Market Talk

Wheat has continued to rally on Friday while gold continues to soar higher. We discuss the end of the week market trade action with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX.

We saw a fairly quiet day overall in grain and livestock trade on Thursday as Minneapolis wheat continued to reverse off Wednesday's lows and consolidate at the top end of the range while corn was quiet and cattle rebounded some on the day. Are the markets finally stabilizing after a week full of volatility? We discuss with Bryan Doherty, Senior Market Advisor at Total Farm Marketing. Learn more at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also, we learn more about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registering Tolvera™ herbicide for effective broadleaf and grass weed control in spring and winter wheat, durum and barley. Drew Clark, Corteva Agriscience Cereal Herbicide Product Manager, joins us to share details in Segment Two. Learn more online as well at https://Corteva.us/Tolvera.

Markets largely feel like they are drifting in grains on Thursday with a slight recovery in livestock. We get some perspectives from Arlan Suderman with StoneX in our Midday Commentary.

More states are announcing cases of HPAI in dairy herds as the outbreak continues and the markets continue to watch very cautiously. We get thoughts, perspective and market insights on the cattle situation PLUS a look at a wheat led grain rally on Wednesday. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins the show today to discuss. Learn more online by visiting his website at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

Also in Segment One, we share our Midday Commentary from Wednesday with Mike Castle of StoneX who shares some thoughts on the fertilizer and energy markets at midweek.

Matt Bennett from AgMarket.net joins Jesse Allen on today's show to discuss the tough grain markets to start the month of April including thoughts on the USDA acreage numbers and why corn's outlook is not that bullish. They also discuss the impact of bird flu on the cattle market and even throw in a little March Madness basketball to start. Learn more online by visiting https://www.agmarket.net.

Grains are mixed and crude oil is flirting with $85 a barrel on Tuesday. We discuss what is moving these markets with Mike Castle from StoneX in our Midday Commentary.

On Monday, grains were mostly lower to start the month of April with KC and Minneapolis wheat our downside leaders. Meantime, both live and feeder cattle took a sharp turn downward late in the session to close with heavy losses. What exactly happened there? We discuss all that and more with John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing. Learn more online as well at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

There is potential for a widespread severe weather outbreak and heavy rain for parts of the U.S. early this week. We discuss that and some of the mid-range outlooks for April and planting season with Eric Snodgrass from Nutrien Ag Solutions in our Weekly Weather Update video. Learn more at https://www.ag-wx.com.

Markets finding some mixed pressure to start the month of April on Monday. We discuss the trade action at midday with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX.

Markets are closed on Good Friday, but that doesn't mean we can't discuss the USDA report fallout from Thursday! One of the big questions is, will 90 million acres of corn actually hold true in 2024? We discuss the grain stocks, planting intentions, bird flu in cattle, risk management strategy and more in our USDA Roundtable program.

DuWayne Bosse from Bolt Marketing and Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth from Van Ahn & Company sit down with Jesse Allen to recap the reports and share their thoughts with producers.

Find them at https://www.boltmarketingllc.com and https://www.vanahnco.com.

On Thursday, we ended the month and quarter with USDA releasing the Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Grain Stocks reports. Those reports showed a few surprises including corn acres down to 90 million and corn stocks some 80 million below the pre-report average estimates. We are going to breakdown the numbers and talk through things on today's program. Bryan Doherty from Total Farm Marketing and Ted Seifried from Zaner Ag Hedge both join us to give their thoughts on the reports and the market action that came as a result with corn higher, soybeans mixed and more.

Learn more about their respective companies at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com and https://www.zaner.com.