While wet conditions mixed with a cold snap provided tough planting for farmers, recent hot and dry days make the market jittery.

Curt Kimmel, with Bates Commodities in Normal, says the weather in the next couple of weeks is vital as corn begins pollination.

Kimmel added that recent heavy rains have not allowed cash crops to soak up the water, flooding many fields.

As a result, farmers will begin to see skipped rows and smaller yields.