Market Talk

Soybeans and soybean meal are finding support on Tuesday while it's mixed across other commodities. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss the trade action in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

Grain markets take a breather to start the week while cattle break out technically and hogs stay stuck. John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing joins Market Talk to unpack the post-WASDE reaction in corn and soybeans, why funds are still holding record-large grain positions, a simple options strategy for locking in value ahead of harvest, the technical turn building in cattle, and why the dairy mark...

Soybeans are the upside leader on Monday while corn and wheat are quietly mixed, as crude oil prices move about $100 a barrel. Meantime, cattle futures are moving higher once again with feeders the leaders to start the week. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

Grain markets were under pressure on Friday, both before and after the September WASDE Report from USDA. DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing joins Market Talk to break down Friday's report, a lower corn yield, a surprise bump in soybean yield, and tightening ending stocks across corn, soybeans and wheat that Bosse says could mark "the beginning of a bull cycle" heading into 2027. Plus: record diesel p...

USDA slightly cut the U.S. corn yield projection on the September WASDE report while there were minimal changes elsewhere. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for a recap and analysis of the September report out on Friday.

We saw soybeans rally to new highs on Thursday while there was some late session buying in wheat, amid fresh escalation in the Black Sea. Corn and cattle were also in the green on the day. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss the trade action and also continue our series on futures and options strategies. In Segment Two, it is a new episode of Cattle Chatter with Susan Littl...

Soybeans and cattle are finding support on Thursday while we saw a rise in the latest headline Producer Price Index out this morning. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for a conversation about the markets in our Midday Commentary.

Wednesday's trading session left commodity markets pointing in several directions at once, and Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics says the common thread is a market still trying to price in an energy shock ahead of Friday's WASDE report. Zuzolo joined Market Talk on Wednesday to break down early harvest quality concerns, the Middle East-driven oil spike rattling grain markets, wheat's techn...

We see broad pressure in grain and livestock trade on Wednesday while energy prices are on the rise once again. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the markets and review the September StoneX Customer Survey yield results that were released on Tuesday afternoon.

As we come out of the Labor Day weekend, we saw mixed action in the grain markets ahead of Friday's September WASDE report from USDA while money flow was strong in the cattle and hog markets to start the week. Craig Turner of StoneX joins Market Talk to break down a grain market that rallied hard through August and is now catching its breath ahead of Friday's September WASDE. Turner walks through...

Mixed market action out of the holiday weekend. We talk about it with Arlan Suderman from StoneX in our Midday Commentary.

Another volatile week across livestock and grains heading into the holiday weekend as diesel prices hit all-time highs this week. We begin the show listening back to Friday's Midday Commentary with Arlan Suderman from StoneX who discuss grains, livestock with the rumored Executive Orders from President Trump, jobs numbers and more. Then in Segment Two, Tommy Grisafi of Ag Bull Media and Nesvick Tr...

We talk grain and livestock market pullbacks, record high diesel prices, jobs numbers and more ahead of the Labor Day weekend with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX in our Midday Commentary.

On Thursday's Market Talk, we wrapped up our time at the Farm Progress Show as Susan Littlefield shared a conversation with Darren Frye from Water Street Solutions to recap Thursday's trade in Segment One. Then it was on to a new episode of Cattle Chatter with Susan and Brad Kooima from KKV Trading in Segment Two. Then, Jesse Allen checks in with Bryan Doherty from Total Farm Marketing for a recap...

During Day 2 of the Farm Progress Show, we caught up with the folks at T&L Irrigation to learn more about their products, discuss water management and so much more. Brian Shardt, District Sales Manager for T&L from Nebraska joined us for the first half of the show. You can learn more online at https://www.tlirr.com. Then, for the second half of the show, Jim McCormick with AgMarket.net joi...

Day One of the Farm Progress Show in Boone, IA and we sit down with the team at CLAAS to learn about product announcements and more. CLAAS tractor product specialist Tanner Whipps joins Market Talk for the official public launch of CLAAS's new generation tractors at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. We also talk with CLAAS Senior Vice President Region Americas Eric Raby about the company's th...

On Monday's show, Susan Littlefield talks weather with Eric Snodgrass in Segment One and shares a market conversation with Maree Johnson from AgMarket.net in Segment Four. In between, Jesse Allen joins us from the road heading to Farm Progress Show and talks markets with Mike Minor from Professional Ag Marketing in Segment Two and John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing in Segment Four.

Another Friday, another headline out of Washington for the cattle market. Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek Trading in Sioux Center, Iowa joins Market Talk to break down why President Trump's latest social media post on meat processing deregulation barely moved an already oversold cattle market, where the technical support levels sit for October live cattle and feeders, why the lean hog chart ha...

Wheat is surging again on Friday, pulling the soy complex higher while corn is up just a bit. Livestock are mixed to lower and the outside markets are talking about what Fed Chair Kevin Warsh had to say this morning in Jackson Hole. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

Wheat extended its rally Thursday while corn cooled slightly after a big August run. Bryan Doherty, Senior Market Advisor at Total Farm Marketing, joins Market Talk to break down what's driving the grain complex, walks through long ratio call and put spread strategies, and shares his read on cattle, hogs, and dairy amid beef import plan uncertainty. Find more online at https://www.totalfarmmarketi...

Grain markets cooled the rally a bit on Wednesday while the outside markets are watching this week's Jackson Hole meeting and what the Fed Chair will say tomorrow. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

Wheat exploded to the upside Wednesday, pulling corn and soybeans along for the ride, as reports of escalating tension in the Russia-Ukraine war rattled the grain complex. Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics joins Market Talk to break down whether this is shaping up like 2022 again, why algorithmic trading keeps amplifying the volatility, and what a $100 crude oil market would mean for wheat...

We saw the corn and soybean markets rally on Tuesday while the cattle complex continued to struggle amid headline news and more. On today's Market Talk, we get analysis and perspective on the grain markets and managing your marketing with Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth with Van Ahn & Company in Segment Two. Later in the show, we take a deep dive into the cattle market struggles and talk charts, sentim...

Grain markets are showing some support on Tuesday with corn holding strong an soybeans rallying. Meantime, the cattle market is under more pressure and the outside markets are watching policy moves and more. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

Corn closed higher for a fourth straight session on Monday while soybeans were under pressure. Meantime, the cattle complex was under heavy pressure to start the week. We break down the markets with Mike Minor from Professional Ag Marketing and John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing on today's show. And, Eric Snodgrass, Senior Science Fellow and Principal Atmospheric Scientist at Nutrien Ag Solut...