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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.
Episodes
Market TalkThursday, June 25th, 2026- Bryan Doherty, Brad Kooima and Sue Martin
On today's Market Talk, we begin the show in Segment One with analysis and perspective from Sue Martin with Ag & Investments in Clarion, IA followed by this…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 6/25/26- Arlan Suderman
Soybeans are finding strength at midday Thursday while corn, wheat and livestock trade is mixed. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins…
Market TalkWednesday, June 24th, 2026- Mike Zuzolo and Josh McClure
Is a weather story developing for the commodity markets? Europe is currently seeing drought and a heat wave while the U.S. has its own weather related items to…
Market TalkMidweek Market Commentary 6/24/26- Arlan Suderman
Wednesday was another mixed day overall in the grain and livestock trade as we saw wheat and cattle bounce a bit while corn, soybeans and hogs were sideways to…
Market TalkTuesday, June 23rd, 2026- Cory Bratland and Mike Zuzolo
The wheat complex found pressure from multiple factors on Tuesday as spring wheat led the grind lower. Meantime, corn and soybeans were quiet in penny higher…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 6/23/26- Arlan Suderman
It is a mixed market day across grains and livestock on Tuesday, with the wheat complex finding more pressure near midday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities…
Market TalkMonday, June 22nd, 2026- John Heinberg, Jeff Hoogendoorn, Eric Snodgrass and Tim Strunk
Could the cattle complex be ready to head sharply higher once again after the latest Cattle on Feed report and as we officially kick off summer? Is there some…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 6/22/26- Arlan Suderman
Cattle futures have found some early week support to the upside while it is mixed to lower in grains and oilseeds. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist…
Market TalkThursday, June 18th, 2026- Bryan Doherty and Cattle Chatter
***NOTE: markets are closed on Friday for Juneteenth. We will be back with a new program on Monday. As we wrapped up the trading week on Thursday, USDA…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 6/18/26- Arlan Suderman
USDA confirmed Chinese purchases of soybeans on Thursday morning, yet we are seeing a selloff across many commodities into the three-day weekend. Arlan…
Market TalkWednesday, June 17th, 2026- Mike Zuzolo and Josh Linville
The grain markets were quietly higher on Wednesday, with the wheat complex finding some great support. Cattle futures were mixed as we near the next Cattle on…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 6/17/26- Arlan Suderman
Grain and livestock markets show mixed action on Wednesday as we near the end of a holiday shortened week. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at…
Market TalkTuesday, June 17th, 2026- Jim McCormick and Sam Hudson
Rumors that China is kicking the tires on buying U.S. soybeans gave the grains and oilseeds some upside momentum to open Tuesday's trade. The markets did…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 6/16/26- Arlan Suderman
Some volatility has returned to the grains and oilseeds on Tuesday while cattle show another strong day to the upside through midday. Arlan Suderman, Chief…
Market TalkMonday, June 15th, 2026- Mike Minor and Eric Snodgrass
The outside markets saw volatility on Monday amid the reports of a US/Iran peace deal. Meantime, the cattle complex had a good start to the week while the…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 6/15/26- Arlan Suderman
Grains and livestock trade are fairly mixed as most of the attention is in the energy sector and financials after reports of a U.S. and Iran peace agreement…
Market TalkFriday, June 12th, 2026- Ted Seifried and Joe Kooima
We have seen a large selloff in the grain markets over the past month as funds and speculative money have been heading for the exits, causing lots of chart…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 6/12/26- Arlan Suderman
We saw a quieter day in the grain trade on Friday as we had mixed action through midday while there was some pressure in cattle futures and more inflation data…
Market TalkThursday, June 11th, 2026- Bryan Doherty and Cattle Chatter
We saw the grain markets mixed to lower on Thursday as the June WASDE report came and went with minimal changes. Cattle futures saw a good day to the upside as…
Market TalkMidday Commentary (June WASDE Recap) 6/11/26- Arlan Suderman
Minimal changes to the overall balance sheets according to USDA's June WASDE Report out on Thursday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX…
Market TalkWednesday, June 10th, 2026- Mike Zuzolo, Darin Fessler and Arlan Suderman
Susan Littlefield sits in for one more day for Jesse as she has conversations with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics, Darin Fessler from Lakefront…
Market TalkTuesday, June 9th, 2026- Tyler Schau, Kyle Bumsted and Arlan Suderman
Susan Littlefield sits in on today's show and has conversations with Tyler Schau from AgMarket.net, Kyle Bumsted from Allendale and Arlan Suderman from StoneX.
