Market Talk

Wheat moved a bit higher after trading lower early on Thursday's session while corn and soybeans were helped by wheat back to mixed around unchanged. Cattle and hogs were mixed while crude continued to see heavy volatility. We talk big picture concerns this week in the market and risk management with Bryan Doherty of Total Farm Marketing. Learn more online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also, we have a conversation with R-CALF USA President Brett Kenzy on today's show. We discuss the farm bill, priorities for his organization and more cattle related topics.

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Wheat is pushing a bit higher while corn and soybeans are a little lower. Outside market headlines continue to dominate the market trade. Mark Lucas of StoneX joins us to discuss the market action on Thursday.

Wheat was the high flyer on the day Wednesday as sharp moves to the upside helped pull corn, soybeans and soybean oil higher too. The Federal Reserve also raised interest rates 0.25% as expected on Wednesday. We discuss all the action around the markets today with Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics. Learn more online by visiting: https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

We also listen back to comments from Minnesota Congressman Brad Finstad from our time at Washington Watch last month with the National Association of Farm Broadcasting in Segment Four.

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Grains started higher in the overnight session but quickly gave that back and then some as we transitioned to the day session on Tuesday. We can classify it as a "risk-off" day across commodity trade with heavy pressure in wheat, front month soybeans and cattle trade. Matt Bennett from AgMarket.net joins us on today's program to try and find a few bright spots and offer some perspective to the selling pressure in the markets.

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Markets are mostly under pressure on Tuesday as recession fears and worries on Wall Street seem to be spilling over into grains and livestock. We get thoughts from Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX.

Grain markets were a mixed bag to start the month of May with soybeans higher, wheat lower and corn stuck in the middle. Wall Street is focused on the Federal Reserve meeting this week while funds continue to move around in the grain and livestock trade. We take a look at the markets with John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing. Learn more at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

As we roll into the month of May, how is the weather outlook shaping up for continued spring planting? What about the latest on the summer growing season and El Nino potential? We discuss all that and more this week with Eric Snodgrass of Nutrien. You can sign up for his daily weather newsletter here: https://info.nutrien.com/snodgrass_we...

And lastly, we talk alfalfa production and more with BASF Technical Services Rep Curtis Rainbolt to wrap up today's program.

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Markets are mostly mixed at midday on Monday as we kick off a new month of trading. Wall Street is focused this week on the Federal Reserve meeting while planting progress should presumably pick back up across the country. We talk market action with Arlan Suderman of StoneX for our Midday Commentary.

Markets were fairly mixed to higher in soybeans and KC wheat on the final trading day of April. Corn got news midsession of a summertime E-15 waiver being issued by the EPA. The livestock trade was fairly mixed on the session. Where do we go from here in the market trade? DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing joins us to break things down. Learn more online at https://www.boltmarketingllc.com.

Jesse Allen is joined once again this week by Clay Craighton, Area Sales Manager with Agoro Carbon Alliance, to talk about the company's carbon calculator and also how not to self disqualify yourself from entering into a carbon contract. Learn more and view the calculator here: https://agorocarbonalliance.com/calculate-your-carbon-potential/

Plus, Dr. Justin Ransom, Sr. Director, Sustainable Food Strategy at Tyson Foods and Chad Martin, VP of Cattle Procurement at Tyson Fresh Meats join Jesse Allen to discuss their new Climate Smart Beef Program. You can also learn more online here: https://thefeed.blog/2023/03/09/tyson...

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Markets are fairly mixed on Friday with support in soybeans and KC wheat. We discuss the final day of trading for April and more with Arlan Suderman of StoneX. Also, we discuss the E-15 waiver announcement from EPA (breaking news officially as we talked with Arlan for Midday Commentary).

The path of least resistance appeared to be to the downside once again in the grain and oilseed markets on Thursday. Export sales were unimpressive and this market is now breaking through some key support areas. We discuss the chart action, market sentiment and more on today's program with Bryan Doherty of Total Farm Marketing. Learn more online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Lance Zimmerman, Senior Beef Analyst at Rabobank/Rabo Research North America, joins Jesse Allen to discuss the current state of the cattle market. They also look at a new Rabobank report title the North American Agribusiness Review. View that here: https://research.rabobank.com/far/en/sectors/regional-food-agri/north-american-agribusiness-review-april-2023.html

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