Grain markets were quiet to start the week on Monday while cattle futures had a strong upside day. We talk about market uncertainty with a lack of government reports, looking at market fundamentals and more with John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing. More online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also, we see some rain potential in the forecast for dry areas of the Midwest and mid-south early this week while new long-range weather models for winter indicate the possibility of a drought busting pattern. Eric Snodgrass from Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us to discuss all of that and more on our Weekly Weather Update for Monday, October 6th, 2025. More at https://www.ag-wx.com.

Markets are quietly mixed to start the week as the government shutdown continues, farmer aid announcements are reportedly on the way and more. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary for Monday, October 6th, 2025.

As we wrap up the week and get fully into October, we take a broad look at where things stand in the grain and livestock markets with Chad Hart from Iowa State University. We discuss seasonal harvest pressure in the markets, headline news influence, livestock market action and more as we close out with a quiet trading day on Friday.

Also in Segment Four, dairy farmers from New Zealand spent time at World Dairy Expo to learn more about technologies used in the states and share their story as well. We learn more with our own Susan Littlefield to close out the show.

Markets are quietly mixed to higher as we look to close out the week of trade. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX joins us for our Midday Commentary with thoughts on USDA suspending its October WASDE Report, a potential farm bailout and more.

We saw another higher day in the grains and oilseeds on Thursday as the early October winning streak continues. Meantime, it was a lower day in the livestock trade with feeder cattle futures down sharply to close the session.

On today's show, we put an emphasis on controlling the factors you can control and looking at market fundamentals. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us in Segment Three followed by David Brock from The Brock Report in Segment Four.

Before all of that, we have this week's Cattle Chatter conversation with Susan Littlefield and Brad Kooima from KKV Trading in Segment Two and we hear from Arlan Suderman of StoneX in our opening segment of the show, powered by John Deere Operations Center.

We see mixed to higher action in Thursday's grain trade with pressure in cattle. Arlan Suderman from StoneX joins us to discuss their latest customer survey, potential of a Trump/Xi meeting later this month and more in our Midday Commentary.

Soybeans saw a late session rally to start the month of October on a good note while corn also ended in the green on Wednesday. Was the soybean rally partially due to reports of a meeting between President Trump and President Xi of China later in October (at least according to a social media post from President Trump)? Or was there something else at play in the midweek rally? Also, what should we expect in the cattle complex heading into October? Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us to break it all down on today's show. More at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

We saw mixed action in the markets at midday on Wednesday. Arlan Suderman from StoneX joined us to discuss grains, livestock and the government shutdown in our Midday Commentary.

USDA released the Quarterly Grain Stocks and Small Grains Summary reports on Tuesday, showing more bearish news for the corn and wheat markets overall. What do these numbers mean for the grain complex moving forward? Could some of these numbers have an impact on livestock markets as well, especially considering feed usage? Tyler Schau with AgMarket.net joins us today to recap the reports and share analysis and perspective on the show. Learn more at https://www.agmarket.net.

The latest Quarterly Grain Stocks and annual Small Grains Summary reports are here from USDA. We get a recap and analysis of the numbers with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, in our Midday Commentary.