Winter wheat eases as traders await storm damage reportsWinter wheat eases as traders await storm damage reports

Winter wheat markets are a little lower today as traders await reports from the central Plains on crop conditions following the Sunday snowstorm. Agronomists said it may be a about week before accurate assessments can be made.

Corn and soybeans are a little higher as more rain moves through the Midwest today. Drier weather is expected there by the weekend.  

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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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