Market Talk

Cattle futures have found some early week support to the upside while it is mixed to lower in grains and oilseeds. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist with StoneX, joins us to take a look at the markets and news headlines coming out of the holiday weekend.

***NOTE: markets are closed on Friday for Juneteenth. We will be back with a new program on Monday. As we wrapped up the trading week on Thursday, USDA confirmed rumored soybean sales to China on the morning export report. So why did the grain markets (soybeans especially) find a negative tone into the holiday weekend? We discuss the broader selloff in grains and livestock ahead of Father's Day wi...

USDA confirmed Chinese purchases of soybeans on Thursday morning, yet we are seeing a selloff across many commodities into the three-day weekend. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Thursday, June 18th, 2026.

The grain markets were quietly higher on Wednesday, with the wheat complex finding some great support. Cattle futures were mixed as we near the next Cattle on Feed report and overall, crude oil continued to try and find it's new trading level. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us to discuss the potential role of weather, the energy story, inflation and more in the markets. Find mor...

Grain and livestock markets show mixed action on Wednesday as we near the end of a holiday shortened week. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

Rumors that China is kicking the tires on buying U.S. soybeans gave the grains and oilseeds some upside momentum to open Tuesday's trade. The markets did pullback but could we be looking at more demand led story moving forward? That's one of many topics we discuss today with Jim McCormick from AgMarket.net on Market Talk. More at https://www.agmarket.net . The grain markets are watching weather an...

Some volatility has returned to the grains and oilseeds on Tuesday while cattle show another strong day to the upside through midday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

The outside markets saw volatility on Monday amid the reports of a US/Iran peace deal. Meantime, the cattle complex had a good start to the week while the grain markets were quietly mixed. Mike Minor with Professional Ag Marketing joins us to share perspective on the ag markets and share some thoughts on consumer meat demand amid rising inflation. Find more online at https://www.professioanlagmark...

Grains and livestock trade are fairly mixed as most of the attention is in the energy sector and financials after reports of a U.S. and Iran peace agreement. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

We have seen a large selloff in the grain markets over the past month as funds and speculative money have been heading for the exits, causing lots of chart damage along the way. Why did funds leave and when could they come back? Could inflation drive money back into grains? What do we make of the moves in the cattle markets as of late? These are all questions we explore today with Ted Seifried fro...

We saw a quieter day in the grain trade on Friday as we had mixed action through midday while there was some pressure in cattle futures and more inflation data to absorb to close out the week. We discuss those things with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

We saw the grain markets mixed to lower on Thursday as the June WASDE report came and went with minimal changes. Cattle futures saw a good day to the upside as the markets continue to digest New World Screwworm in the United States. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us for analysis and perspective on today's show. Find more at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com . Meanwhile, it's been a...

Minimal changes to the overall balance sheets according to USDA's June WASDE Report out on Thursday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to recap the numbers and discuss what he saw on the report.

Susan Littlefield sits in for one more day for Jesse as she has conversations with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics, Darin Fessler from Lakefront Futures and Arlan Suderman from StoneX today.

Susan Littlefield sits in on today's show and has conversations with Tyler Schau from AgMarket.net, Kyle Bumsted from Allendale and Arlan Suderman from StoneX.

On today's show, Susan Littlefield sits in again and has conversation with Jeff Hoogendoorn from Professional Ag Marketing, Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions and John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing.

Susan Littlefield sits in for Jesse Allen on Friday's show and has conversations with Arlan Suderman at StoneX, Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics and Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek to close out the week.

Susan Littlefield sits in today on Market Talk as she spends time at World Pork Expo in Des Moines, IA. We hear conversations with USMEF and Dr. Lee Schulz from Ever. Ag. It's also a new episode of Cattle Chatter with Brad Kooima from KKV Trading and we talk markets with David Ericson from AgOptimus.

Money flow seemed to be against the grain and cattle markets again on Wednesday as we saw pressure across the ag trade except for soybean oil and lean hogs. Could this be a sign that funds are exiting their positions and taking money out of the ag markets? Is this simply a short term correction or the start of a longer term trend? We discuss that, algorithm trade action and more with Mike Zuzolo f...

Markets are seeing selling pressure at midweek as money flow trends against grain and livestock markets. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

Markets are seeing pressure and negative money flow across grains and livestock on Tuesday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the market action at midday.

New month, same story it seemed on Monday as the grain and livestock markets were largely mixed with the exception being soybean oil and cattle finding early week support. John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing joins us on today's show to provide analysis and perspective as the markets enter a new month with many of the same dynamics and headlines factoring into the trade. Find more at https://ww...

We see a mixed start to the month of June in the markets with crude oil, soybean oil and cattle finding early week support. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary for Monday, June 1st, 2026.

The trend was lower on Friday across the grain and livestock trade (the lone exception being soybean oil) as it appeared funds and algo traders took more profit out of the markets ahead of the weekend. As planting wraps up and crops get some heat, when will the weather conversation start to factor into the markets? DuWayne Bosse from Bolt Marketing joins us from his tractor cab for analysis and pe...

We saw broad based selling pressure in the markets to end the week and the month of May. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joined us to share perspective in our Midday Commentary on Friday.