Market Talk

We saw more profit taking in cattle futures on Friday while this week's cash trade was strong again. What's going on with the disconnect between the two markets and where do we go from here? Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek joins us for analysis of the week in the livestock trade and more on today's show. Find more at https://www.kkvtrading.com . We are also seeing some positive money flow...

On today's show, we hear from StoneX Senior Commodities Economist Mike Castle to kickoff the show followed by this week's new episode of Cattle Chatter with Susan Littlefield and Brad Kooima. Susan sticks with us in Segment Three as she shares a dairy market conversation with Shawn Hackett from Hackett Financial Advisors while Jesse closes the show with market analysis and recap from Thursday's tr...

We see pressure across commodities, energies and cattle on Thursday as optimism grows about a deal to end the war with Iran. That is helping fuel positivity in the stock market as well as we near the end of the week. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in the Market Talk Midday Commentary. ***Always remember the risk of trading futures and options can be substa...

On today's Market Talk, Susan Littlefield sits in for Jesse Allen as she has market analysis with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics and Mike Castle from StoneX. She also shares a conversation with former Senator Heidi Heitkamp, who is now Director of Agriculture at alliant.

It was a classic "turnaround Tuesday" in the trade today as we saw the livestock complex find support to the upside after profit taking to start the week. Meantime, grains saw a round of profit taking as we've been testing key resistance levels. Brian Splitt with AgMarket.net joins us for some technical analysis of the the trade as we talk corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, rice and cattle on the show...

It appears to be a turnaround Tuesday to the downside in the grain complex as we see moderate pressure across soybeans, corn and wheat. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the grain trade and new economic data released on Tuesday morning.

We saw a strong day in soybeans, backed by more strength in soybean oil and some frost concerns from the weekend with November soybean futures breaking $12 before finishing off the highs. Meantime, corn was moderately higher with December futures breaking the $5 mark and closing above it. Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth with Van Ahn & Company joins us for market analysis and perspective on today's show. Mo...

A strong day higher for soybeans on Monday with corn and wheat following behind while cattle are under pressure. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX joins us to discuss.

December corn hit $5.01 and three quarters on Friday, before falling back to close below the elusive $5 mark. Overall, it was another decent money flow day to end the week in grains but what is holding this corn market back? Ted Seifried with Zaner Ag Hedge joins us to talk funds, demand, E15, money flow across commodities, livestock trade and much more. Find more online at https://www.zaner.com ....

Today's guests include Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing, Sue Martin with Ag & Investments and a new episode of Cattle Chatter with Susan Littlefield and Brad Kooima from KKV Trading.

Guests today include Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics, John Bode with the Corn Refiners Association and analysis from Arlan Suderman at StoneX.

Guests include Jim McCormick from AgMarket.net, Eric Snodgrass from Nutrien with our Weekly Weather Update, Arlan Suderman at StoneX and Edward Hubbard from the Renewable Fuels Asssociation.

Wheat is under more pressure on Thursday after a poor close to the trade yesterday while corn and soybeans have tested key resistance but can't seem to break through it. Livestock trade is a mixed bag as well on the day. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for analysis in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Thursday, April 30th, 2026.

It was a higher day across many grain and livestock markets to start the week on Monday. Is this a one-off, general money flow kind of day or the start of something else? John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing joined us for analysis on Monday's episode of Market Talk. Find more online by visiting https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com . Farm Profit Manager, a newly launched farm financial management...

Cattle and soybean futures found some green on Friday while corn was dead quiet and KC wheat could not follow through after Thursday's strength on weather concerns. We get analysis and perspective on today's show as we start with Kyle Bumsted from Allendale who has perspective on the cattle and grain markets. In Segment Two, we talk with Joe Kooima from Kooima Kooima Varilek who helps us break dow...

Weather worries impacted the Kansas City wheat market on Thursday as the trade surged higher, spilling over into Chicago and Minneapolis wheat too. Cotton also saw some consolidation and support from the dry weather in the south it seemed on the day. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us for analysis of the grain, livestock and dairy markets today. Find more online at https://www.totalf...

KC wheat is leading the complex higher today as weather concerns return to the market trade while corn and soybeans are quiet. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for analysis and perspective in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Thursday, April 23rd, 2026.

At midweek, the commodity and livestock markets seem to be searching the latest Middle East headlines and weather forecasts for some direction. We break down the latest when it comes to energies, grains, livestock and financials with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics. Find more online at https://www.globalcommresearch.com . In segment two, we talk with Dylan Mangel, University of Nebrask...

Markets are mixed at midday on Wednesday as we search for direction in the headlines. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026.

Soybean oil surged again on Tuesday, which helped support soybeans in general. The grain markets continue to watch weather and headlines as we search for price direction while it was a mixed day in livestock. Jacob Burks with AgMarket.net joins us for analysis and perspective on today's show. Find more online at https://www.agmarket.net . Also, a new analysis from Hedgepoint Global Markets on Braz...

Soybean oil is the leader at midday Tuesday while wheat is quiet even with poor crop ratings in the Plains. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the latest market moves in our Midday Commentary for Tuesday, April 21st.

More headlines and uncertainty surrounding the Middle East war impacted outside markets to start the week, but what about grain and livestock trade? Are the ag markets getting tired of the constant headline news cycle? John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss the start of the week in the market trade. Find more at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com . We had some intense severe w...

More weekend headlines are at play in the markets on Monday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to break it down in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

It was another interesting week in the cattle complex as we saw plenty of volatility to finish out the week on Friday. Crude oil was also lower on Middle East peace optimism, which had a broad effect on the markets as well. Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek joins us to share perspective and analysis of the livestock and grain markets on today's show. Find more online at https://www.kkvtradi...

Crude oil is under pressure amid optimism for peace in the Middle East and that is weighing on the markets in many ways. Also, cattle futures have found heavy pressure at mid-morning as traders search for a reason. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary for Friday, April 17th, 2026.