Market Talk

On today's show, we begin in Segment One with Casey Schleusner, retail sales agronomist with Brevant seeds, who shares some early soybean yields from Brevant brand Enlist E3 soybeans and how they are exceeding grower expectations as harvest gets underway in North Central Iowa. And we also talk about why October, soybean cyst nematode month, is the time to think about SCN and soil sampling. Learn m...

We saw a solid grain market rally through midday on Tuesday while the cattle complex was also showing some signs of life. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for a conversation about the markets as we worked through Tuesday trade.

John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing joins Market Talk on Monday, October 5, to break down a choppy start to the first full week of October. Grains finished off their highs as harvest pressure showed up, wheat led the way, and cattle gave back some ground while hogs held up better. John covers what he is hearing ahead of Friday’s October WASDE report, where corn and soybean yield could land, why...

USDA's September 30 Grain Stocks report delivered an ugly surprise for corn, diesel is flirting with record highs, and rate hike expectations are swinging week to week. StoneX Senior Commodities Economist Mike Castle joins Jesse Allen on Market Talk to sort through what it all means for farmers and ranchers. Mike breaks down why USDA's feed and residual number has been such a puzzle, how old-crop...

Mixed and quiet action in the markets as we close out the week on Friday. We talk about it with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Friday, October 2nd, 2026.

On Thursday's episode of Market Talk, we talk markets with Bryan Doherty from Total Farm Marketing and have a new episode of Cattle Chatter with Susan Littlefield and Brad Kooima from KKV Trading.

USDA's quarterly Grain Stocks report gave corn a bearish surprise and sent front-month futures down about 20 cents. Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth of Van Ahn & Company joins Market Talk to break down what the numbers mean for corn, soybeans, wheat and cattle, and how to approach 2027 marketing. We also hear from Arlan Suderman with StoneX in Segment One and look at news headlines to close the show in...

USDA provided a bit of a bearish surprise for the corn market in the Quarterly Grain Stocks report out on Wednesday. But, was it something that needed to be done? We discuss that and recap the numbers with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

Jacob Burks of AgMarket. Net joins Jesse Allen on Tuesday's Market Talk to preview Wednesday's USDA Grain Stocks report, explain how a wet harvest is squeezing soybean processors, and break down the outlook for corn, wheat, hogs and cattle heading into the fourth quarter. Also, we discuss soybean cyst nematode and the upcoming SCN Action Month in October with Dr. Wade Webster, NDSU Soybean Patholo...

Soybeans led the grain complex lower on Monday after the U.S.-China summit delivered little ag news. Mike Minor of Professional Ag Marketing joins Jesse Allen in Segment One to break down the disappointment, Wednesday's quarterly Grain Stocks report, early harvest delays from heavy rain, war-premium erosion in wheat, and where hogs and cattle stand heading into October. Later in the show, John Hei...

Grains and oilseeds are under pressure to start the week amid some disappointment it seems from some traders regarding the US/China summit. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to put into perspective the market reaction and more as we move forward this week.

Grain and livestock markets finished mixed on Friday as we closed out a busy week of headlines in the market trade. Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek in Sioux Center, Iowa joins Market Talk in Segment One to break down a wild week in the cattle complex, a two-tiered cash market between the north and south, a technically bullish setup building in feeders, a still-struggling hog market, and what t...

Markets were fairly mixed on Thursday as traders wait for news from the Trump/Xi meeting at the White House. Bryan Doherty, senior market advisor with Total Farm Marketing, joins Market Talk to break down a pivotal week in the grain markets ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting, corn's textbook technical setup heading into harvest, a soggy soybean harvest outlook, and a mixed bag across dairy, cattle and...

Mixed action in the markets at midday Thursday as traders await news from the Trump/Xi meeting in Washington D.C. while also watching other headlines. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics joins Market Talk to break down diesel export ban rumors, surging bond yields, the Trump-Xi summit's impact on grain markets, and record-setting cattle prices. Today's show powered by Brevant Seeds. Learn more online from Mike Zuzolo at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

We see the grain markets under pressure at midday while cattle are trending higher. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026.

Brian Splitt of AgMarket. Net joins Market Talk for technical analysis to break down corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton and cattle charts as the market braces for a big meeting with China and the quarterly Grain Stocks report. Splitt lays out three separate technical measurements pointing to $6.50 corn, a soybean target near $13.60, an SRW wheat objective around $8.60, and a feeder cattle setup that co...

Grain and livestock markets are mixed to lower in a turnaround Tuesday type of trading session. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026.

On Monday's Market Talk, we start the show with meteorologist Eric Snodgrass of Nutrien Ag Solutions for the weekly weather update, breaking down a sharply divided pattern: heavy rain and stalk/root concerns across the Midwest, record heat and drought in the South, a historically quiet Atlantic hurricane season, and a split planting outlook in South America as a record-strength El Nino reshapes th...

Grain and livestock markets have found support to the upside through midday Monday. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

Jesse Allen is spending time at the Agribusiness & Water Council of Arizona Annual Meeting and Water Conference today and he learns about water issues due to drought and more on today's show. In the audio version of the show, he talks policy and gets background from Tim Dunn, Arizona State Senator for District 25, in Segment Two. Then later in Segment Four, he learns about the Roosevelt Irriga...

Susan Littlefield sits in for Jesse Allen this afternoon and has market conversations with Shawn Hackett from Hackett Finanical Advisors, a new episode of Cattle Chatter with Brad Kooima from Kooima Kooima Varilek and she talks with Bryan Doherty from Total Farm Marketing.

The Fed just raised rates for the first time in three years, a Saudi supply shock has Brent crude back near 2008 highs, and record rail fuel surcharges are hammering grain basis right as harvest gets underway. Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics joins Jesse Allen to unpack all of it, plus what's next for cattle, wheat, and the upcoming Trump-Xi meeting. We also get Fed reaction to open the s...

We talked the Fed, interest rates, energies and commodities in Wednesday's Midday Commentary with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX.

On Tuesday's Market Talk, we begin the show with news headlines and listen back to our Midday Commentary with Arlan Suderman at StoneX in Segment One. Then, we listen back to a conversation with Terry Johnston, Development Officer for Farm Rescue, during this year's Farm Progress Show in Segment Two. Jacob Burks of AgMarket. Net joins Tuesday's Market Talk in the second half of the show to break d...