hot weather should last through early next week.

Weekly export sales for corn and soybeans were down from a week ago and missed trade forecasts.

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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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