Soybeans were sharply higher on Monday amid weekend news of trade negotiations between the U.S. and China ahead of a meeting between President Trump and President Xi. That helped corn and wheat to the upside as well while cattle futures had an abysmal day on Monday, testing expanded limits to the downside. What do we make of Monday's trade action as a whole? John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing joins us for a conversation to start the week. More at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Monday was an active trading day with cattle futures testing expanded limits to the downside while grains and oilseeds were led by optimism surrounding U.S./China trade frameworks and negotiations. Tommy Grisafi from Nesvick Trading and ⁨@agbullmedia⁩ joins us to share perspective and thoughts on why hedging and risk management are extremely important right now. Learn more online at https://www.agbull.com.

Could we see our first big round of cold weather and even some snow in parts of the U.S. later this week as we head to Halloween? What is the latest update on Hurricane Melissa and how beneficial was rain in the southern U.S. over the weekend? Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us to discuss in our Weekly Weather Update. More at https://www.ag-wx.com.