The crop markets are mostly lower on Wednesday, with some pressure coming from lower oil and a higher dollar. Also,
a crop tour moves into Iowa and Illinois today and traders await their reports on yields and crop health.
Crude oil is down after a government report showed supplies increased in the latest week, while the dollar and financial markets await comments later this week from the Federal Reserve’s annual meeting.

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The crop markets are mostly lower on Wednesday. (Photo: peshkov/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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