Corn, soybean and wheat futures turned lower near midday after being higher earlier.
Forecasts continue to show hot weather next week in the Plains and Midwest, but opinions differ on how long the heat will last.

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Corn, soybean and wheat futures turned lower near midday after being higher earlier. (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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