Market Talk

As we get closer to ending 2025 and see the markets mostly entering into the holiday mode, we take a step back and discuss some common market terms and strategies to consider when it comes to managing your risk. Our professor for today's lesson is Bryan Doherty, Senior Market Advisor with Total Farm Marketing. Learn more at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com . Plus, we take a look at what is happe...

We see mixed to higher action in corn and wheat while soybeans continue to struggle. Meantime, we have new Consumer Price Index data to discuss and we see a mixed tone in livestock trade. Arlan Suderman from StoneX joins us for our Midday Commentary.

Crude oil, wheat and soybeans are leading most of the market related headlines at midweek as we watch geopolitical news, technical factors and more weighing on these markets specifically. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us to go through the midweek action, discuss chart relationships and much more across the grain and livestock trade. Find more online by visiting https://www.glob...

We see mixed to lower action in Wednesday's market trade with soybeans under pressure once again. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the market action, the latest on crude oil and more.

As we near the end of the year, the cattle market has really been the star of the markets in 2025. But that doesn't mean that high prices bring high profitability, does it? That's one of many questions we explore on today's show with Tyler Schau from AgMarket.net. We also look at the general grain market action as we work towards the holiday season. Also in Segment Two, we get grain market analysi...

Monday's market action had a bit of a "risk-off" flavor to it, especially in the grains and oilseeds. However, we did finished somewhat mixed on the session as we've hit the halfway point of December and the downhill slide to the holidays. John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss the markets as we get the week started. Learn more at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com . With a wa...

We see a somewhat "risk-off" sentiment in the grain markets on Monday while we also await a slew of economic data to get released this week. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary for Monday, December 15th, 2025.

On Friday's Market Talk, we examine the week in the livestock trade and talk markets with Joe Kooima from KKV Trading. Then, we take a broader look at the markets and ag economy with Chad Hart from Iowa State University.

On today's show, we start in segment one with analysis from Arlan Suderman from StoneX that we got during our Midday Commentary and follow that up with a new episode of Cattle Chatter in Segment Two with Susan Littlefield and Brad Kooima. Then, we sit down for a look at the week in the market trade and talk risk management with Bryan Doherty from Total Farm Marketing to close the show.

On Wednesday's episode, we talk with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics.

We have plenty of news with market implications so far this week as we saw the announcement of a farmer aid package on Monday by the Trump Administration, a December WASDE report that was fairly quiet on Tuesday and we have the December Federal Reserve meeting this week. Tommy Grisafi with AgBull Media and Nesvick Trading joins us to break it all down on today's show along with Matt Bennett from A...

On Monday's show, we talk markets with John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing and weather with Eric Snodgrass from Nutrien Ag Solutions.

We see mixed action in the grain markets to start the week as the White House readies a farmer aid announcement on Monday. Mike Castle with StoneX joins us to discuss the grains and the fertilizer markets to start the week.

Grain markets struggled into the first weekend of December with soybeans leading the way lower, even as Chinese sales were reported for soybeans on Friday morning. Are we already getting into the holiday blues for these grain and oilseed markets? What about the early 2026 acreage battle? DuWayne Bosse with Bolt Marketing joins us for a conversation about the week in the grain and livestock markets...

Grain and livestock markets were mostly higher on Thursday as we work through the first week of December. Corn demand especially remains strong, according to the export sales data. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss demand, charts and market sentiment on today's show. Find more online by visiting https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com . Also, what is happening in this cattle t...

Markets were mixed to slightly higher at midday on Thursday. Ryan Moe, Regional Director for StoneX, joins us to take a look at the day's market action.

As we work into the end of 2025, there is still plenty of news and even uncertainty surrounding the broader market picture. Trade, catching up on data from the shutdown, South American weather and so much more is at play here moving forward. We dive into all of that and look at a mixed market trade on Wednesday with Ted Seifried from Zaner Ag Hedge on today's show.

Grain markets are mostly lower at midday Wednesday as we continue to slowly receive CFTC fund data and more. Also, China/US soybean trade is in the news again today. Ryan Moe, Regional Director for StoneX, joins us to discuss.

We saw good market action to the upside in corn, wheat and cattle futures on the second day of December 2025. Brian Splitt with AgMarket.net joins us to discuss trends, chart action and much more as we look across corn, wheat, soybeans, cotton, rice and cattle markets on today's show. Learn more online at https://www.agmarket.net .

Grain and livestock markets are trading mostly higher as we work through our Tuesday session with corn, wheat and cattle the upside leaders. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

Grain and livestock markets kicked off the final month of 2025 with a lower day across much of the trade. Is the seasonal low volume holiday trade mindset and winter blues already settling into the commodity markets? John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing joins us to share perspective on the markets as we kicked off the week and the month of December. Find more online by visiting their website at...

Grain and livestock markets are quietly lower to start the month of December. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to look at Monday's market action.

After the volatility to start the week on Monday, and amid the holiday shortened trading week, cattle futures somehow rallied to a higher weekly close as we finished out the month of November on Friday. Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek in Sioux Center, IA joins us to wrap up the week in the livestock and grain markets. Find more at https://www.kkvtrading.com . Also on today's show, we feat...

The Friday after Thanksgiving is usually a quiet market day with a hard open and shortened session of trading. We see grains quiet with more strength in cattle futures to close out the week. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss and wrap up the week of trade.

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! On today's episode, we look at the strength in grain and cattle futures ahead of the holiday on Wednesday. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us to discuss factors he is watching across wheat, crude oil, corn, soybeans and cattle as we close out the month of November. More at https://www.globalcommresearch.com . On this week's Cattle Chatter, B...