Market Talk

We started the day strong in grains and oilseeds, led by soybean oil and soybeans, but we are now starting to pull back well off our session highs. Mike Castle with StoneX joins us to discuss the grain market action, fertilizer news and an interesting jobs report out on Friday morning as well.

As we closed out the month of October on Thursday, it was a very quiet trading day across grains and livestock. Nothing spooky about it......grains were fairly rangebound and livestock was mixed. We discuss the end of the month market action and get perspective from Bryan Doherty of Total Farm Marketing. Find more online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also during Segment Two, we hear a bit of a recent agronomic conversation with AgriGold's Josh Johnston as he goes through some key things for farmers to consider as we wrap up harvest. View the full conversation on our YouTube channel by visiting https://www.youtube.com/@markettalkag

A pretty quiet market trade at midday on Thursday, we discuss action in grains, livestock and the outside markets on Halloween with Arlan Suderman from StoneX.

With Election Day less than a week away in the U.S. and plenty of interesting dynamics at play in the currency and commodity markets, we sit down and examine some key charts and trends to watch. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us for analysis of the grains, livestock and currency markets at midweek. More can be found at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

Soybeans and soybean oil are higher on Wednesday with corn and wheat firm, hogs higher again and cattle leaking lower. We talk grains, livestock and the latest economic data with Arlan Suderman from StoneX in our Midday Commentary.

Wheat markets were higher amid a poor winter wheat crop rating while corn and soybeans were a mixed bag on Tuesday. Meantime, the lean hog market continues to push higher while cattle traded lower on the day. We talk markets today on the show with Jacob Burks from AgMarket.net. Make sure to check out their website as well to sign up for their conference in Nashville, TN early next year. Go to https://www.agmarket.net for more information.

Wheat markets were trading higher at midday while row crops and livestock were mixed. We discuss the trade action with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist with StoneX.

Crude oil saw a drop around 4% on Monday as traders took war premium out of that market. That drop seemed to weigh on grains and oilseeds to start the week, among other factors, as soybeans, soy products, wheat and corn were all in the red. Meanwhile, cattle and hogs found some mild support. We talk markets with John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing. Find more at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

It appears the weather pattern is setting up to finally bring some much needed moisture to the Midwest as we enter into November. However, it doesn't appear to be a major drought buster across the whole of the Plains and Corn Belt. Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us to discuss in our Weekly Weather Update. Find more online at https://www.ag-wx.com.

Crude oil is sharply lower to start the week which seems to be pushing grains and oilseeds into the red as well. We discuss energy markets, grains and livestock with Arlan Suderman from StoneX in our Midday Commentary.

Markets on Friday were mostly lower in grains into the weekend as harvest pressure, profit taking, reluctant farmer selling and much more weighed on corn, soybeans and wheat. We discuss the trends in the grain and livestock markets today with Bryan Irey from Crossroads Coop. More at https://www.crossroadscoop.com.

We are also joined by Alex Case, Brevant Retail Sales Agronomist for Indiana, to discuss high performance in the field and to learn how Brevant products are performing this season. Find more details online at https://www.brevant.com.