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Bringing you the agriculture marketing information you need, daily! Hosted by farm broadcaster and media personality Jesse Allen; tune in as we talk with various marketing experts about the market trade and suggestions for marketing.
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We saw soybeans trade a wide range on Thursday and settle moderately higher amid US/China trade news. The rest of the grain and livestock trade was mostly mixed to lower. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us for a conversation in the back half of the show while we also get analysis from Kyle Bumsted at Allendale in Segment One.
And also in Segment Two, we have a new episode of Cattle Chatter as Susan Littlefield broadca...
Soybeans continue their reaction to today's US/China news while we see mixed tones in the outside markets and livestock. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.
We saw a quiet day in the grains ahead of the meeting between President Trump and President Xi in South Korea. Also, reports are that China did make a few U.S. soybean purchases ahead of that meeting. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us today to discuss this news, the grain rally we've seen, wheat and crude oil relationships and a look at the cattle markets. Find more at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.
Grain markets are quietly mixed at midday while cattle futures are rebounding on Wednesday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the midweek trade action, China soybean buys and more.
Soybeans led the way higher again in the grain trade Tuesday but we did fade a bit into the closing bell. Should farmers be taking advantage of this price rally now in the grain complex, ahead of the U.S. and China meeting later this week? Also, it was another tough day in the feeder cattle trade while live cattle tried to moderate. Matt Bennett with AgMarket.net joins us for analysis and perspective on today's show.
Soybeans continue to lead the grain rally amid optimism of a forthcoming trade deal between the U.S. and China while cattle futures continue to see a fair amount of downside pressure. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary for Tuesday, October 28th, 2025.
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 sta...
Grain markets at midday Monday are feeling the support from the headlines of a U.S./China framework ahead of the scheduled meeting between President Trump and President Xi later this week. Meantime, cattle futures are locked limit lower with expanded trading limits. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary for Monday, October 27th, 2025.
The grain trade is relatively quiet on Friday as the outside markets digest new CPI and consumer sentiment data. Mike Castle with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.
As we closed the week in the markets, we saw a quiet grain trade Friday after a very positive day across corn, soybeans and wheat on Thursday. The cattle markets also had another tough day to the downside on Friday amid more news headline impacts. Karen Braun, Chief Market Analyst for Zaner Ag Hedge, joins the show to discuss the week in the trade and take a deep dive on various trade data and more. Sign up for her newsletter: CLIC...
Thursday's grain and oilseed trade was full of strong, upside moves across the futures complex. Add in the moves in crude oil and we had a mostly "risk-on" trading day across commodities. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss the technical picture and provide some perspective on cattle and dairy markets to close out the week. Learn more online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.
Also, there's been plenty of...
Mike Castle from StoneX joins us for our Thursday Midday Commentary to discuss oil prices, potential impacts of Russian oil sanctions on fertilizer markets and some stats and perspective on the cattle market at midday Thursday.
More comments on social media from President Trump at midday Wednesday added more selling pressure through both live and feeder cattle futures markets. As pushback continues to mount from beef industry stakeholders and ranchers, are we starting to see the end of the bull run in cattle? Also, what are we needing to keep an eye on this week across the grains and oilseeds after a quiet day on Wednesday? Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodi...
Grain markets have been quietly higher on Wednesday while cattle futures are under pressure amid more rumors on Trump administration plans for beef prices, etc. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.
Gold and silver are crashing hard on Tuesday while grain markets are quiet and cattle futures push quietly higher. We dive into some of the headlines affecting the markets and examine the charts/technical picture in cattle, corn, soybeans and more. Brian Splitt with AgMarket.net joins us today for a conversation. Find more at https://www.agmarket.net.
It's another mixed day in the grain and livestock trade on Tuesday as markets seem to be drifting and waiting on the next set of headlines. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us for analysis and commentary.
We saw some rebound in cattle futures prices on Monday after huge losses on Friday tied to Trump Administration plans to lower beef prices by importing Argentine beef. What impacts from a futures/cash market perspective should we be watching for? Also, soybeans had a strong day on Monday. We break it all down with John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing on today's show. More at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.
We see mixed action in grain and livestock trade with soybeans higher and cattle markets digesting news from the Trump Administration about beef imports from Argentina to try and lower the price of beef. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX joins us to discuss.
Headlines and comments made by President Trump are having a positive effect on grain markets and a negative effect on cattle trade through midday Friday. We discuss the market action and talk with Arlan Suderman from StoneX in our Midday Commentary.
With so much talk about how much corn was planted in 2025 and where things stand with commodity prices, it begs the question: what does the acreage mix look like in the U.S. for 2026? David Widmar with Agricultural Economic Insights joins us to discuss that, U.S./China relations, global grain flows and more. Learn more at https://www.aei.ag.
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