Corn and soybeans are little changed this morning while wheat drifts lower. A blast of Arctic air blanketed the central Midwest doesn’t look like it will singe bare winter soft red winter wheat fields south of I-70 despite the chill. Financial markets moved higher in Asia and Europe, and U.S. stock indexes suggest a stronger open on Wall Street today as talks rev up over trade and the government shutdown.

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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. His other weekly reviews on basis, energy, fertilizer and financial markets and feature price forecasts for key crop inputs. A journalist with 38 years of experience, he received the Master Writers Award from the American Agricultural Editors Association.