AG Bull

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We break down the grain stocks report shock that slammed corn futures and explain why a bigger-than-expected inventory number can rewrite the balance sheet fast. We also track flooding-driven weather risk, improving choice-or-better cattle grading, and why...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. Report day turns into a real rodeo as corn sells off, beans resist, and the numbers remind us how fast the market can humble “smart money.” We pivot from the USDA shock to the part that hits the farm checkbook hardest right now: fertilizer and fuel costs, p...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We map the morning setup across grain and livestock markets, then connect weather risk to what it could mean for harvest pace and pasture recovery. We also flag the timing and stakes of the USDA grain stocks and small grains reports, then pivot to why AI sa...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. Markets cool off after a rough day while a strengthening Super El Nino raises the bigger question of what kind of weather pattern comes next. We sit down with Kansas City meteorologist Gary Lezak to unpack the LRC cycle, analog El Nino years, and how better...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run through the morning board across cattle, hogs, corn, soybeans, and wheat, then zoom in on the weather pattern that is keeping parts of the Corn Belt too wet to move. We also dig into border-driven supply questions with Mexico cattle imports still far...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We watch corn, soybeans, and wheat tumble as trade headlines collide with fund positioning, then zoom in on what the break below $13 in November beans could mean next. We also get real about soggy harvest conditions, basis moves, and the reports and policy...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run through a fast morning check of hogs, grains, and weather, then focus on what upcoming USDA-style stock expectations could mean for risk and volatility. We also break down a tighter-than-expected Hogs and Pigs report and a China trade headline that i...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. Markets swing on headlines, but we focus on the numbers and the policy details that decide whether Friday’s rebound is real demand or just a bounce. We connect China trade timing, diesel price shocks, geopolitics, USDA reports, and election pressure into a...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. Grain markets whip around overnight, so we focus on staying calm, selling grain for cash flow, and using options to keep smart upside exposure without turning farming into day trading. We also zoom out to interest rates, the 10-year, and diesel costs, becau...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run through the morning numbers across cattle, hogs, and grains, then connect the overnight slide in soybeans, corn, and wheat to shifting weather and headline risk. We also flag mixed Argentina wheat signals, explain what is disrupting fed cattle slaugh...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We size up a market day that looks busy on the surface but keeps snapping back because the biggest “moves” are happening in basis, spreads, and positioning. We also argue the real pressure on agriculture is coming from elevated interest rates, diesel, and f...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We track the morning’s biggest ag market signals, from livestock and grains to weather and yield surprises that could shape harvest trade. We also zoom out to the surge in treasury yields and why outside markets can quickly change the tone for agricultural...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. Grain markets finish in the red while cattle post a strong green day, and we keep the focus on what the settlements really say about the tone. We also dig into ethanol and fuel data, then zoom out to the policy headlines driving soybeans, fertilizer, and di...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We walk through early market action, a weather setup that shapes harvest pace, and what crop condition ratings are really saying about corn across the country. We also zoom out to cattle weights and the outside-market pressure coming from the Trump–Xi summi...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run through crop conditions, policy headlines, and a choppy close in grains before Tommy joins to explain why diesel news and delayed harvest can still shake up corn, soybeans, and bean oil. We leave you with a clear warning about the next 30 days and a...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run through the morning’s biggest ag market signals, from a strong cattle move to softer grains, then connect the dots to China’s soybean buying and the politics that can swing sentiment. We also flag a Brazil and Uruguay beef quota headline and ask whet...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We kick off in a rainy central Iowa backyard, where the ground goes squish, and markets rip higher across corn, soybeans, wheat, and livestock. We talk with Allison Thompson of The Money Farm about why the rally is so headline-driven, what to do with it dur...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We size up a sharp corn rally, fresh weather shifts across the Corn Belt, and what early harvest signals might be telling the market. We also dig into the cattle on feed marketings surprise and the Bitcoin spike while keeping risk front and center. • live c...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run through a brutal week on the quote screen and then zoom in on the stories that can flip prices fast: a surprise cattle on-feed report, record diesel costs, and geopolitics that keeps crude and freight on edge. We also map out what to watch from Trump...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We track how diesel prices are exploding into harvest and why the squeeze looks worse on the farm than the headlines suggest. Then we shift to grain and macro markets with Tommy G, from the $13 soybean battleground to wheat competitiveness, basis strength,...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We size up a rough day in cattle, then zoom out to what corn, weather, and early harvest signals might mean once more combines hit the field. We also dig into why retail beef prices staying steady matters, and we react to the news of Warren Buffett stepping...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We track a choppy day in grains and a weaker close in cattle, then shift from the board to the country with South Dakota rancher Warren Symens. We talk cash market strength, herd-rebuilding timelines, beef-labeling fights, and what it takes to keep the next...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. Soybeans surge, then whip back and forth overnight, reminding us how quickly grain markets can change heading into harvest. We break down the weather map, border and livestock headlines, and why energy volatility from global conflict can spill into farm mar...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run the markets and the headlines that hit farm margins, from ethanol and diesel to the politics shaping E15 and the farm bill. Then we bring on Jed Sidwell to translate a Fed rate hike into real dollars and talk through what drought, packer margins, and...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run through the morning setup across hogs, corn, beans, and wheat, then tie price action to shifting Midwest weather and late-season heat that speeds up crop dry down. We also zoom out to Brazil’s corn projections, Mexican feeder cattle import flows, and...