Market TalkMonday, June 8th, 2026- John Heinberg, Eric Snodgrass and Jeff Hoogendoorn
On today's show, Susan Littlefield sits in again and has conversation with Jeff Hoogendoorn from Professional Ag Marketing, Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag…
Market TalkFriday, June 5th, 2026- Scott Varilek, Mike Zuzolo and Arlan Suderman
Susan Littlefield sits in for Jesse Allen on Friday's show and has conversations with Arlan Suderman at StoneX, Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics and…
Market TalkThursday, June 4th, 2026- Cattle Chatter, Lee Schulz, David Ericson
Susan Littlefield sits in today on Market Talk as she spends time at World Pork Expo in Des Moines, IA. We hear conversations with USMEF and Dr. Lee Schulz…
Market TalkWednesday, June 3rd, 2026- Mike Zuzolo, Jeff Carver and Ryan Pearcy
Money flow seemed to be against the grain and cattle markets again on Wednesday as we saw pressure across the ag trade except for soybean oil and lean hogs…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 6/3/26- Arlan Suderman
Markets are seeing selling pressure at midweek as money flow trends against grain and livestock markets. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 6/2/26- Arlan Suderman
Markets are seeing pressure and negative money flow across grains and livestock on Tuesday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to…
Market TalkMonday, June 1st, 2026- John Heinberg, Mike Minor, Eric Snodgrass and Matt Bennett
New month, same story it seemed on Monday as the grain and livestock markets were largely mixed with the exception being soybean oil and cattle finding early…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 6/1/26- Arlan Suderman
We see a mixed start to the month of June in the markets with crude oil, soybean oil and cattle finding early week support. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities…
Market TalkFriday, May 29th, 2026- DuWayne Bosse, Joe Kooima and Jeff Peterson
The trend was lower on Friday across the grain and livestock trade (the lone exception being soybean oil) as it appeared funds and algo traders took more…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 5/29/26- Arlan Suderman
We saw broad based selling pressure in the markets to end the week and the month of May. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joined us to…
Market TalkThursday, May 28th, 2026- Bryan Doherty, Sam Hudson and Cattle Chatter
We saw soybean oil and soybeans find support on Thursday with the latter being pulled higher by a surge in bean oil. The rest of the markets had a mixed to…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 5/28/26- Arlan Suderman
Soybeans and soybean oil are showing strength at midday Thursday while the rest of the markets are mixed to lower. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist…
Market TalkWednesday, May 27th, 2026- Mike Zuzolo
It sounds like another classic case of "funds vs fundamentals" at midweek as we saw soybean oil and cattle surge while crude oil, wheat and corn found some…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 5/27/26- Arlan Suderman
Cattle futures were seeing a solid rally through midday on Wednesday while the grain complex was a mixed bag. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at…
Market TalkTuesday, May 26th, 2026- Cory Bratland and Eric Snodgrass
Grain and livestock markets were quietly mixed to lower as we came back from the three-day weekend on Tuesday as traders search for the next headline to add…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 5/26/26- Arlan Suderman
We see mixed to lower action in grains with higher action in the cattle market coming out of the holiday weekend. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist…
Market TalkMonday, May 25th, 2026- Memorial Day Special
Today's lineup includes a recap of Friday's Cattle on Feed Report with Susan Littlefield and Kyle Bumsted plus analysis and perspective from Scott Varilek…
Market TalkFriday, May 22nd, 2026- Naomi Blohm, Scott Varilek and Brady Huck
The week started with plenty of volatility in the grains and oilseeds while we ended the week with big losses in feeder cattle futures. Will this volatility…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 5/22/26- Arlan Suderman
Cattle futures have seen more volatility to end the week while it was quieter in the grain markets at midday Friday. Arlan Suderman from StoneX joined us to…
