Market Talk

The OPEC+ announcement of cutting over 1 million barrels a day of oil production is the headline impacting commodities on the day Monday. We discuss with Arlan Suderman of StoneX.

The USDA Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Grain Stocks Reports have come and gone. How did the trade react to the numbers? Soybeans had a bullish reaction for sure while we saw spread trading in corn and wheat was mixed. We go through the numbers, talk risk management post report, look at livestock and more on today's show.

DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing joins us to discuss. Learn more online at https://www.boltmarketingllc.com.

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USDA numbers are out and there were a few surprises to the market, particularly in soybeans. We get the details and thoughts from Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, for our Midday Commentary on Friday, March 31st, 2023.

Grain and oilseed markets were fairly quiet on Thursday as traders appear somewhat nervous ahead of Friday's USDA reports. What will USDA say in their Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Grain Stocks Reports that will drive the market one way or another? Also, what should farmers be thinking about heading into this report to protect risk? We discuss today in Segment Three and Four with Bryan Doherty, Senior Market Advisor at Total Farm Marketing. Learn more online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also in Segment One, many farmers and ranchers are still learning and navigating the carbon credit markets as we focus on carbon sequestration, climate change and more. Agoro Carbon Alliance agronomist Mark Worner joins us today to tell us more about the company and how they are helping farmers and ranchers. You can learn more online at https://www.agorocarbonalliance.com.

Plus in Segment Two, ahead of Friday's USDA numbers, Farmers Business Network (FBN) has released their plantings report. Their customer survey does show some interesting differences compared to USDA projections and estimates. FBN Chief Economist Kevin McNew joins us to discuss. Learn more online by going to https://www.fbn.com.

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Sorry for the delayed upload on Wednesday

We discuss the market trade and how we moved well of the highs on Wednesday with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX.

Wednesday was a very interesting trading day as we started with a ton of strength and ended up mixed in commodities. Wheat led the way higher early on worries about supply out of Russia but ended up finishing some 20-30 cents off its daily highs. Corn and soybeans were firm and livestock were mixed. We discuss the market trade with Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics. Learn more at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

Also, we wrap today's show discussing proper lubricants for your farm equipment as we get rolling this spring. Kevin Meyer, Cenex® technical product representative, joins us to discuss.

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Soybeans, meal, KC wheat and spring wheat were all higher on the day Tuesday with continued strength. Corn finished quiet around unchanged even though we saw another corn sale to China. Livestock trade was mixed on the day. Overall, what are these markets focused on as we near the end of the month and the big USDA report day on Friday? Jim McCormick of AgMarket.net joins us to discuss.

What is the outlook for fertilizer availability, pricing and more this spring? What do farmers need to remember if they need to get product as we begin spring planting season? Todd Dysle, Product Manager for UAN and Ammonia at CHS, joins us to discuss. Learn more at https://www.chsinc.com.

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Soybeans, meal, KC wheat and spring wheat are all having a strong day on Tuesday. Corn, even with yet another sale to China, is trading mixed around unchanged and the livestock market is mostly lower after an impressive start to the week. We discuss market action with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, in our Midday Commentary.

On Monday, it was mostly green on the screen across commodities and the broader market trade. Grains are gearing up for the big USDA reports at the end of the week with wheat and soybeans leading to the upside. Cattle and hogs had a stellar day as well trading triple digits higher in many contracts. Crude was also up 2-3% on the day. We discuss markets with John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing. Learn more at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Devastating severe weather late last week, heavy rain in the eastern Corn Belt and more storms on the way this week. We take a look at the weather with Eric Snodgrass of Nutrien. Sign up for his daily weather newsletter, straight to your e-mail, here: https://info.nutrien.com/snodgrass_weather

Plus, we discuss the farm bill outlook, sustainability issues and much more with GROWMARK. Chuck Spencer, Executive Director, Corporate and Government Relations at GROWMARK, joins us for a conversation.

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On today's program, we cover a few different topic surrounding agriculture to wrap up the week.

In Segment One, we go back to our interview on Monday with Chris Swift of Swift Trading Company to get an updated outlook on the cattle markets.

In Segment Two, the Surface Transportation Board announced that it has approved the merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads. We get an update on the STB announcement and the impact this could have on agriculture with Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition.

Next in Segment Three, with March being Women's History Month, we discuss the role that women play in agriculture with Heather Hampton-Knodle. She is an Illinois farmer and the President of American Agri-Women. Learn more online at https://americanagriwomen.org.

And finally in Segment Four, take a look at the current outlook for chicken prices in relation to the rest of the meat sector. Brian Earnest, lead animal protein economist at CoBank joins us to discuss. You can read his latest report here: https://bit.ly/409q4LP

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