Soybeans and spring wheat had double-digit losses near midday on Monday as weekend rain fell where it was needed and weather forecasts indicate more rain is on the way. Corn and wheat futures also are lower.

The longer-term forecasts has cool but dry conditions for the Midwest, which may add pollinating corn and maturing soybeans. Also, farms in eastern Iowa and northern Illinois would like a little less rain as fields there have standing water and creeks and rivers there are overflowing. 

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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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