Grain futures are trading mixed this morning, after an early attempt to firm began to run out of gas as the sun rose in the Midwest. A good week of export sales gave the market a little support after another bruising week for prices. Investors on Wall Street were also dealing with the aftermath of heavy selling following heavy selling Thursday. Stock index futures were firm in the U.S. today after markets around the world sold off in the wake of the Barcelona terror attacks and concerns voiced in the latest minutes from central banks.

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.

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