Market Talk

Commodities, livestock and outside markets were mostly lower across the board on Tuesday. What could a rumored $10 billion in farm aid, including in a stopgap continuing resolution by Congress, mean for farm country and the markets? We discuss that and talk market action in grains and livestock with Jim McCormick from AgMarket.net. Find more and sign up for their conference in Nashville at https://www.agmarket.net.

Also, the Swine Health Information Center and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research have recently funded six new projects to enhance US prevention, preparedness, mitigation and response capabilities for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). We discuss that and talk about other swine diseases around the world and here at home with Dr. Megan Niederwerder from SHIC on today's program.

Markets are largely under pressure at midday on Tuesday. We take a look at grains and outside markets with Mike Castle from StoneX.

Corn and wheat traded mixed on Monday while soybeans and livestock found pressure to start off the week. We take a look at some of the market factors at play and talk sentiment ahead of the holidays with John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing. Learn more online by visiting https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

How does that forecast look as we near the Christmas holiday? Could we get some more precipitation across the Plains and Midwest? Or would another warmup be on the way? Eric Snodgrass with Conduit joins us to take a look at the forecast for the U.S. and an update on South American weather as well. Find more at https://www.ag-wx.com.

We see mixed action in grain and livestock trade with pressure in soy, cattle and hogs. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the early week market trade action.

We ended the week on Friday with pressure in the grain markets amid what appears to be some farmer selling and technical pressure on the trade. Livestock were also mixed to close out the week with live cattle and lean hogs finding some support. Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth with Van Ahn & Company joins us to discuss the week in the trade and why you need to treat futures and cash markets differently when it comes to your marketing plan. Learn more online at https://www.vanahnco.com.

Markets are mostly trading lower on Friday as we see some continued sell pressure in grains to end the week. We take a look at the markets and get analysis from Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, in our Midday Commentary.

Markets turned a bit weaker throughout the day on Thursday as we continued to hit overhead resistance in grain futures. What about the cash side of the markets? Do farmers need to sell before the end of the year or can they hold out until January? We take a broad look at the market action this week and talk with Bryan Doherty from Total Farm Marketing on today's show. More at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also, are we nearing the top end of price action in the cattle markets? What about herd rebuilding; is that actually going to happen in the way we traditionally think it would? We discuss all that, the latest Global Beef Quarterly for Q4, updated retail prices and more in a conversation with Lance Zimmerman, Senior Analyst-Animal Protein for RaboResearch. You can view the full Global Beef Quarterly here: https://www.rabobank.com/knowledge/q011332977-global-beef-quarterly-q4-2024-navigating-declining-global-production-uncertainty-in-2025

Are we seeing some increase in farmer selling on Thursday? We started quietly mixed but have since turned lower as we continued to bump up against overhead resistance in grain futures. Arlan Suderman from StoneX joins us to discuss grains, outside market news and livestock trade on this Thursday.

We saw a little more green in the grain trade and cattle futures on Wednesday. However, it seems we are stuck against some overhead resistance levels of $4.50 in March corn and $10 in January soybeans. We discuss that, the December WASDE and more with Ted Seifried from Zaner Ag Hedge on today's show. More at https://www.zaner.com.

We are seemingly bumping up against some key resistance levels in the grain markets after the December WASDE report. Could these prices drive some farmer selling before Christmas? We talk through the latest grain market action and more with Craig Turner from StoneX. Learn more online at https://www.grainsandoilseeds.com.

Market action seems relatively quiet at midweek as grains bump up against some heavy overhead resistance after the December WASDE report released on Tuesday. We talk through the grains, livestock and macro markets with Arlan Suderman from StoneX.