In this Halloween-week episode of Parlor to Plate from Ever.Ag Insights, the team breaks down a market full of “tricks and treats.” A surprise U.S.–China trade framework pushes grain futures higher to start the week, even as details remain thin and optimism cautious. On the cattle side, political pressure to cool beef prices — including expanded import conversations with Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico — has knocked both live cattle and feeders sharply lower. Meanwhile, whey prices continue to climb on booming high-protein demand, and the cheese market may be setting up for a post-holiday slide as U.S. prices outrun global competition.

Hosted by Katie Burgess with Britt O’Connell, Matt Tranel, and John Spainhour.

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