Grain futures are narrowly mixed so far this morning that has corn and soybeans trying to hang on to small gains. Outside markets turned higher in Europe after a selloff in China sparked by weak imports of energy and industrial metals that raised questions about the recovery there. Crude oil finds support from the fires in Canada, which threatened oil sands production.

Knorr shares market insights from overnight trade and you can listen using the audio tool on this page (just scroll down).

Quiet overnight trade has futures narrowly mixed with corn and soybeans trying to hold small gains.

Senior Editor 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. And you can follow Farm Futures throughout the day on Twitter at www.twitter.com/farmfutures.