The Final Bell

3-22-22 *What are the major factors that market is focused on? *How are old crop shipments of grain going out of Ukraine? *Do you think Ukraine will get all of their crops planted this spring? *At what point will the markets gets concerned about the dry conditions in the corn belt? *Are you expecting any surprises of the quarterly stocks report or prospective planting report next week? *What are s...

3-21-22 • Trade & what we are looking at heading into spring planting • TX fire near term effects on the cattle • 1988/2012 weather with 2022 • New East New West in trade

3-18-22 • Quiet Friday trade • Risk off on the trade • Waiting for the weekend weather & global Black Sea tensions • Tighter ethanol margins • Contract numbers liquidated • Quick moving market trade with positioning

3-17-22 • Old crop corn & selling • Looking ahead corn/beans • Planting is underway in the south • Cattle market feeders & fats • Hog roller coaster

3-16-22 • Feds meeting • Ukraine asking for help • South America • Volatility in the trade

3-15-22 • Quiet market • Cattle closed “ok” • Mid-month rally • Spreads are flat • A lot of feeders coming to town • Domestic demand • Exports • Is there a bottom in the boxed beef? • Nice day in the corn market

Aarron Bertels with Crossroads Marketing joins the conversation as another week kicks off with volatile trade. Bertels looks at how the global market continues to impact grains and what it all means at the farm gate.

3-11-22 • Chart action • Fundamentals of corn & beans • Macroeconomic we don’t see coming • How does this compare to 2008? • Cattle prices with trade in the corn market

3-10-22 • Wheat & stock market search • Conflict in Ukraine the grain movement could be problem in 2023 • Export movement of this grain to Europe & Asia what is their risk in planting

3-9-22 • Massive selling in the commodities today • That brought the commodities • Main market players-wheat, stock market & crude oil • Are the highs in for wheat • WASDE Report • Russia & grain

3-8-22 • Volatility in the grains • Russia & oil • WASDE Report • Patience when marketing • Broken market? • Cattle trade & grains

3-7-22 • Markets dominated by Ukraine • Markets are locked limit up on the wheat • May shift to July Contract • Are markets shifting away from S&D? • Futures markets broken • Basis • Weather

3-4-22 • Can you even buy or sell right now? • Futures markets roller coaster • Higher fuel prices • Basis in the country • Is the market “broken” right now? • Futures run ahead of the local markets • Drought cycle • Cattle prices struggle

3-3-22 *Wheat getting more attention then crude oil *We saw some $11 overnight *Ukraine/Russia *Planting prep *Exports nothing to crazy *Livestock feed costs

3-2-22 • Ukraine & Russia • Ethanol margins will remain tight • Corn down wheat up limit • Drought • China & trade • Cattle prices with higher grains

3-1-22 Chad Moyer filled in on today's Fontanelle Final Bell...market summary, volatility continues, potential extended limits, market reacts to increased military activity in Ukraine and Russian sanctions, how the world replaces grain sourced around the Black Sea, impact to energy markets, hogs turning a corner and following soybeans, South American update.... and more!

2-28-22 *Ukraine taking over the markets *Will they get crops planted *Weather in the U.S. *Final Crop Insurance averages *There is some good news in this year's crop *South America corn crop progress *South American rain & U.S. rain *Winter wheat concerns

2-25-22 • Russia & Ukraine • Volatility in the markets • Stock market • Wheat quality • China & beans • Cattle backing off a bit • Hogs have had a good run

2-23-22 • Marketing the processes • Not a big reason to go out and sell today • Without selling where could new crop corn & beans go • Acre numbers • Not going to see a fast drop • Drought out west • Feed costs vs. raising livestock

2-22-22 • Outside market influences effecting the trade • 16.35 beans • Drought worries for cattle • Hog prices continue to go higher

2-21-22 *What are the main factors that the market is watching? *How is South American weather looking? *Do you think we have seen the lowest number corn and soybean production numbers out of South America? *Is the market concerned about the Safrihna corn crop? *What are the most important numbers out of the *USDA outlook forum that is on Thursday and Friday of this week? *Does the market put much...

2-18-22 • $16.00 beans • New high closes in corn & beans • Uncertainty with Russia & Ukraine • South American crops/weather • Big strength in livestock even with some negative numbers • Higher hogs • Firmer feeders even with higher corn • Milk prices firmer

2-17-22 • Not the rally we wanted but still finished in the green • Russia Ukraine • Drought Monitor Map • 1.43 cash • Filled a gap in the hogs

2-16-22 • Russian risk is back on • Soybeans & meal leading the markets • Is corn following beans? • Louis Dreyfus fire in Indiana • Trade some South American Weather • Combines are in Southern Brazil confirming low yields • Cash cattle trade

2-15-22 • Russia Ukraine • Are we taking a break in the markets? • Are funds ready to bail? • Tough for beans is the S.A. crop problem