Planting is hit or miss so far in many areas this spring, helping support prices. But an open weekend could get more growers back into the fields, keeping a lid on grain markets overnight. Forecasts for areas that are behind turn wet next week as the crucial May 15 deadline passes for corn planting, and charts for all three major crops look like they are preparing for a move – either up, or down. Financial markets are pulling back, with the continued controversy in Washington weighing on the mood.

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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.