Market Talk
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.
Midday Commentary 5/1/25- Arlan Suderman

We started higher in grain and livestock trade on May Day but we are starting to see some erosion in the markets as we get to midday on Thursday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss market action and new news regarding China/US relations.
Wednesday, April 30th, 2025- Mike Zuzolo and Chip Nellinger

Wheat and corn found a decent rally on Wednesday after we saw a bit of a breakdown across commodities on Tuesday. Meanwhile, cattle futures ended their run of higher sessions with a lower day at midweek. Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics joins us for a breakdown of the markets, a discussion on lower U.S. GDP numbers, technical market factors, fundamentals, geopolitical influence and much more. Find more at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.
Also on today's show, we are joined by Chip Nellinger from Blue Reef Agri-Marketing for perspective on the grain and livestock markets as...
Midday Commentary 4/30/25- Arlan Suderman

We see the corn and wheat markets finding some positivity at midweek with pressure in soybeans and livestock. Arlan Suderman from StoneX joins us to discuss grains, livestock and macro market action on this Wednesday, April 30th.
Tuesday, April 29th, 2025- Jim McCormick and Jeff Johnston

What led to the grain markets being under pressure on Tuesday? Was it weather and planting progress? First notice day in grains for May contracts? What about the rumors of trade deals with countries like India and Japan? A lot of questions to explore on today's show with Jim McCormick from AgMarket.net.
Also, we discuss the state of rural broadband and efforts to expand access along with the growth of data centers and the opportunity for rural communities. Jeff Johnston is lead digital infrastructure economist in CoBank's Knowledge Exchange research division. He joins us for a...
Monday, April 28th, 2025- John Heinberg and Eric Snodgrass

Soybeans and corn had a fairly mixed session, working off the lows from the morning trade while wheat was under pressure. Cattle also had a solid start to the week. John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss the start of the trading week. Find more at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.
We see a potential severe weather outbreak to start the week in the Midwest along with more active weather this past weekend and for the rest of the week ahead. Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us to discuss as we start the...
Midday Commentary 4/28/25- Arlan Suderman

It's a mixed start to the week in the grains and oilseeds with soybeans and corn moving off their morning lows. Meantime, could the latest developments with New World Screwworm have an impact on cattle trade this week? Arlan Suderman from StoneX joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.
Friday, April 25th, 2025- Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth and DuWayne Bosse

Markets were very quiet on Friday with two-sided trade in grains and oilseeds and mildly higher action in livestock. What are the markets and traders paying attention as we head into the weekend? We discuss the week in the trade on today's show with Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth from Van Ahn & Company in the first half of our program. Then, we get market perspective and a planting update from South Dakota with DuWayne Bosse from Bolt Marketing.
Find more for Kristi online at https://www.vanahnco.com and for DuWayne at https://www.boltmarketingllc.com.
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Midday Commentary 4/25/25- Arlan Suderman

Markets are quietly mixed as we end the week of trade on Friday. Traders are watching weather, headline news and much more across the grain and livestock trade. Arlan Suderman from StoneX joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.
Thursday, April 24th, 2025- Bryan Doherty, Brady Huck and Cattle Chatter

We’ve got a busy show for Thursday! Overall, grain and livestock market action was choppy to higher on Thursday. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss some of the strength in soybeans, corn and soybean oil along with perspective on risk management in these markets that are continuing to look for fresh news. Find more by visiting https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.
Also, Brady Huck with Advance Trading joins us to discuss and share his perspective on the choppy action in cattle trade as we near the end of the week. We also get so...
Midday Commentary 4/24/25- Arlan Suderman

Grain and livestock markets are fairly mixed on Thursday as we continue to track news headlines, export sales, weather and more. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to look at the trade action in our Midday Commentary.