Crop markets are showing minor changes near midday. Corn is up a few cents following wire reports that China bought a couple of cargoes from the PNW ports.

Attention in commodities and other markets remains on the Federal Reserve leaders, who are meeting today and tomorrow. It is widely expected the group will announce an increase in interest rates at the conclusion of that meeting.

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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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