Food makers are heading into the wheat fields of Kansas this week to get an early read on the U.S. crop and possibly commodity costs in the months ahead.  General Mills Inc., Sara Lee Corp. and Nestlé SA are expected to send employees to the nation's breadbasket as part of the state's annual crop tour. They will join government officials, millers and members of the media in assessing the impact dry conditions have had on the Kansas wheat crop.
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