Market Talk

A rough Monday across ag commodities — soybeans led grain losses, cattle futures got hit hard, and the pressure spilled into hogs and outside markets. Mike Minor of Professional Ag Marketing joins Market Talk to break down the "big three" (plus a new fourth factor) driving the selloff, what USDA's phased reopening of the southern border means for cattle imports from Mexico and why producers shouldn't panic-sell into a rough day. Find more at https://www.professionalagmarketing.com.

As we finish out July, many areas of the U.S. are dealing with extreme heat and humidity for a few days to start the week. What is the outlook for later this week and into the month of August? Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us to discuss in our Weekly Weather Update for Monday, July 27th, 2026. More at https://www.agweather.com.

We also close out the show and hear a Monday market conversation between Susan Littlefield and Jim McCormick from AgMarket.net in Segment Four.

Heavy pressure is seen across grains, livestock and outside markets to start the week on Monday. We talk about it with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

On Friday's episode of Market Talk, we are sharing the recent Markets in Motion: What's Shaping Ag Prices in the Year Ahead panel from the recent NAFB Summer Showcase event held at the American Royal in Kansas City on July 16th. The panel featured Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist, StoneX Group; Mark Hobrock, Sr. Vice President, The Andersons; and Mike Zuzolo, President and Owner, Global Commodity Analytics. We will hear that in Segments Two, Three and Four today.

We also start the show with thoughts on the midsummer dairy market outlook as Susan Littlefield recently sat down with Shawn Hackett from Hackett Financial Advisors. That gets the show started today in Segment One of Market Talk.

On today's episode of Market Talk, we have this week's Cattle Chatter with Susan Littlefield as she talks with Joe Kooima from Kooima Kooima Varilek in Segment Two and we also have analysis from Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing in Segment Three.

More volatility is being seen in Thursday's market trade across grains and livestock. We talk through the trade moves and get perspective from Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX in our Midday Commentary.

Wheat led another strong session higher Wednesday after Russia announced an overnight shipping ban at Novorossiysk, its largest Black Sea port — while crude oil and soybean oil rallied right alongside it. Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics joins Market Talk to break down why this move feels less like a weather market and more like the early days of the 2022 invasion, plus a rough session for cattle and feeders ahead of Friday's Cattle on Feed report.

Also in Segment One, we hear our Midday Commentary from Wednesday with Arlan Suderman at StoneX and news headlines to end the show in Segment Four.

Wheat led the grain complex higher Tuesday, but the real story is the growing gap between official crop ratings and what agronomists are seeing in the field. Jim McCormick of AgMarket.net joins us today to break down corn and soybean yield uncertainty, the China tariff standoff, new tensions with Canada, and his advice for producers heading into fall marketing decisions. We also touch on the pullback in the cattle market and the economy at the end. Find more online by visiting https://www.agmarket.net.

Crops are looking solid across much of the Midwest, despite heat stress and wildfire smoke in the Great Lakes area. Soybeans rallied again on more Chinese demand business while corn and wheat were mixed and cattle ended their long losing streak with higher futures on Monday.

Mike Minor with Professional Ag Marketing joins us to discuss on one of today's interviews. We also hear from John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing who joins us for analysis and perspective.

There are also numerous weather factors being watched right now across the U.S. including wildfire smoke impacts in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes, extreme heat continuing across some areas, severe weather potential and even activity in the Gulf. Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us to discuss on our Weekly Weather Update. Find more at https://www.agweather.com.

Soybeans are pushing higher to start the week with corn up slightly as well. Cattle are also trying to end their losing streak to start the week. Arlan Suderman from StoneX joins us for our Midday Commentary on Monday.

On Friday's show, we get started with market analysis from Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek in Segment One followed by a market conversation with Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX in Segment Two.

Then, we spend the rest of the show looking back at the 53 year career of Mark Gold in the commodity and brokerage business. Susan Littlefield sits down with Gold, who just retired this month, for a wide ranging conversation about his career and today's market world.