Corn tried to tag along with wheat, but never got better than 8-9 higher and actually faded slightly at the close. General Comments Three weekend events pushed the wheat market sharply higher overnight.

The driest portions of the U.S. hard red winter wheat region again missed any beneficial rain. Portions of the same region will see freezing temperatures the next two nights that will cause some damage. Weekend news from the Black Sea region created more uncertainty. A French analytical group lowered its estimates of 2014 Black Sea wheat and corn production because of dryness and political unrest.

Corn and soybeans tried to follow wheat, but with limited success. Trading volume was heavy in wheat, while moderate in corn and soybean...