Market Talk

As we finish up harvest season in the U.S. and turn our attention towards the end of 2025, there is still plenty of certain uncertainty at play across the grain and livestock markets. We saw a correction on Tuesday and still have on-going talk of what trade, tariffs and overall price action could look like in the weeks ahead. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.net joins us to discuss managing your risk in these markets, taking advantage of the recent rally in grains and more. Learn more at https://www.agmarket.net.

We ended up seeing a mostly lower day on Tuesday led by soybeans and cattle futures. Was this more of a one-off trading day or is it a recalibration of the markets after the recent moves? Shawn Hackett with Hackett Financial Advisors joins us for a conversation about the markets, weather outlooks and more. Find more at https://www.hackettadvisors.com.

It's a turnaround Tuesday to the downside as we see red across grain and livestock trade at midday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the trade action and look at the November StoneX customer yield survey released on Monday.

The month of November started on a high note for soybeans and cattle on Monday, with spillover support into wheat and corn as well. John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing joins us to break down the on-going rally in beans, potentially rewarding it and more on today's show. Find more online by visiting https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

As the calendar flips to November, could we see a rapid and fast start to winter incoming for much of the U.S. this year? What about potential impacts of a La Nina pattern across the globe? Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us for a conversation on our Weekly Weather Update. Find more at https://www.ag-wx.com.

Soybeans and cattle are finding support to start the week and the month of November. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us for a look at the markets in our Midday Commentary for Monday, November 3rd, 2025.

On Friday, we finished out the month of October with no major tricks or treats for Halloween. Grains and oilseeds did see some late session strength to finish what was a volatile week of trading headline news and more. Heather Ramsey with The ARC Group joins us for a conversation looking at the week in the grain trade, thoughts on cash activity and more on today's show. You can find more online at https://agriskconsulting.net.

And also, we can't forget about the livestock trade as we had a heck of a week in the cattle markets. How has all of the volatility settled out as we head into a new month? What about activity in the hog complex as of late being on a downtrend? Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek in Sioux Center, IA joins us to look across the week in the livestock trade and share some thoughts on the grain market action as well. Find more at https://www.kkvtrading.com.

***NOTE: Markets were quiet at the time of a recording and did see some volatility into the close of Friday's trade.

As we close out the month of October and the week of trade, we get thoughts on grains, livestock and outside markets with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX.

We saw soybeans trade a wide range on Thursday and settle moderately higher amid US/China trade news. The rest of the grain and livestock trade was mostly mixed to lower. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us for a conversation in the back half of the show while we also get analysis from Kyle Bumsted at Allendale in Segment One.

And also in Segment Two, we have a new episode of Cattle Chatter as Susan Littlefield broadcasts live from the 98th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN and she talks about this volatile cattle trade with Brad Kooima from KKV Trading.

Soybeans continue their reaction to today's US/China news while we see mixed tones in the outside markets and livestock. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

We saw a quiet day in the grains ahead of the meeting between President Trump and President Xi in South Korea. Also, reports are that China did make a few U.S. soybean purchases ahead of that meeting. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us today to discuss this news, the grain rally we've seen, wheat and crude oil relationships and a look at the cattle markets. Find more at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

Grain markets are quietly mixed at midday while cattle futures are rebounding on Wednesday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the midweek trade action, China soybean buys and more.