Spring wheat futures charge to their highest since May 2014 after Canada reported a decline in total wheat acres. Also, forecasts keep dry weather in the northern Plains this week and in the 6- to 10-day forecast.

Corn and soybeans moved higher with spring wheat and ahead of Friday’s USDA acreage and stocks numbers.

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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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