Market Talk

We see grain markets, cattle and stocks all finding good buying support on Monday. Mike Castle with StoneX joins us to take a look at the markets and shares some updates on the fertilizer sector as well to start the new year.

Grain markets fell apart on Friday led by soybeans, meal and wheat. Corn futures fell about a dime as well and the cattle markets even reversed from early strength to finish lower. We discuss the tough end of the week, the global economy, preview the January USDA Report and talk risk management with two different analysts on today's show. Tommy Grisafi from Nesvick Trading and AgBull Media joins us in Segment Two along with Craig Turner from StoneX in Segment Three.

Find more info online at https://www.agbull.com for Tommy and https://www.grainsandoilseeds.com for Craig.

Also, AgroLiquid has acquired Monty's Plant Food Company as of January 1st, 2025. We learn more about the acquisition as we listen to a recent conversation with Nick Bancroft, AgroLiquid CEO and Jeff Sangalli, Monty's CEO, in Segment Four.

As we start off 2025, we had a fairly quiet day in the markets with a little bit of green in corn and soybeans PLUS a strong day in cattle futures. The U.S. dollar index, meantime, hit new highs and acted as a headwind overall. What do we make of some of the recent grain rally and how do we manage our risk to start off the new year? Bryan Doherty from Total Farm Marketing joins us for a conversation on today's show. Find more online by visiting their website at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

We see a fairly mixed trade to kickoff 2025 with some green in corn, soybeans and cattle. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for analysis and a look at Thursday's market action.

Grain markets closed out 2024 on a positive note with strong price action in soybeans Tuesday, which spilled over to corn and wheat trade as well. Cattle futures found some good price support but hogs struggled. All of this while the U.S. dollar is ending the year near two-year highs. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.net joins us to wrap up 2024's market trade on today's show. Find more information online and signup for their upcoming Nashville conference at https://www.agmarket.net.

Grain markets are finding some buying strength as we look to close out 2024 on a positive note. Livestock trade is a bit more mixed and all of this is happening while the U.S. dollar moves higher once again. We talk markets with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX for our Midday Commentary.

On this episode, we learn about the Forever Green Initiative at the University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. Dr. Mitch Hunter joins us to discuss their work with cover crops, soil health, water quality and more.

We also listen back to a recent conversation about the markets in 2024 with Steve Nicholson from Rabobank on today's show.

As we continue our look back at the year of 2024 in the markets, we hear about the latest elevator price report from CoBank's Knowledge Exchange and get thoughts on the grains and oilseeds with Tanner Ehmke. Then, we get some thoughts on interest rates and the overall ag economy with David Widmar from Agricultural Economic Insights. We wrap the show with a preview of the Top Farmer Conference at Purdue University with Dr. Jim Mintert.

As we start our look back at the markets in 2024, we discuss what's happening in the commodities with Dan Basse, President of Ag Resource Company. Also, Ed Usset from University of Minnesota's Center for Farm Financial Management joins us for his perspective on the markets this year.

We also hear from Jay Mahaffey with the Bayer Scott Learning Center in Mississippi about the history of Deltapine cotton and a look at the industry heading into 2025.