The grain markets seemed to get quiet on Thursday as traders prepare for USDA large data release on Monday. What are some of the key things to watch for next week? How is weather impact winter wheat in the plains? And what about feed needs for cattle, how is that impacting the trade? Bryan Irey with Crossroads Coop joins us to discuss on today's show.

Also, Brad Kooima with KKV Trading is back this week for a new episode of Cattle Chatter with our own Susan Littlefield. We'll get there take on this week's cattle trade at the end of the show.

It's a fairly quiet market day on Thursday as we see minimal action at midday. Are we already looking ahead to and waiting on Monday's USDA data? We talk about that with Arlan Suderman from StoneX in our Midday Commentary.

As we begin 2026, there is no shortage of geopolitical items that are having an impact on the markets and the broader commodity sector. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us to break down some of these factors related to crude oil, Venezuela, China, a potential Supreme Court ruling on tariffs, US dollar impacts and so much more. Learn more online at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

We see a decent rally higher in soybeans at midweek with mixed action across the rest of the grain trade and lower moves in livestock. Could a potential Supreme Court ruling on tariffs later this week be impacting the trade? We talk about that and more with Arlan Suderman from StoneX in our Midday Commentary.

It was a fairly quiet trading day on Tuesday although we did slip a bit lower into the closing bell. As we near the key January set of USDA reports on Monday, is the market already marking time until those numbers come out? And should you manage your risk ahead of or after the report? Jacob Burks with AgMarket.net joins us to discuss on today's show. Find more online and register for their upcoming conference at https://www.agmarket.net.

We see a quietly higher day in grains and mixed action in the livestock complex on this Tuesday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist with StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

We saw a fairly quiet end of the week in the market trade as we started off 2026 trading officially on Friday. Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth with Van Ahn & Company joins us for some analysis and thoughts on the markets as we close out the holiday week of trade. Find more at https://www.vanahnco.com.

Also, it is a new episode of Cattle Chatter as Susan Littlefield is joined by Scott Varilek from Kooima Kooima Varilek to discuss the end of 2025 in the cattle markets. Find more online by visiting https://www.kkvtrading.com.

As we officially kickoff trade for 2026 (and close out the week) on Friday we see a mixed tone in grains and higher action in cattle. We talk markets with Arlan Suderman from StoneX in our Midday Commentary for Friday, January 2nd, 2026.

On this episode, we listen back to recent conversations with Chad Hart from Iowa State University and Tyler Schau with AgMarket.net as we finish out 2025.

Susan Littlefield sits in on today's show and has a conversation with Jim McCormick from AgMarket.net and much more.