Joe Vaclavik

Grain Markets and Other Stuff

Joe Vaclavik and Mackenzie Johnston discuss the grain markets, the business of farming, news related to agriculture, and a variety of other topics.

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Joe Vaclavik

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Business

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www.standardgrain.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Farmers and Biofuel People: Bring THIS Chart to Congress!!! 28.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Gas prices are climbing again, hitting a national average of $4.17/gallon, with analysts warning of $4.20 within days as oil hovers near $100/barrel amid the US-Iran conflict and near-s...

Farm Land Sells for MILLIONS Despite Multi-Year Ag Recession 27.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 🌾 A 128-acre Iowa farm in Louisa County sold for $2.1 million at auction — roughly 35% above statewide and county per-acre averages — drawing 46 registered bidders from 12 states. A 79...

Wheat Futures Soar on Escalating Drought Concerns 24.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 🌾📈 Wheat surges on drought: Prices jumped to multi-week highs as worsening dryness grips the Plains, with 70% of winter wheat in drought . Corn edged higher, while soybeans slipped. 🌦...

"Biofuel Foes" Try to Kill RVOs + Soybeans REJECT Fresh Highs 23.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 🌽 Lawmakers are pushing to overturn the EPA's biofuel blending mandates for 2026 and 2027 using the Congressional Review Act. The effort is considered a long shot and is unlikely...

Soybean Marketing ALERT! Farmers Pay Attention! 22.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. ✅ Corn & soybean futures recap — what's driving the move higher ✅ Trump extends Iran ceasefire — and what it means for crude oil & biofuels ✅ Senate eyes $15–$20B in add...

TERRIBLE US HRW Wheat Ratings + Slow Iowa Corn Planting 21.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 🌾 US winter wheat conditions continued to deteriorate last week, with only 30% of the crop rated good-excellent — the lowest reading for this week since 2023 and third lowest in a deca...

Imported US Fertilizer is TOO CHEAP... It's Being Re-Routed Overseas 20.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 🌍 US Fertilizer Diverted Overseas — Traders are snapping up imported urea at the Port of New Orleans and flipping it to global markets as soaring international prices create a massive...

When Will Corn Traders Care About Planting "Disruptions?" 17.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 🌧️ Heavy rainfall is disrupting planting across the Corn Belt, with some Iowa farmers potentially sidelined for another week. Speculation about acreage shifts to soybeans due to fertili...

Rollins Talks More Farm Aid + 24/7 Commodity Trading 16.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Fertilizer prices are climbing, corn futures are rallying, and Kalshi just entered the commodity trading game—here's everything moving ag markets this week. The Trump administratio...

SHOCK Survey! 70% of Farmers CAN'T AFFORD Needed Fertilizer 15.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Rising input costs are squeezing US farmers as fertilizer and fuel prices surge following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A recent Farm Bureau survey shows 94% of respondents say t...

USDA Wants to Help Farmers - Are They For Real?? Will Farmers Trust Them?? 14.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. In today's update: The DOJ is investigating potential price fixing in the US fertilizer industry, with farmers asked to provide confidential input on the practices of Nutrien, Mosa...

Trump's Plan to Open the Strait of Hormuz... Is To Block the Strait of Hormuz 13.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 🚨 US BLOCKADES STRAIT OF HORMUZ 🚨 The US is blockading the Strait of Hormuz following failed peace talks in Pakistan — and markets are already feeling it. 🛢️ WTI crude surged nearly $...

E32 vs. E10: Why Brazil is Lapping the US on Ethanol 10.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 🌽 Corn is drifting lower despite a strong crude oil market, with funds trimming their net long position from recent highs. Ample old crop stocks and sufficient 2026 acreage estimates a...

Grain Bears are FRUSTRATED - Are "The Funds" Defending their Long Positions?? 09.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Markets on edge as the US-Iran ceasefire hangs by a thread 🚨 Iran is already alleging violations before talks have formally begun. Peace negotiations are tentatively set for Pakistan t...

Crude Oil Drops 19% Following Iran Ceasefire - Knee-Jerk Selling in Grains 08.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 🚨 BREAKING: US-Iran Ceasefire SHOCKS Markets | Oil Crashes $22, Grains Tumble & What It Means for Farmers Just hours before planned US strikes on Iranian infrastructure, a last-min...

Drought Impacts US Winter Wheat and Cotton Crops 07.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 🌾 Crop Markets Update | Wheat Ratings Sink, Cotton Surges & Iran Tensions Rattle Markets Winter wheat is struggling — rated just 35% good-to-excellent, the lowest since 2023 and we...

Crude vs. Corn: Why These Markets Are Splitting Apart 06.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Oil prices exploded Thursday with WTI crude jumping 11% to $111.54/barrel—the biggest single-day gain in 6 YEARS! 😱 Gas prices are already feeling the heat at $4.11/gallon nationally,...

Trump Stokes Iran Fears in Primetime Speech - Crude Surges, Grains Follow 02.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 🚨 MARKETS IN CHAOS: Trump's Iran War Warning Sends Oil Soaring & Stocks Plunging President Trump dropped a bombshell in a primetime address—warning of intensified strikes on I...

Farmers Refuse USDA Surveys, but Big Ag has the Data and is Using it Against Them 01.04.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 🌽 US farmers are slashing corn plantings by 3.5% as the Iran war chokes off fertilizer supplies — but the USDA's own data may be nearly worthless with a record-low survey response...

USDA Acreage Guess, $100 Crude, $5.45/gal Diesel 31.03.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 🌱 Farmers Ditch Corn for Soybeans — Here's Why It Matters The Iran war is reshaping American agriculture. With urea prices up 40% and fuel costs surging, US farmers are pivoting—c...

OnlyFarms.Gov, White House Ag Celebration, RVOs, The Funds 30.03.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Welcome back! Let’s break down the biggest ag market movers right now 🌽📉 🌱 Biofuel Mandates Jump EPA sets record 25.82B gallons 70% of waived volumes reassigned Foreign feedstocks pe...

Crude Oil is $96 per Barrel - Corn Should Be $XXX per Bushel 27.03.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com 🌎 Markets & Macro Grains, oil, and global headlines all moving fast—stay sharp. 🌽 Grain Update Corn, soybeans, and wheat action you need to know. ⛽ Energy & Biofuels Ethanol, crude oil, and policy shifts impacting demand. 📈 What It Means Key takeaways to help you stay ahead of the market.

Trump/Xi Reschedule Causes Soybean Rally + E15 Ethanol Waiver 26.03.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. President Trump is headed to China 🇨🇳 for a high-stakes meeting with Xi, and markets are already reacting. Soybeans surged on the news, while corn and wheat followed higher amid fertili...

"Emergency" E15 Ethanol Announcement TODAY?? How Will it Impact Corn Demand? 25.03.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 🌽 E15 Decision Coming? Another summer waiver may drop today, allowing E15 sales and supporting ethanol demand—not permanent, but still bullish short-term. 🛢️ Oil Still Wild Crude jumpe...

One Trump Post = Trillions Moved...War or Peace?? 24.03.2026

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links — Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Welcome back! Today we’re breaking down a wild mix of geopolitics 🌍, energy markets 🛢️, biofuels policy 🌽, and key ag fundamentals 🌾👇 🛢️ Oil Market Whiplash Oil prices dropped sharp...

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