Forecasts for hot weather next week in the Plains and Midwest triggered active buying in the crop markets, with new-crop corn back above $4 a bushel and new-crop soybeans above $10. The winter wheat markets are above $5 and spring wheat is nearing $8.

Farm Futures expects minor declines in USDA’s crop condition ratings for corn, soybeans and spring wheat. The ratings are due later on Monday.

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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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