Soybeans are higher on Wednesday morning following the sale of 4.85 million bushels of the 2016 harvest to China. The dollar is lower but remains near the 14-year high set on Tuesday.

Corn and wheat futures are lower in light trading. The markets will trade their regular hours this week, but will be closed 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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