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Midday grain markets are seeing some healthy follow-through, with soybeans and wheat posting a nice bounce. Corn, meanwhile, is beginning to feel harvest pressure as combines continue to bring in the crop. Soybean quality remains a concern as harvest reveals discolored beans, including brown and purple shades linked to fungal issues following wet weather. That discoloration could create challenges...

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Bryan Doherty, Senior Market Advisor at Total Farm Marketing, joins Market Talk to break down Thursday's grain close, why wheat keeps sliding, the corn yield debate, harvest storage decisions, and what to watch in cattle, hogs and dairy. Corn and bean selling dried up, but is a low in? Bryan explains why fund liquidation and harvest pressure still have the upper hand, why farmers' yield reports do...

Soybeans and soybean oil are the leaders at midday while it is mixed to lower trade elsewhere. We talk about it with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics joins Market Talk to break down wheat's slide toward major support, what El Nino rains in southern Brazil could mean for soybeans and corn, why Illinois basis levels point to a shorter corn crop, and what USDA's new cash cattle reports and Friday's Cattle on Feed report could mean for livestock futures. Learn more from Mike Zuzolo at Global Commodity Analy...

On today's show, Tommy Grisafi of Ag Bull Media and Nesvick Trading Group joins Market Talk host Jesse Allen to react to the new $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief program announced by the Trump administration. Tommy explains why government aid can pressure futures, what harvest pressure means for corn near $4.60, how a wild day in crude oil is rippling through grains, and why cattle are finding suppo...

We saw the grain markets trading lower at midday while cattle were pushing higher. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the markets and the news of $8 billion of relief for farmers announced by President Trump on Monday evening.

Grains started the week lower, and John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing says money flow out of the ag sector may matter as much as fundamentals. On Monday's Market Talk, John breaks down corn falling through its post-report low, early better-than-expected yields, a skeptical look at corn export demand andslow wheat exports. He also looks at a a cattle rally and hedging thoughts, a fast dairy re...

Grains are showing some pressure while the livestock markets are mixed to higher as we start the week. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the early week market action and the 39th anniversary of "Black Monday" on Wall Street.

It was a lower week for the grain markets with cattle futures sitting on the verge of a potential breakout to the upside as we wrapped up the week. In Segment Two, Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek in Sioux Center, Iowa, joins Jesse Allen to break down a big week for cattle. Cash trade finally moved higher, futures are pushing into chart resistance, and ICE says it plans to launch cattle and hog...

We saw more pressure in the grain markets on Friday with a higher day brewing in livestock at midday. Meantime, traders and analysts continue to react to this week's inflation data. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary for Friday, October 16th, 2026.

Soybeans broke support, corn hit its lowest close since August, and harvest pressure is in full swing. Bryan Doherty, Senior Market Advisor at Total Farm Marketing, joins Jesse Allen on Market Talk to break down the grain selloff, the dollar and interest rate pressure, on-farm storage strategy, and the outlook for cattle and dairy. Find more online at www.totalfarmmarketing.com . Also, southern ca...

We saw a hotter than expected Producer Price Index released on Thursday along with mixed to lower action in the grain and oilseed trade. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary for Thursday, October 15th, 2026. ***Always remember the risk of trading futures and options can be substantial.

Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics joins Market Talk, powered by Brevant Seeds, to break down a lower midweek trade on Wednesday where two potential freight trains may have collided for the commodity markets. A hotter inflation report sent the dollar and Treasury yields higher, even as corn and wheat export demand builds. Mike also covers wheat and crude oil correlation, corn and the world...

Grain markets are mostly lower at midday and midweek Wednesday after we start the session fairly well in soybeans. Ryan Moe, Regional Director at StoneX, joins us to discuss soybean spreads, harvest pressure, diesel/energy prices and more in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Wednesday, October 14th, 2026. Always remember the risk of trading futures and options can be substantial.

We saw a mixed to lower day in the grain and livestock markets on Tuesday. Jim McCormick with AgMarket joins us to discuss harvest pressure in the markets, EPA's proposal to reallocated waived gallons from small refinery exemptions impact in the soybean market, more fallout from the October WASDE and some thoughts on inflation, meat demand and more. Find more online by visiting https://www.agmarke...

It's a mixed market trade across commodities at midday on Tuesday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for analysis in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

What's the outlook for corn, cattle and hogs after USDA's October WASDE surprise. John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing explains what the 1.85 billion bushel corn carryout means for December corn, why storing grain needs a floor, and what is driving a technical breakout in cattle. Also, is corn already priced where it should be? Mike Minor of Professional Ag Marketing breaks down the October WASDE...

A much quieter, mixed market trade to start the week on Monday. We break down more of the aftermath from the October WASDE report and talk markets with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, in our Midday Commentary.

Corn took a hard hit after USDA's October WASDE surprised the trade with a bigger corn yield, while cattle futures closed the week with strength and hogs stayed under pressure. Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek Trading in Sioux Center, Iowa joins Market Talk to break down the report, what moved the grains, why the cattle market is a two-tiered story, and what is weighing on hogs. He also shares...

USDA raised its yield estimates for both corn and soybeans in the October WASDE. The bigger corn crop lifted projected 2026/27 ending stocks by more than a quarter of a billion bushels. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joined us for a recap in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

Is corn at a critical pivot point? Bryan Doherty, Senior Market Advisor with Total Farm Marketing, joins Jesse Allen on Market Talk, powered by Brevant Seeds, to break down Thursday's grain, livestock and dairy markets ahead of USDA's October WASDE report. Also, is the cattle market setting up for a period of sideways trade? On this week’s Cattle Chatter, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek tak...

We see some pressure across commodities on Thursday with soybeans the downside leader at midday. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Thursday, October 8th, 2026.

Treasury yields hit new highs, the dollar is firm and the soybean harvest is badly behind. Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics joins Jesse Allen on Market Talk to break down how interest rates, harvest progress and fund positioning could shape grains and livestock heading into Friday's WASDE report. Follow Mike and get a two-week free trial of his independent research online at https://www.g...

A mostly lower trade at midday Wednesday across grains, livestock and outside markets. We discuss the midweek action with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, in our Midday Commentary.