Corn, soybeans and wheat markets are lower on Friday as traders prepare for the three-day holiday weekend.
The markets will be closed on Monday. Contract lows were set in the three wheat markets following reports of big yields in the central Plains.

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Corn, soybeans and wheat markets are lower. (Photo: lukas_zb/Thinkstock)

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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