Corn futures hovered near unchanged at midday on Tuesday, soybeans are lower and wheat mostly lower as the crops take a pause after recent gains. A downward revision in January retail sales weighs on equities and crude oil.

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Corn futures hovered near unchanged at midday on Tuesday.

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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