Grain futures got a brief respite from selling on Friday with a small short-covering rally that evaporated when markets reopened Sunday night. Forecasts for rains in parts of the Dakotas brought back sellers, despite outlooks for next week that show hot, dry weather returning to many areas. Farmers and vegetation health maps continue to point to lower yields, but official crop ratings don’t yet reflect those concerns.

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Bryce Knorr first joined Farm Futures Magazine in 1987. In addition to analyzing and writing about the commodity markets, he is a former futures introducing broker and is a registered Commodity Trading Advisor. He conducts Farm Futures exclusive surveys on acreage, production and management issues and is one of the analysts regularly contracted by business wire services before major USDA crop reports. Besides the Morning Call on www.FarmFutures.com he writes weekly reviews for corn, soybeans, and wheat that include selling price targets, charts and seasonal trends. He also produces regular outlook reports on basis, energy, fertilizer and financial markets and feature price forecasts for key crop inputs.