Corn moved past $4 a bushel and soybeans climbed further above $10 after the National Weather Service said it expects above-normal temperatures in August for most of the country.

Also, hot weather expected this weekend for much of the Midwest raises concerns for soybeans and late-maturing corn.

The dollar is quite a bit lower today in reaction to gains in the euro. The greenback is now the lowest against a basket of currencies since August 2016.

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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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