Market Talk

USDA says less corn acres than expected on the latest Prospective Plantings report with soybeans and wheat pretty much in line with expectations. We discuss the numbers and the market reaction with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX in our Midday Commentary.

Link to the report numbers here: https://americanagnetwork.com/2024/03/upcoming-usda-releases-grain-stocks-and-prospective-plantings-reports/

Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us on today's program to discuss the market action near the end of the month. We look at monthly charts for corn, soybeans, wheat and correlations between the commodities and what is wrong with the overall picture. Learn more online by visiting https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

Markets are quiet and mixed on Wednesday ahead of the end of the month, end of the quarter and a ton of data on the way from USDA plus the PCE inflation index on Friday. We discuss with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX.

Grains were under pressure on Tuesday while cattle were under heavy pressure on the session. We discuss managing your risk heading into Thursday's big USDA reports and some of the headlines news impacting the trade with Jacob Burks from AgMarket.net. Learn more online by visiting their website at https://www.agmarket.net.

We also learn more about Steward, an online lending platform for farms, fisheries, ranches, and food producers, is a pioneering force of more than $30 million in funding behind several producer-driven agricultural infrastructure projects aimed at revolutionizing the way agricultural goods are produced, processed, and marketed. Dan Miller, founder of Steward, joins us to share more and have a conversation.

The soy complex had a solid day on Monday to start what is going to be a busy week in the trade with the USDA reports out on Thursday. We discuss some risk management thoughts ahead of Thursday and look at the livestock and dairy trade with John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing. Learn more at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Over the past few days and into this week, much of the Midwest and Plains has seen everything from snow and high winds to heavy rain. How will this help overall soil moisture ahead of spring planting? Also, is there more to come in the forecast ahead of Easter weekend? Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us to discuss. More at https://www.ag-wx.com.

It's a mostly positive day in grains as we gear up for the big USDA reports on Thursday. But we also need to think about the end of the month and end of the quarter positioning that can happen in the markets this week. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss.

The soy complex came under heavy selling pressure on Friday as we saw a reversal lower after what was a solid week of trade. Corn was quiet, wheat was slightly higher and livestock were mixed. Mike Minor with Professional Ag Marketing joins us on today's show to provide market thoughts and discussions around both old and new crop marketing this spring. Learn more online by visiting https://www.professionalagmarketing.com.

Also, Barry Benson, VP of Agribusiness Banking at FNBO joins the show to provide thoughts on the overall state of the ag economy, ag lending, fraud/data protection for farmers and ranchers and much more.

Markets were largely quiet on Thursday in commodities and livestock as the stock market continues to explode to new record highs. We discuss the action in grains, livestock and outside markets on the show today with Bryan Doherty from Total Farm Marketing. Learn more online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Plus, three industry veterans have come together to form a new start-up advisory and brokerage firm that leverages A.I. to give clients a probabilistic edge. One of the founders is Dr. Kevin McNew and he joins Jesse Allen for a conversation around using A.I. to market commodities and more. You can learn more online at https://www.quantum-hedging.com.

Stocks continue to soar to all-time highs on Thursday while commodities and livestock are largely quiet in two-sided trade action. We discuss market sentiment and more with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX.

We saw soybeans soar on Wednesday while wheat and corn were quietly mixed to lower and so was the livestock trade. Plus, what did the Federal Reserve have to say about interest rates and inflation? We discuss all that and more with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics on today's program. Learn more at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

Also, it is looking like it could get cold and snowy across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest the next few days. We discuss some tips to take care of your livestock with a big weather swing as NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension Sheep Specialist Travis Hoffman joins the show in Segment Two.