Market Talk

Markets were trading mixed to lower at midday on Monday with plenty of headwinds in terms of Chinese economic worries, geopolitical risks and more. Arlan Suderman from StoneX joins us to provide market analysis and perspective to start the week.

As we wrapped up the week of trade on Friday, we saw grains push their way lower to end the week with a dud. We get market perspectives and discuss the old adage of low prices cure low prices and more with Naomi Blohm, Senior Market Advisor at Total Farm Marketing. Learn more at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

We have a new voice join the Market Talk family to help round out our week of trading as Conner Bridgman from Advance Trading and ATI Pro Media joins the show. Grains finished mostly lower on the day Friday as we kind of rounded things out with a dud. We discuss the market action and what to expect heading into next week. Also, you can check out ATI Pro Media's "Live at 9am" YouTube live stream about the markets each weekday on their social media or on their YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/ @AdvanceTradingInc

We saw the soy complex push lower on the day Thursday while the rest of the markets remained mostly quiet. On today's program, we get market perspectives from Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing in Segment Three. Learn more at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also on today's show, we get comments from Arlan Suderman of StoneX in Segment One and we listen to a recent interview with CoBank's Lead Dairy Economist, Corey Geiger, in Segment Two.

On today's program, we discuss the Chinese stimulus news and how it matters to our markets and economy along with a look at the overall price action midweek. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins the show for a conversation. Learn more at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

Also in Segment Two, we have a monthly farm safety/rural health related conversation with Jana Davidson from the Progressive Agriculture Foundation. Learn more online by visiting their website at https://www.progressiveag.org.

We saw soybeans and soybean meal finish the day with some added strength on Tuesday while corn and wheat largely traded mixed on the session. Livestock had a solid day all around with lean hogs trading triple digits higher. We discuss whether or not these markets are building a solid base, look at charts and technical indicators and more with Brian Splitt from AgMarket.net. Learn more online at https://www.agmarket.net.

Grain and livestock markets traded quietly on Monday as soybeans and soybean oil found the most support on the day. We discuss what is moving in these markets with John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing. Learn more online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Eric Snodgrass, Principal Atmospheric Scientist with Nutrien Ag Solutions, joins Jesse Allen for our weekly weather update and shares details on the warmup potential for this week in the U.S. along with an update on South American weather forecasts this week. Learn more at https://www.ag-wx.com.

We saw markets wrap up the week with a mixed bag of trading. Grains largely lost their strength through the day and livestock finished mostly lower ahead of the weekend. On today's show, we dive in and get market perspective from two great analysts.

Ted Seifried from Zaner Ag Hedge joins us in Segment One and Two with his thoughts on demand, bearish market trends and much more. Find them online at https://www.zaner.com.

Then, Jeff French from AgHedgers joins the show for the first time in Segment Three and gives us his thoughts on the market action this week. We get Jeff's perspective on marketing or not in this current environment. He also gives us some thoughts in cattle and hogs early in 2024. Learn more at https://www.aghedgers.com.

Finally at the end of the show, Jesse Allen has a look at Friday's closing numbers and the latest Cattle on Feed report out after the close of trade on Friday.

We saw grain and livestock trade move a bit higher on Thursday in what amounted to a fairly quiet trading day overall. Many of these grain markets feel like they are at the lows (or at least that is what many farmers are hoping) as we move forward through January. We discuss the market action and get some advice from Bryan Doherty, Senior Market Advisor at Total Farm Marketing on today's show. Learn more online by visiting https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also, we sit down for a conversation with CHS President and CEO Jay Debertin about the company's first quarter earnings results for the 2024 fiscal year. We also ask about a new exploratory process between CHS and Growmark.

Grain and livestock markets have traded fairly quietly on the day Thursday with some green on the quote screen. We discuss what is moving in the markets today with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX.

Soybeans and soybean meal found heavy pressure on Wednesday with corn, wheat and livestock trading mixed. We dive into technical and fundamental analysis on today's show with a heavy focus on the soy complex and China with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics. Learn more online at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.