The Final Bell

9-29-22 • NASS Quarterly Stocks • Massive spreads on corn & beans • Wheat goes opposite of Wednesday • Russia wheat purchase • Russia annex • Headline risk weekend headed our way • Basis watching across the scale

9-28-22 • Hurricane path & ag • Ukraine • Barge freight • Brazil growing • Political strain in China

9-27-22 • Livestock topping out on the charts • Recession fears • Top on Hogs? • Supply issues • Corn, Beans & Wheat chop back & forth • Stock reports/WASDE • Russia/Ukraine • Macro head winds • Not a lot of rallies in the stock market • Argentina is dry

9-23-22 *Sell-off before the weekend *Stock market and USD influence *Corn technical signals *Cattle slide into October *Hogs a plenty

9-22-22 *Fed Interest rate hangover *Aftermath of Fed announcement for wheat *Drought monitor and weather on wheat *Corn and soybean harvest - early yields *Feeder cattle signals *Hogs - tough to determine a direction right now

9-21-22 *Fed raises interest rates as anticipated, but longer term might be a change in focus *Escalation of tension between Russia and Ukraine *Yield projections coming down *Brazil and Argentina yield estimates and weather

9-20-22 *Wheat strength on the Black Sea headlines *Corn and soybeans technically supported *Game of Headlines this time of year *Feeders fear the cost of gain *Crude, interest rates, and other macros

9-19-22 *Rebound in soybean futures *Corn futures ho-hum day *Wheat feeling pulled in several directions *Overall commodity markets seem supported *Cattle and hog futures start the week strong

9-16-22 *What are the corn and soybean markets the most focused on at this time? *Crops in the Midwest *What do you think happen to corn and soybean production amounts down the road? *How does South American look? *Are you still concerned about a Rail Strike down the road? *Are u concerned about ethanol demand down the road? *Do you think corn and soybean export demand will hold up down the road?...

9-15-22 • Volatility is the word this week • Rail strike • Monday report still weighing in • Crude oil dropping • Specs in the markets worried about negative business headlines • Corn & bean prices have a more bullish story • Harvest pressure • South American planting numbers

9-14-22 • Railroad negotiations • Harvest pressure starting to build • China, Argentina • Marketing in the volatile world • Recent dollar highs

9-13-22 • Soft exports • Battle of the headlines • Inflation • Dollar and Dow • Most expensive grain in the world is in the U.S. • Rail strike pressure

9-12-22 • WASDE Report • Early harvest pressure • Price action-where do we go from here

9-9-22 • Major dollar reversal • Green across the screen • Winter wheat planting • Harvest pressure • Russia making waves once again with Ukraine • Watching entire weather picture • Weakness in the boxed beef

9-8-22 Mixed signals in the cattle market Consumer demand for beef How does feed stuff shortening the cattle market? Weather fears? Preview of September report

9-7-22 • Recession • Broad brushed selling • Crude struggles • Argentina’s “fire sale” • Wheat is the exception • Trade agreement between Ukraine & Russia • South American planting season • Slow planting progress for winter wheat

9-6-22 • Typical post-holiday trade • Bean numbers are not worried about an early frost • Will farmers bin it vs. selling it? • Export business picking up for wheat • Hay shortage & our livestock • China has more lockdowns • Higher cattle & hogs

9-5-22 Labor Day Special Report • Bearish for long term livestock • US Dollar & profit taking • Concerns with propane/heating oil going into fall? • Harvest pressure with yield numbers • Jobs report • 3 day weekend going to effect Tuesday trade • WASDE report

9-2-22 • Thin trade • A lot of producers questioning what the yield will be • Back & forth week • Managing risk in the trade • What does the next couple of weeks hold? • Early harvest will that effect basis? • Global macro issues • Higher boxed beef on a Friday

9-1-22 • Volcano & weather effects • Another down day in the markets • Dollar is to blame for it • Long liquidation across the board • Struggles with export data • Sales to unknown in beans • Dairy issues

8-31-22 • Beans & wheat turn themselves around • End of month position squaring • Nuclear plant in Southern Ukraine • Recession fears • Grains have been trading fundamentals • Ukraine update • China update with drought, COVID & economy • South American planting season

8-30-22 • Soybeans were spreading yesterday • Beans & corn have the potential to move higher • Ukraine pulling at our markets • Bean sales announced too “Unknown” • Winter wheat plantings • Rally in the cattle market

8-29-22 • Soybeans drop on a Monday • How much influence is the Pro Farmer Tour still playing? • S.A. planting prep pressure? • Wheat exploding & finding a price rally • Any early harvest pressures • Watching export numbers? • Technical sell signal for cattle coming up

8-26-22 • Pro farmer tour numbers bullish • Macro picture • Uptrend coming for the dollar • Outside global issues • Sept crop report will we see changes? • Chinese demand • Stock market • Strong basis • Hold corn sell beans? • Some exporting on hogs • Softness on cutouts for hogs • Weights a bit more then a year ago on cattle • Softer cattle market

8-25-22 *What do you think is behind the strength in the markets this week for corn and soybeans? *How does Pro Farmer determine their yields for corn? *What soybean information does Pro Farmer provide? *Are there some trends you are seeing from the Pro Farmer numbers? *What is the best way to use the Pro Farmer yield information? *When will the final numbers be released from Pro Farmer? *How much...