Soybeans charged higher on Monday following another big export sale and talk that weekend rain missed dry areas in western Iowa and parts of Illinois. Wheat futures are lower as the winter wheat harvest is producing good yields in the central Plains.

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Soybeans charge higher, new-crop back above $11. (Photo: maciek905/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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