Market Talk

The soy complex is leading the way higher at midday on Wednesday, is it due to more rumors that we could see RVO news out from the EPA later this week before the holiday weekend? Wheat and corn are also following to the upside while it is a mixed day in livestock trade. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for analysis in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Wednesday, May 21st, 2025.

Wheat saw solid gains on Tuesday which seemed to help pull corn and soybeans to a mostly higher finish as well. Corn actually had a solid high range close on the day. Meantime, the cattle and hog complex trade mixed in overall quiet action. Brian Splitt with AgMarket.net joins us for a technical breakdown of recent market action and what to keep our eyes on as we near the end of the month of May. Find more at https://www.agmarket.net.

Wheat is the leader to the upside while the rest of the grain and livestock complex is trading mixed on Tuesday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for analysis and perspective in our Midday Commentary for Tuesday, May 20th, 2025.

Grain markets found a little bit of technical support it seemed in Monday's trade while it was a mixed day in the livestock complex. What do we make of the early week action, how important are some of these rains in dry areas of the Plains and Corn Belt? John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing joins us for analysis and perspective on today's program. Find more online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

We've been talking about it for several months and the question remains, have we checked all the boxes for drought this summer in the Western Corn Belt and into the Plains? Also, more devastating tornadoes/severe weather and billion dollar rains for Nebraska over the weekend. Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us for our Weekly Weather Update. Find more online at https://www.ag-wx.com.

Also in Segment Four, we welcome Jeff Peterson from Heartland Farm Partners to the show to discuss Monday's grain market action. We talk weather in the U.S. and heavy rains in Argentina, demand that remains solid and more. Find more details online by visiting https://www.hearlandfarmpartners.com.

There appears to be a bit of a technical bounce in the grains and oilseeds to start the week on Monday while it's mixed in the livestock sector. Farm and Ranch Media's Susan Littlefield steps in for Jesse on our Market Talk Midday Commentary and has a conversation with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX.

We saw the markets, for the most part, stabilize on Friday with some lower action in the grain trade while cattle found support into the weekend. How come this corn market can't seem to rally right now? Are we gearing up for a seasonal rally post planting? Jim Emter with Van Ahn & Company joins us to discuss all that and more on the show. More at https://www.vanahnco.com.

And at the end of Friday's show, we get more analysis of this week's trade action as Farm and Ranch Media's Susan Littlefield talked with David Ericson from AgOptimus at the close of trade on Friday afternoon. Find more at https://agoptimus.com.

We see the soy complex stabilizing a bit to end the week after all the disappointment in the trade surrounding RVOs and more while corn remains quiet and wheat is slipping lower. Is that due to this week's Kansas wheat tour findings or profit taking? Plus, we talk about the latest Consumer Sentiment Index from the University of Michigan and a quiet bounce in cattle trade with Arlan Suderman from StoneX in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Friday, May 16th, 2025.

Soybeans, soybean oil and cattle had a rough day on Thursday with heavy losses across those three markets. Wheat tried to find some more support with corn mixed and lean hogs higher. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us to dissect this week's trade and share analysis. Find more online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also, we have this week's Cattle Chatter episode with Susan Littlefield and Brad Kooima from KKV Trading in Segment Two as they look at the pullback in futures and what the cash trade is doing this week. More at https://www.kkvtrading.com.

And we start the show with commentary from Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX who joined us to discuss the market trade action at midday on Thursday.

We saw a choppy grain trade on Wednesday while cattle futures broke lower into the close. Is there any sort of weather premium in these grain and livestock markets right now? We discuss that, look at some key charts and discuss technical analysis with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics. More online at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

Also in Segment Four, we check in with Farm and Ranch Media's Susan Littlefield who had a conversation at Wednesday's close with Sue Martin from Ag and Investments for more market analysis.

The grain markets seem to be in a choppy pattern at midweek with wheat trying to lead the way higher. Also, it's looking like another week of rising fertilizer prices. Mike Castle, Senior Fertilizer Analyst with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary for Wednesday, May 14th, 2025.