Market TalkThursday, May 21st, 2026- Bryan Doherty, Cattle Chatter, Sue Martin and Mike Castle
The cattle complex was down sharply on Thursday as it appears multiple factors (the lockout at Cargill in Fort Morgan, CO, upcoming Cattle on Feed Report, etc)…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 5/21/26- Mike Castle
Grains have turned mixed at midday while the cattle complex is under heavy selling pressure. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for…
Market TalkWednesday, May 20th, 2026- Mike Zuzolo and Mark Storr
We saw the grain markets along with crude oil, live cattle and lean hogs under pressure on Wednesday as the markets searched for direction ahead of the holiday…
Market TalkTuesday, May 19th, 2026- Tyler Schau and Trent Klarenbach
Tuesday was a much quieter day in the markets as the grain trade was mixed to slightly lower on the session. After all of the US/China meeting volatility, will…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 5/19/26- Mike Castle
Grain markets are taking a bit of a breather on Tuesday as we see quieter action after the US/China summit news. We discuss the trade action, crop progress…
Market TalkMonday, May 18th, 2026- John Heinberg, Mike Minor, Luke Wells and Eric Snodgrass
The grain markets shot higher to start the week as the White House released news on Sunday of reported agricultural purchase commitments made by China during…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 5/18/26- Arlan Suderman
Grain markets were surging through midday on the reported China agricultural purchase commitments announced on Sunday by the White House. We discuss that, the…
Market TalkFriday, May 15th, 2026- Chad Hart and Joe Kooima
As we head into the weekend, we sit down to talk commodity and livestock markets with Chad Hart, Professor and Economist at Iowa State University. We discuss…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 5/15/26- Arlan Suderman
It appears we have more follow-through selling in the grain trade on Friday while cattle futures are pushing a bit higher. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities…
Market TalkThursday, May 14th, 2026- Bryan Doherty and Cattle Chatter
Soybeans fell into some hard profit taking on Thursday as traders apparently caught wind of some small nuggets of information from the Trump/Xi meeting ongoing…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 5/14/26- Arlan Suderman
Soybeans are down hard, pulling wheat and corn lower as well, amid some of the chatter coming from the US/China meeting that is ongoing. Arlan Suderman, Chief…
Market TalkWednesday, May 13th, 2026- Mike Zuzolo and Dr. Michael Deliberto
We saw a quieter grain trade on Wednesday while cattle surged and we got new energy and inflation data released as well. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity…
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Midday Commentary 5-13-26- Arlan Suderman
Grain markets are mixed and quieter on Wednesday while we examine new Producer Price Index data and await any news from the Trump/Xi meeting in China. Arlan…
Market TalkTuesday, May 12th, 2026- Matt Bennett
Winter wheat futures soared on Tuesday after USDA seemingly indicated the well reported issues with this year's crop in the U.S. Plains. We saw 35-45 cent…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 5-12-26 (May WASDE Recap)- Arlan Suderman
On Tuesday, USDA released the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates for the month of May and it featured a few suprises and changes of note to…
Market TalkMonday, May 11th, 2026- John Heinberg and Eric Snodgrass
The Trump administration is preparing to temporarily lower tariffs on imported beef in an effort to ease record-high beef prices for American consumers. That…
Market TalkFriday, May 8th, 2026- Scott Varilek, Mike Castle and Bryan Doherty
We saw more profit taking in cattle futures on Friday while this week's cash trade was strong again. What's going on with the disconnect between the two…
Market TalkThursday, May 7th, 2026- Mike Castle, Cattle Chatter and Shawn Hackett
On today's show, we hear from StoneX Senior Commodities Economist Mike Castle to kickoff the show followed by this week's new episode of Cattle Chatter with…
Market TalkMidday Commentary 5/7/26- Mike Castle
We see pressure across commodities, energies and cattle on Thursday as optimism grows about a deal to end the war with Iran. That is helping fuel positivity in…