Market Talk

As we celebrate Veterans Day 2025, we thank and honor all of those who served. Grain and livestock markets were open and traded relatively quietly on the day. Tyler Schau with AgMarket.net joins us to take a look at the trade, discuss the upcoming USDA report on Friday and more. Find more online at https://www.agmarket.net.

Also on today's show, how has harvest season been wrapping up across the Northern Plains? What things do farmers need to consider for 2026? We get an agronomic update from the Northern Plains and talk with Aaron Froemke, Agronomic Service Representative at Syngenta, based in North Dakota.

Overall, we see quiet market action on Veterans Day with grains near unchanged and livestock mixed. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Tuesday, November 11th, 2025.

We saw a "risk-on" trade environment to start the week with soybeans leading the grain trade moderately higher and cattle futures trading limit up on Monday. John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing joins us for analysis and a conversation about Monday's trade action. Find more online by visiting https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Many folks across the U.S. and Canada are seeing a shot of arctic air move through as we begin the new week and many may have seen (or are currently seeing) snow in their backyard. Will this shot of snow and cold last or is this just a precursor of what's to come this winter? Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us to discuss in our Weekly Weather Update. Find more online at https://www.ag-wx.com.

We see a mostly higher day developing across grain and livestock markets on Monday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss and share analysis on the early week market action.

Grain markets were quiet to end the week, with some volatility and positivity in the soy complex after EPA announced decisions on small refinery exemptions for the 2021-2024 window. Corn and wheat were quietly lower and cattle found some decent end of the week strength. Let's take a look at the technical picture and talk about managing our risk by looking at the recent chart action with Jim Emter from Van Ahn & Company. Learn more online at https://www.vanahnco.com.

We saw a little bit of green in cattle futures and mixed action in lean hogs to finish out the week on Friday. Joe Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek joins us to talk about what to make of all the recent volatility, what is happening in the cash market and more. Find more at https://www.kkvtrading.com.

And as farmers wrap up 2025, what factors should they take into consideration when talking to their retailers about seed decisions for next season? Kaitlyn York, retail business manager for Brevant seeds in Nebraska, joins us to share some tips on why traits are important when selecting seed and much more. Find more online at https://www.brevant.com.

We see a fairly mixed grain and livestock trade as we near the weekend on Friday with some support to the upside in soybeans and cattle. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the markets and share reaction to breaking EPA news about small refinery exemptions.

There was plenty of red across the grain and livestock trade on Thursday as things quickly turned into a "risk-off" mindset after the morning open. More rumors surrounding trade and tariffs seemed to be at play with soybeans, meal and wheat leading to the downside in grains and feeder cattle leading lower again in livestock futures.

We kickoff today's show with Zach Hooker from Commstock Investments and then later in the show Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us for a conversation to recap Thursday's trade action. And in the middle in Segment Two, we have a new episode of Cattle Chatter with Susan Littlefield and Brad Kooima from KKV Trading.

We see heavy pressure in the grains and oilseeds on Thursday while we also find pressure in cattle and hog trade at midday. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary for Thursday, November 6th, 2025.

We found limit lower trade in both live and feeder cattle futures on Wednesday as more concern about the US/Mexico border reopening seems to be at play. Meantime, the grains were higher led by the soy complex once again. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us to discuss on today's show. More at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

As the harvest season wraps up, we get an update from northwest Illinois on how 2025 fared for producers. Brianna Gehrig, retail sales agronomist for Brevant seeds in Illinois, joins us to discuss. More at https://www.brevant.com.

We see decent strength across the grain and oilseed trade at midweek while cattle futures are in free fall again. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.