Market Talk

Grain and livestock markets are mixed to lower in a turnaround Tuesday type of trading session. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026.

On Monday's Market Talk, we start the show with meteorologist Eric Snodgrass of Nutrien Ag Solutions for the weekly weather update, breaking down a sharply divided pattern: heavy rain and stalk/root concerns across the Midwest, record heat and drought in the South, a historically quiet Atlantic hurricane season, and a split planting outlook in South America as a record-strength El Nino reshapes th...

Grain and livestock markets have found support to the upside through midday Monday. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

Jesse Allen is spending time at the Agribusiness & Water Council of Arizona Annual Meeting and Water Conference today and he learns about water issues due to drought and more on today's show. In the audio version of the show, he talks policy and gets background from Tim Dunn, Arizona State Senator for District 25, in Segment Two. Then later in Segment Four, he learns about the Roosevelt Irriga...

Susan Littlefield sits in for Jesse Allen this afternoon and has market conversations with Shawn Hackett from Hackett Finanical Advisors, a new episode of Cattle Chatter with Brad Kooima from Kooima Kooima Varilek and she talks with Bryan Doherty from Total Farm Marketing.

The Fed just raised rates for the first time in three years, a Saudi supply shock has Brent crude back near 2008 highs, and record rail fuel surcharges are hammering grain basis right as harvest gets underway. Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics joins Jesse Allen to unpack all of it, plus what's next for cattle, wheat, and the upcoming Trump-Xi meeting. We also get Fed reaction to open the s...

We talked the Fed, interest rates, energies and commodities in Wednesday's Midday Commentary with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX.

On Tuesday's Market Talk, we begin the show with news headlines and listen back to our Midday Commentary with Arlan Suderman at StoneX in Segment One. Then, we listen back to a conversation with Terry Johnston, Development Officer for Farm Rescue, during this year's Farm Progress Show in Segment Two. Jacob Burks of AgMarket. Net joins Tuesday's Market Talk in the second half of the show to break d...

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.