Corn, soybeans and wheat are higher near midday as they recovered from lower prices near the close of the overnight session.

In soybeans, USDA reported the export sale of 8.7 million bushels to unknown destinations. That deal includes soybeans from the 2016 harvest and some from the 2017 harvest.

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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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