Market Talk

We saw a mixed grain and livestock trade on Thursday as wheat was the upside leader. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss potential winter weather impacts on wheat, perspective on the current state of the soybean market, along with a look at cattle and dairy markets as well. Find more online by visiting https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com . Also, it's a new episode of Cattle...

A mixed to higher day is being seen across grain and livestock trade at midday Thursday while word out of Washington D.C. is that E-15 language is not included in government funding legislation. We touch on that and more with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX.

Soybeans and soybean oil saw good strength to the upside on Wednesday while the overall 2026 acreage debate seems to be ramping up amid other conversations in agriculture. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us for today's wide-ranging conversation on the grain, livestock and outside markets. More at https://www.globalcommresearch.com .

Soybeans are the star of Wednesday's trade as the world watches comments from President Trump in Davos regarding Greenland. We get perspective on that and more in today's Midday Commentary with Arlan Suderman from StoneX.

Plenty of outside market volatility was seen on Tuesday amid the geopolitical headlines running wild the last several days. Meanwhile, it was a quieter day in grains and livestock to start the short trading week. Matt Bennett from AgMarket.net joins us to discuss what he is hearing from farmers, managing our risk moving towards spring planting and more. Find more online at https://www.agmarket.net...

Markets are closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. We recap Friday's tough day in the cattle markets to start the show with part of our conversation with Joe Kooima from KKV Trading. Then, we listen back to our recent conversation on nitrogen with David Chaffin from Ever. Ag. Learn more online at https://www.ever.ag/nitrogen .

Newly reported New World Screwworm cases in Mexico on Thursday and words of warning from Texas ag officials found their way into cattle market sentiment and trade on Friday as we had a sharply lower day in feeder and live cattle futures. Meanwhile, the hog market continues to find support while grains finished the week on a quieter note. Joe Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek out of Sioux Center, I...

Grain markets are ending the week on a much quieter, more positive note Friday while the cattle market struggles with rumors regarding New World Screwworm. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us for analysis in our Midday Commentary for Friday, January 16th, 2026.

Soybeans saw decent strength on Thursday with another large crush number out from NOPA along with good export sales numbers. Meanwhile, the corn market continues to struggle under the weight of USDA's big surprises from Monday. Was corn silage the main culprit as to why we saw a large shock in harvested corn acres? That's one of many topics we discuss today with Bryan Doherty from Total Farm Marke...

Many in agriculture are continuing to digest Monday's USDA data, how some of the numbers came to be and where these markets go from here moving forward. We dive in to some of the numbers, look at various correlations between various markets and touch on the cattle markets this week with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics. More at https://www.globalcommresearch.com . Also, we get some grai...

It was a quieter day in the grain markets as we continue to digest the bearish USDA data that was released on Monday. Brian Splitt with AgMarket.net joins us to share perspective, talk chart action and more on today's show. Sign up for their upcoming conference and learn more at https://www.agmarket.net . Also, as more farmers are storing grain for longer periods of time, bugs and pests can become...

On Monday, USDA released a ton of data with it's January report dump and most people were of the opinion that the numbers were bearish for the market outlook moving forward. We discuss the surprising changes to corn yield, harvest area, ending stocks and so much more on today's show. John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing shares his reaction and analysis of today's reports. Find more at https://w...

A slew of data, plenty of changes and a lot of unfriendly numbers for the markets according to USDA's January reports. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for reaction to the newly released USDA January data.

As we close out the week of trade, we see a fairly quiet grain trade as it seems we are gearing up for Monday's USDA data dump. We preview what the USDA reports could look like (including potential surprises), discuss risk management and more with DuWayne Bosse from Bolt Marketing. Find more online at https://www.boltmarketingllc.com . Are some unfounded rumors about a potential dairy buyback prog...

The Supreme Court did not rule on the use of tariffs as widely expected this morning, what is the market reaction? Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss that, preview Monday's USDA reports and more.

The grain markets seemed to get quiet on Thursday as traders prepare for USDA large data release on Monday. What are some of the key things to watch for next week? How is weather impact winter wheat in the plains? And what about feed needs for cattle, how is that impacting the trade? Bryan Irey with Crossroads Coop joins us to discuss on today's show. Also, Brad Kooima with KKV Trading is back thi...

It's a fairly quiet market day on Thursday as we see minimal action at midday. Are we already looking ahead to and waiting on Monday's USDA data? We talk about that with Arlan Suderman from StoneX in our Midday Commentary.

As we begin 2026, there is no shortage of geopolitical items that are having an impact on the markets and the broader commodity sector. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us to break down some of these factors related to crude oil, Venezuela, China, a potential Supreme Court ruling on tariffs, US dollar impacts and so much more. Learn more online at https://www.globalcommresearch.co...

We see a decent rally higher in soybeans at midweek with mixed action across the rest of the grain trade and lower moves in livestock. Could a potential Supreme Court ruling on tariffs later this week be impacting the trade? We talk about that and more with Arlan Suderman from StoneX in our Midday Commentary.

It was a fairly quiet trading day on Tuesday although we did slip a bit lower into the closing bell. As we near the key January set of USDA reports on Monday, is the market already marking time until those numbers come out? And should you manage your risk ahead of or after the report? Jacob Burks with AgMarket.net joins us to discuss on today's show. Find more online and register for their upcomin...

We see a quietly higher day in grains and mixed action in the livestock complex on this Tuesday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist with StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

We saw a fairly quiet end of the week in the market trade as we started off 2026 trading officially on Friday. Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth with Van Ahn & Company joins us for some analysis and thoughts on the markets as we close out the holiday week of trade. Find more at https://www.vanahnco.com . Also, it is a new episode of Cattle Chatter as Susan Littlefield is joined by Scott Varilek from Kooima K...

As we officially kickoff trade for 2026 (and close out the week) on Friday we see a mixed tone in grains and higher action in cattle. We talk markets with Arlan Suderman from StoneX in our Midday Commentary for Friday, January 2nd, 2026.

On this episode, we listen back to recent conversations with Chad Hart from Iowa State University and Tyler Schau with AgMarket.net as we finish out 2025.

Susan Littlefield sits in on today's show and has a conversation with Jim McCormick from AgMarket.net and much more.