Spring wheat is a few cents lower today but remains near its highest levels since July 2015.

Corn, soybeans and winter wheat have decent gains, with corn trading at a three-month high.

Positioning may be under way ahead of Friday’s USDA report. However, analysts do not expect USDA to make major changes to its crops numbers from the May report.

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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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