Lower outside markets are creating headwinds for crops, which are mostly lower. Equities and the dollar are lower as investors are beginning to doubt President Trump’s ability to grow the U.S. economy.

Crude oil is being pushed lower after a weekly government report showed a larger-than-expected increase in stocks.

Winter wheat is being pressured by forecasts showing beneficial rain this week in the central and southern Plains.

The 6- to 10-day weather forecast, which runs through late next week, also favors rain for the wheat areas.

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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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