The crop markets were narrowly mixed on Tuesday unable to gain upward traction despite the dollar

being  near two-month low. The greenback was lower amid speculation the Fed Reserve may be slow to raise interest rates.

USDA said China bought 4.37 million bushels of new-crop soybeans on Tuesday    

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Crop markets narrowly mixed as the dollar slips to two-month low

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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