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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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October 16, 202639 min

Friday, October 16th, 2026- Naomi Blohm and Joe Kooima

It was a lower week for the grain markets with cattle futures sitting on the verge of a potential breakout to the upside as we wrapped up the week. In Segment Two, Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek in Sioux Center, Iowa, joins Jesse Allen to break down a big week for cattle. Cash trade finally moved higher, futures are pushing into chart resistance, and ICE says it plans to launch cattle and hog futures to compete with CME. Joe also covers hogs, harvest pressure in the grains and why producers should not fall asleep on marketing decisions for next year. Then later in the show, Naomi Blohm, Senior Market Advisor with Total Farm Marketing, joins us to break down a week of harvest pressure in the grain markets. She covers fund selling in soybeans, why corn farmers should circle January and February on the calendar, where wheat may offer value, how inflation and a stronger dollar could weigh on ag, and whether cattle can finally break out.

October 16, 20264 min

Midday Commentary 10/16/26- Arlan Suderman

We saw more pressure in the grain markets on Friday with a higher day brewing in livestock at midday. Meantime, traders and analysts continue to react to this week's inflation data. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary for Friday, October 16th, 2026.

October 15, 202640 min

Thursday, October 15th, 2026- Bryan Doherty, Brad Kooima and Mike Castle

Soybeans broke support, corn hit its lowest close since August, and harvest pressure is in full swing. Bryan Doherty, Senior Market Advisor at Total Farm Marketing, joins Jesse Allen on Market Talk to break down the grain selloff, the dollar and interest rate pressure, on-farm storage strategy, and the outlook for cattle and dairy. Find more online at www.totalfarmmarketing.com . Also, southern cash cattle trade saw some early movement this week, but numbers remained light. On this week’s Cattle Chatter, Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek discusses the potential for stronger cash movement as cattle supplies tighten in the South while heavier cattle remain in the North. Moving more Iowa and Nebraska cattle into southern feeding and processing regions, including Kansas and Texas, could become an important factor. However, concerns remain about the lack of competition in the cash market. With fundamentals still uncertain, Kooima also looks at whether the cattle market could be setting up for a technical breakout. Plus in Segment One, we get the show started with Mike Castle from StoneX who shares perspective on the grain markets and the hot inflation data out on Thursday.

October 15, 20267 min

Midday Commentary 10/15/26- Mike Castle

We saw a hotter than expected Producer Price Index released on Thursday along with mixed to lower action in the grain and oilseed trade. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary for Thursday, October 15th, 2026. ***Always remember the risk of trading futures and options can be substantial.

October 14, 202640 min

Wednesday, October 14th, 2026- Mike Zuzolo and Jim Emter

Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics joins Market Talk, powered by Brevant Seeds, to break down a lower midweek trade on Wednesday where two potential freight trains may have collided for the commodity markets. A hotter inflation report sent the dollar and Treasury yields higher, even as corn and wheat export demand builds. Mike also covers wheat and crude oil correlation, corn and the world picture, fund positioning in wheat and soybeans, and a live cattle chart he says means "go time" for the cattle trade. Learn more or start a free trial with Mike: www.globalcommresearch.com Also on today's show, we begin in Segment One with Jim Emter from Van Ahn & Company who shares some technical outlook in the grain and livestock trade. Then at the end of the show in Segment Four, we hear from StoneX Regional Director Ryan Moe who shared some market analysis and perspective during Wednesday's Midday Commentary.

October 14, 20265 min

Midday Commentary 10/14/26- Ryan Moe

Grain markets are mostly lower at midday and midweek Wednesday after we start the session fairly well in soybeans. Ryan Moe, Regional Director at StoneX, joins us to discuss soybean spreads, harvest pressure, diesel/energy prices and more in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Wednesday, October 14th, 2026. Always remember the risk of trading futures and options can be substantial.

October 13, 202640 min

Tuesday, October 13th, 2026- Jim McCormick

We saw a mixed to lower day in the grain and livestock markets on Tuesday. Jim McCormick with AgMarket joins us to discuss harvest pressure in the markets, EPA's proposal to reallocated waived gallons from small refinery exemptions impact in the soybean market, more fallout from the October WASDE and some thoughts on inflation, meat demand and more. Find more online by visiting https://www.agmarket.net.

October 13, 20263 min

Midday Commentary 10/13/26- Arlan Suderman

It's a mixed market trade across commodities at midday on Tuesday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for analysis in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

October 12, 202641 min

Monday, October 12th, 2026- John Heinberg, Mike Minor and Eric Snodgrass

What's the outlook for corn, cattle and hogs after USDA's October WASDE surprise. John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing explains what the 1.85 billion bushel corn carryout means for December corn, why storing grain needs a floor, and what is driving a technical breakout in cattle. Also, is corn already priced where it should be? Mike Minor of Professional Ag Marketing breaks down the October WASDE fallout, an 11.3% stocks-to-use ratio, where fund positions stand, and why cattle prices differ between the North and South. And, Nutrien Ag Solutions atmospheric scientist Eric Snodgrass joins Market Talk for the weekly weather update. He breaks down Hurricane Isaias and how AI forecast models handled the track, the storm system that could start to close the harvest window, what a developing El Niño means for winter, and why he expects U.S. drought coverage to fall sharply by spring. He also checks in on planting progress in Brazil and Argentina. More weather information: agweather.com

October 12, 20265 min

Midday Commentary 10/12/26- Arlan Suderman

A much quieter, mixed market trade to start the week on Monday. We break down more of the aftermath from the October WASDE report and talk markets with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, in our Midday Commentary.