As we near the end of the month, we continue to see the corn market struggling to find any momentum to the upside. Wheat had a solid day higher again led by spring wheat while the cattle futures found some good support. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss the trade on today's show. Find more at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also, it appears the cash cattle trade may be setting a new benchmark for cattle this week as Farm and Ranch Media's Susan Littlefield talks about it with Brad Kooima from Kooima Kooima and Varilek on the latest episode of Cattle Chatter.

A choppy day in the grain markets with mixed action elsewhere as we near the end of the week and month. Mike Castle, Senior Fertilizer Analyst at StoneX, joins us to discuss grains, macros and prices in the fertilizer markets in our Midday Commentary.

We saw a mixed to lower day in the markets on Wednesday with the soy complex under the most pressure along with more losses in cattle. Are soybeans gearing up for a move higher or lower as we enter June? Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics recaps Wednesday's trade and walks us through his thoughts on the soy complex along with wheat, corn and livestock trade. More at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

Also, we hear from Mark Lucas of StoneX to kickoff the show in Segment One and in segment four, we hear a conversation with Farm and Ranch Media's Susan Littlefield and Allendale's Kyle Bumsted talking about the cattle market action seen this week so far, recorded at the close on Wednesday.

Wheat and cattle were under sizable pressure on Tuesday with better world weather and higher dollar at play for wheat and some unfounded rumors of New World Screwworm in the US seemingly playing a role in cattle. Meantime, corn and soybeans were quiet and choppy on the day Tuesday as we came back from the holiday weekend. Cory Bratland with AgMarket.net joins us to discuss. More at https://www.agmarket.net.

May was an active month for weather across the US as spring planting got into full swing. We recap the month and take a look at what the June forecast has in store for us with Eric Snodgrass from Nutrien Ag Solutions in our Weekly Weather Update. Find more at https://www.ag-wx.com.

As we come out of the long holiday weekend, we find pressure across wheat and cattle futures to start the week. Meanwhile, the soy complex tries to hold some gains and corn appears to be searching for more direction. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Tuesday, May 27th, 2025.

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It wasn't a bad week in the markets, especially in the grain trade, but Friday's dull close may have dampened spirits just a bit. Ted Seifried from Zaner Ag Hedge joins us for analysis and perspective on everything from the grain and livestock trade to thoughts on the overall economy heading into the Memorial Day weekend. Find more at https://www.zaner.com.

Also on the show, we discuss the week in the trade, cash basis levels and much more with Bryan Irey from Crossroads Coop. Learn more at https://www.crossroadscoop.com.

BONUS SEGMENT: At the end of the podcast, we recap the newly released Cattle on Feed report with Kyle Bumsted from Allendale who joins us to break down the numbers.

More tariff headlines from President Trump have seemed to play a role in some of our market trade on Friday as traders are also seemingly trying to quietly enter a three-day weekend. Arlan Suderman from StoneX joins us to look at grains, livestock and outside markets in our Midday Commentary.

We saw a mixed session in the grain and oilseed markets on Thursday with more pressure in soybean oil while cattle futures found some good support as we near the upcoming holiday weekend. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss this week's action in the markets and share perspective as we look to close out the week. Learn more online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also, it is this week's episode of Cattle Chatter as Farm and Ranch Media's Susan Littlefield is joined by Brad Kooima from Kooima Kooima Varilek (KKV Trading) out of Sioux Center, IA to discuss the action we have seen throughout the cattle trade this week. Learn more online as well by visiting https://www.kkvtrading.com.

It's a mixed bag of trade across grain and livestock futures as more RVO rumors swirl, impacting soybean oil, while cattle trade is finding solid support. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary for Thursday, May 22nd, 2025.

We saw the grain trade moderately higher at midweek with the question starting to be asked, are we building weather premium in the commodity markets? Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us to discuss what he is tracking in the grain complex, the latest ethanol numbers and what he is seeing in the cattle complex as well. Find more online by visiting https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

Plus, we close the show in Segment Four with more perspective on building potential weather premium in the markets and thoughts on the choppy cattle trade with David Ericson from AgOptimus in Akron, IA. More online at https://www.agoptimus.com.