Today's Final Bell features David Ericson at Ag Optimus to talk about the volatility in the cattle complex, Friday's Cattle on Feed Report, Box beef weakening leading to northern trade impacts, and keys for trade going into harvest.

Markets closed lower across the grain complex, with several outside factors weighing on trade. On today’s Final Bell, Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics joins to break down the drivers.

Key discussion points:

Grains under pressure: Why the board couldn’t hold early support.

EPA biofuel ruling: Policy uncertainty continues to cloud outlook.

Federal Reserve: Interest rate decisions and what they signal for commodities.

Exports: Where U.S. sales stand in the global marketplace.

Cattle on Feed: Expectations heading into Friday’s report.

Zuzolo highlights the intersection of policy, global demand, and market psychology that producers need to watch as the week unfolds.

We visit with Arlan Suderman of StoneX for his thoughts on commodity markets for today's Channel Final Bell!

It was another red day across the boards despite some overnight strength. On today’s Final Bell, Arlan Suderman of StoneX joins to sort through the market drivers.

Key topics include:

China talks: Rumors of a Trump trip to Beijing stir overnight optimism, but rare earth minerals—not soybeans—may be the real bargaining chip.

Grains: Corn stalls at chart resistance, soybeans pressured by biofuel uncertainty, and wheat weighed down by Black Sea competition.

Fed rate cut: Why a 25-basis-point move could still ripple into commodities through the dollar and export competitiveness.

Harvest update: Early yield reports are highly mixed—strong in the west, disappointing in the east.

Livestock: Cattle trade softens despite surprising firmness in cash.

Suderman explains what’s really moving the markets and what to watch as trade, policy, and harvest collide.

Today's Final Bell features Sam Hudson from Cornbelt Marketing to talk about highs approaching July levels, NOPA crush significant, farmer position vs commercials and end users, actual yields so far, and starting the new marketing year.

On today's Final Bell, JJ Lauby of Golden Grain Consulting joins Chad to discuss the grain prices coming out of the weekend, a recap Friday's USDA reports and how they played into the markets today, the huge leap in cattle on Monday plus more.

On today's Final Bell, we talk with Doug Simon at Tredas about USDA reports recap, significant acre change, global changes, US grain usage and exports, cattle weaker today, and keys for marketing plan.

On today's Final Bell, Mark Gold from Top Third x/ Stone X joins us to discuss grains grind lower, fund situation and expectations, has the top come off production, harvest logistics, transportation concerns, and keys to implementing a marketing plan.

With Friday’s crop report on deck, the markets are setting up for a pivotal week. On today’s Final Bell, Don Roose of U.S. Commodities in West Des Moines joins us to cover the key storylines.

Highlights include:

Crop report prep: What traders are positioning for.

Harvest checks: Early results point to moderate yields.

Déjà vu?: Is the market shaping up like last year?

Basis and carry: The signals for grain marketing decisions.

Livestock update: Cattle rebound while hogs turn seasonal.

Roose breaks down what producers should watch heading into the report and how both grain and livestock markets could react.

Grains started strong but couldn’t hold the gains, while wheat carried a heavy tone throughout the session. On today’s Final Bell, Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing & Management joins us to sort through the day’s action.

Discussion highlights:

Grains: Higher early, but finishing in the red.

Wheat: A bearish tone keeps pressure on the market.

Cattle: A corrective move lower after recent strength.

Keys into next week: What to watch as trade resets after the weekend.

Schroeder explains the market signals producers need to keep on the radar and what may drive trade as we move into next week.