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

"Corn Piles in the Parking Lot" - Storage Crunch Hits Wisconsin and Elsewhere 24.11.2025

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. 🌽 Record Wisconsin Corn Crop + Storage Crunch Wisconsin is harvesting a record corn crop, with many farmers reporting yields 20–30 bushels above previous highs. Grain elevators across t...

Farm Financial Stress/Bankruptcies Build + China Buys MORE Soybeans 21.11.2025

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. 🌦️ Weather & Drought Update Most of the Corn Belt stayed dry last week. Drought intensified in eastern IA/IL, northern MN, and big portions of WI. • Illinois: 74% in drought, 4.5% ex...

Farmers Already Sold!! Trump Admin is TOO SLOW with Trade, Aid, etc. 20.11.2025

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. 🇺🇸 Farm Aid Update The Trump administration is expected to announce additional farmer assistance in early December. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the aid is likely coming dur...

Higher Soybean Prices = NO FARM AID? Here's What We Know... 19.11.2025

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. 🤝 Trade Deals & Farmer Aid Outlook Recent trade agreements may impact the likelihood of additional farmer assistance. USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden says market conditions have...

China Just Bought 44 MILLION Bushels of US Soybeans in ONE DAY 18.11.2025

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: Soybeans Surge on China Buying Soybean futures ripped higher Monday on renewed optimism that China is finally buying US product. Jan26 soybeans jumped about 33 cents to $11.5...

"There is No Trade Deal" - China Buys Only 3% of US Soybean "Commitments" 17.11.2025

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. 🇨🇳 China Falls Far Short of US Soybean Targets Concerns are growing over China’s commitment to purchase US soybeans. USDA data released Friday showed that China has purchased just 332,00...

Corn RALLIES to 4-Month High, USDA to Cut Production Estimate 14.11.2025

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 Futures Rally Ahead of Key USDA Reports Corn futures pushed higher on Thursday, with the Dec25 contract closing near $4.42, the best level in nearly five months. Traders are brac...

Soybean Prices Erase ALL "Trade War Losses" - but Why?? 13.11.2025

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. 🌱 Grain Markets This Morning Soybean futures posted fresh highs overnight. Jan26 pushed above $11.40 for the first time this year, marking the best continuation trade since July 2024. C...

Clock Ticks on US/China Soybean "Deal" - China Inks Deal to Buy More from Brazil 12.11.2025

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. 🇨🇳 China Chooses Brazil China’s state-owned COFCO has signed a $10B deal to purchase 20mmt of Brazilian soybeans, soybean oil, palm oil, and other ag products. The agreement includes con...

Iowa Politicians Want "Absentee Landlords" to Pay Higher Taxes 11.11.2025

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. 🇺🇸 Iowa Farmland Controversy Iowa Auditor and gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand is backing a plan to raise taxes on out-of-state property owners — including farmland. Sand argues it would...

Trump $2,000 Stimulus, 50Yr Mortgages, Inflation, and Grain Prices 10.11.2025

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. ✅ Today’s Focus: Trump’s $2,000 Tariff Dividend & Inflation Risks 📊 💰 Economic & Policy Updates President Trump announced plans for a $2,000 “tariff dividend” to most American...

Soybean Prices TANK Because China Isn't Buying Enough + SCOTUS/Tariffs 07.11.2025

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 to Grain Markets & Other Stuff! Today’s update dives into a sharp selloff in soybeans, trade developments with China, and a closer look at shifting global dynamics af...

China Buys US Wheat/Sorghum + USDA's Corn Yield # is Too High 06.11.2025

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! Here’s what’s moving the markets this week 👇 🌾 China Steps Back Into U.S. Grain Markets Reuters reports China purchased two cargoes of U.S. wheat — one soft white and one...

Big Farm Aid Next?? $12B Rumor and Why Farmers Still Support Trump 05.11.2025

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. 💰 Farm Aid Update The Trump administration still plans to deliver additional farm aid once the shutdown ends—reportedly up to $12B to offset trade-war impacts. USDA Deputy Secretary Vad...

China Buys US Soybeans... Then Switches Back to Brazil 04.11.2025

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. 🌎 China’s Soybean Shuffle China booked 20 Brazilian soybean cargoes—half for December, the rest for March–July—as Brazil undercuts US Gulf prices again. Traders still expect US purchase...

Is This REALLY a Win for Farmers? USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins on China, Payments & Policy 03.11.2025

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube 🎙️ Welcome back to Grain Markets & Other Stuff! 🌾 This week we sit down with USDA Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins for a big-time conversation on the future of American agriculture and global trade. Strap in—this one hits all the hot topics 👇 🇨🇳 US/China “Trade Deal” &...

Will China REALLY Buy 440 MILLION Bushels of US Soybeans in the next 3 Months?? 31.10.2025

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 China’s long-term soybean commitment and what it really means for US farmers. 🌱🇺🇸🇨🇳 🌍 Global Market & Trade 🌐 China agreed to resume lo...

"Don't Call it a Trade Deal" - Soybean Prices Fall Following Trump/Xi "Truce" 30.10.2025

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. 🌦️ Macro & Policy President Trump says talks with Xi were “12 out of 10” and announced tariff cuts tied to fentanyl cooperation. China says they reached consensus on fentanyl and agr...

China FINALLY Buys US Soybeans + Joe Gets GHOSTED by Brooke Rollins 29.10.2025

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. 🇨🇳 China Buys U.S. Soybeans for the First Time This Marketing Year 🌦 Market Highlights China has purchased U.S. soybeans for the first time this marketing year. Reuters reports that stat...

Soybean Prices Hit Calendar-Year High on Trade Deal Hopes: But is it All Just Talk?? 28.10.2025

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 to today’s grain market update! Soybean futures surged to their highest level since June as optimism grows that China may resume U.S. soybean purchases following President Tru...

"Soybean Farmer" Scott Bessent says China Will Buy, Prices Surge 27.10.2025

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-China Trade Talks US and Chinese leaders made progress on a trade deal during meetings in Malaysia. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Trump’s 100% tariff threat on...

Is China Buying US Soybeans and Wheat while the Govt is Shut Down?? 24.10.2025

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. 🌱 Soybeans & Corn Soybean and corn futures advanced on Thursday. The Nov25 soybean contract rose 10¢ to about $10.45/bu, its highest level in more than a month. Support came from su...

Trump SLAMS Cattle Ranchers - And He's DEAD WRONG 23.10.2025

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. Today’s Focus: Trump vs. Ranchers, China’s Crop Damage, and U.S.–China Trade Tensions 🇺🇸🌾 🐄 Trump Attacks U.S. Ranchers President Trump took aim at U.S. cattle ranchers Wednesday, crit...

FSA to Reopen, Direct Farm Payments Forthcoming Despite Govt Shutdown 22.10.2025

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 to today’s update! We’re covering farm aid, trade talks, beef expansion plans, global wheat crops, and precious metals volatility. 🌾 USDA Resumes Farm Aid The Trump administr...

Trump Picks a Fight with ANOTHER Big Ag Importer 21.10.2025

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. 🇺🇸🌎 U.S.–Colombia Tensions Escalate President Trump announced new aid cuts and potential tariffs against Colombia, accusing President Gustavo Petro of failing to curb drug production. C...

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