Market Talk

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.

As we near the end of what has been a volatile year for the markets and U.S. agriculture, we take a pause to recap 2025 and make a small wishlist for the year ahead when it comes to the markets and more. Tommy Grisafi with AgBull Media and Nesvick Trading Group joins us for a conversation. Find more online at https://www.agbull.com.

Also, we hear the remainder of our conversation from earlier in the week with Mike Castle from StoneX on today's episode.

We saw a bit of that Santa Claus rally in the grain trade on Wednesday, led by the soy complex. Meantime, the livestock trade was a mixed bag as we headed into the Christmas holiday. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us to take a look at the week in the market trade as we head into the holiday. More online at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

This was a year for the record books when it comes to the amount of uncertainty we dealt with in American agriculture and the fertilizer market was one of many items caught up in the uncertainty. How is the outlook shaping up for 2026? Mike Castle, Lead Market Intelligence Project Manager for StoneX, joins us to discuss this past year and look ahead to early 2026 when it comes to the fertilizer markets and the price ratio with grains. Find more online at https://www.stonex.com.

It appears that the grain and livestock markets have entered into holiday mode as there is not a lot of fresh movement or news to discuss. However, that doesn't mean you should completely check out over the holidays. Jacob Burks with AgMarket.net joins us to discuss risk during the final few days of the year and we look ahead to early 2026, the January WASDE and more. Find more online at https://www.agmarket.net.

Also, it is a new episode of Cattle Chatter out a little early this week as Susan Littlefield is joined once again by Brad Kooima from Kooima Kooima Varilek to look at this year in the cattle markets and gear up for the Christmas and New Year stretch. Find more at https://www.kkvtrading.com.

The grain and livestock markets are looking like they have truly entered holiday mode at midday on Tuesday with very quiet action across the board. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

The grain and livestock markets found themselves mostly higher as we started off the Christmas holiday week. Are we finally getting back to trading fundamentals in the grain markets? What about continued support in lean hogs and cattle? Mike Minor with Professional Ag Marketing joins us to discuss on today's show. More at https://professionalagmarketing.com.

Also, it sounds like it is going to be a very mild holiday week ahead across a wide area of the country. Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us for our Weekly Weather Update with a look at the Christmas forecast. More at https://www.ag-wx.com.

Monday sees a mostly higher day across the grain and livestock trade as we dive into the Christmas holiday week. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.