AG Bull

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We keep it quick and useful on a quiet market day, with soybeans leading the grains while livestock trades under pressure. We connect Brazil’s tightening stocks, stubborn fertilizer prices, and the latest crop progress numbers to what it means for harvest r...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We open the morning with the numbers that set the tone for grains, weather risk, and demand, then move into what traders are watching next across agriculture and the broader economy. We also flag the key reports and where to find our daily market coverage a...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We talk through the post-WASDE mood and why price action can flip even when the numbers look supportive on the surface. We also zoom out to farm income pressure, export demand, energy-driven costs, and how we think about hedging when volatility and headline...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run through the Monday morning ag tape, from overnight corn, soybeans, and wheat to feeder cattle strength and softer lean hogs. We connect the dots between a split Corn Belt weather pattern, a nuanced WASDE corn balance sheet, drought-stressed pastures,...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We start with where 9-11 hit us personally, then shift into a fast, practical rundown of the week’s ag markets and the policy headlines that can move prices. We connect USDA crop numbers, global conflict, diesel, interest rates, and Washington timelines int...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We hustle through a short Friday market report from Nashville, breaking down the latest USDA WASDE numbers and the midday futures reaction across grains and livestock while markets are still open. We also step back for a September 11 reflection on memory, u...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We set the table for WASDE report day with a fast look at cattle, hogs, and grain prices, plus a weather forecast that could help winter wheat while bringing heavy rain to parts of the Corn Belt. We also break down softer US pork exports, rising imports fro...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. A PTO doesn’t care how experienced you are, how tough you feel, or how fast you think you can move. Today’s conversation is built around that uncomfortable truth, starting with a quick run through the grain, livestock, and energy backdrop producers are jugg...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run through the morning ag markets setup, from cattle and hog moves to overnight grain strength and a weather shift that finally brings helpful moisture. We also prep for the WASDE report, zoom out to beef imports versus exports, and connect an AI chip h...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We catch up with our longtime friend Greg Mulherin in Iowa and trace how a music degree turns into three decades of millwright work that keeps grain and biofuel facilities running. We break down what upstream manufacturing really looks like, from bucket ele...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. Big headlines are easy. The hard part is figuring out what actually changes the cattle market when drought, forage, and tight inventories are already doing the real work. We sit down to sort through the recent executive orders and proclamations, why talking...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run through a rapid morning check of livestock, grain markets, and weather, then zoom out to what’s driving risk across agriculture right now. Diesel’s sudden jump, shifting rain patterns, and changing Mexican cattle import volumes set the tone for how w...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We talk with atmospheric scientist Eric Snodgrass about why late-summer heat can lock in, what “Godzilla El Nino” really means, and how it could tighten harvest windows across the heart of U.S. crop country. We also connect El Nino to winter storm risk, dro...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We kick off the morning with a fast, grounded look at grains, livestock, and energy after the holiday weekend, tying price action to what’s changing right now. We also dig into why the latest weather shift, Brazil’s soybean history during El Nino, and the r...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run through a fast Friday morning markets check, then dig into weather risk and why yesterday’s grain volatility matters for your next move. We also look at fat cattle basis tightening against futures and touch the interest rate headlines that could shap...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We break down a wild trading day where grains dive overnight, reverse on Black Sea headlines, and still leave farmers thinking hard about harvest sales and re-ownership. Then we zoom out to outside markets, cattle’s explosive rally, and the risk management...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run through a quick morning checklist for ag markets, from livestock closes and grain quotes to weather risk and headline pressure. We focus on what actually changes the outlook, including soybean oil’s reversal, Nebraska’s prime grading dip, and how geo...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We open with a wild ride in grains and livestock, then head north to Otter Berry Farm to see how strawberries, animals, and fall events turn a row-crop operation into a destination. Kris Huebsch walks us through the real timelines, labor, and weather risk b...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run through the morning’s biggest ag market signals, from a sharp break in cattle to steadier hog trade alongside firm grain prices. We connect weather shifts, ethanol demand strength, pasture stress, and a major oil headline to what could move corn, whe...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. Beans jump back into the teens while Brad Downing explains why extreme rain and hidden field damage could still rewrite yield expectations. We connect drone scouting, nutrient stress, harvest safety, and forward marketing so decisions rest on what’s real, n...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run a rapid morning dashboard of cattle, hogs, corn, soybeans, and wheat, then connect the overnight grain spike to weather risk and a major EPA policy surprise. We also break down a new USDA heifer retention protection concept and end with why higher Tr...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We size up the late-August market mood as grains brace for September, with early seasonal lows, heavy fund positioning, and weather stress colliding at once. We also zoom out to cattle demand, wheat planting challenges, and biofuels policy so you can make c...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We track a tense Monday morning tape where heat-driven weather risk, choppy grain futures, and border cattle news collide with major Middle East escalation that could move oil and ripple through every market. We share actionable corn risk thoughts, question...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We track why grain and energy markets are whipping around as crude jumps on breaking news from Iran and wheat, corn, and soybeans push to multi-year highs. We also break down how EPA biofuel decisions, fund positioning, and global trade flashpoints stack ri...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We unpack the US Canada tariff mess with Sean Haney and lay out the timeline from early warnings to a sudden breakdown that leaves agriculture stuck in the crossfire. We pressure-test the political narratives with trade stats, real supply chain links, and t...