12/20/16

Soybeans are trading at a one-month low following beneficial rain in Argentina crop areas this week and lower vegetable oil markets in Asia.  Palm oil was lower in Malaysia following a report showing slow exports in early December.

The dollar rose to a new 14-year high on Tuesday to put pressure on all U.S. crops as the strong currency could slow export sales.

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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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