Crops are facing headwinds from China’s troubles but are holding fairly well despite the sharply lower stock markets.

The monthly soybean crush for December was about as expected

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China’s troubles spill into U.S. commodity, stock markets

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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