We saw the wheat markets continue their upward trend on Friday with corn and soybeans slightly lower and all grains off session highs by the close. Did May options expiration play a role in the late session fade? Should you be looking out to deferred contracts to make some forward sales? Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth with Van Ahn &amp; Company believes so and she joins us to talk about that and more on the show. Find more at . Also, we discuss the "Power of the Shovel" and why it's important for early season scouting and crop establishment with AgriGold agronomist in southern Indiana, Steven Heightchew. Learn more online at .

Friday, April 26th, 2024- Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth and Steven Heightchew

Grains are mixed at midday with market concerns over new inflation data, new tariffs on China by the Biden Administration and updated crop estimates from CONAB in Brazil. Livestock are seeing some strength at midday though. We discuss markets with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX.

Midday Commentary 5/14/24- Arlan Suderman

We saw wheat trade enter some overbought territory and pull back on Tuesday with Chicago and KC the downside leader in grains. New, expanded tariffs on Chinese goods by the Biden Administration also seemed to weigh on the grain markets somewhat along with CONAB raising their Brazilian soybean estimate about 1 million metric tons. Meantime, the livestock trade saw a strong surge higher led by cattle on Tuesday and we got more hot inflation data out as well. Tyler Schau with AgMarket.net joins us to discuss the markets on today's show. Learn more at .

Tuesday, May 14th, 2024- Tyler Schau

Markets are off their session highs on Wednesday's trade with grains and livestock mixed to lower. We discuss the pullback in the trade, this morning's CPI data and more with Arlan Suderman from StoneX in our Midday Commentary.

Midday Commentary 5/15/24- Arlan Suderman

Well what started out as another positive day across grain and livestock trade turned lower as the market rally couldn't seem to hold. We finished lower in grains and mixed in the livestock trade. Was farmer selling the main culprit? What about Wednesday's CPI data in the broader markets? We discuss fundamentals factors and more on today's show with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics. More online at . &nbsp;

Wednesday, May 15th, 2024- Mike Zuzolo

The Dow Jones broke 40,000 for the first time ever on Thursday and that may have helped support the cattle and hog trade. Meanwhile, grains pulled back from overnight highs with the wheat crop leading to the downside. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us for our Midday Commentary to discuss.

Midday Commentary 5/16/24- Arlan Suderman

We saw quite the mixed bag of trade on Thursday as the Dow Jones broke the 40,000 mark for the first time ever. Grains started higher overnight but fell off session highs as we got into daytime trade while the livestock futures were well supported on the day. We discuss markets with Bryan Doherty from Total Farm Marketing. More at . Jesse also has a look at a ton of news headlines in Segment Two and much more on today's program.

Thursday, May 16th, 2024- Bryan Doherty

The soy complex is doing its best to hold some strength at midday while corn and wheat are lower. Livestock trade is mixed on the session with cattle higher and hogs lower. We discuss market action heading to the weekend, the potential fund position on the CFTC report and more with Arlan Suderman from StoneX.

Midday Commentary 5/17/24- Arlan Suderman

On Friday's session, we saw the soy complex maintain some decent strength to round out the week. All the grains though, once again, fell off overnight highs with corn and wheat finding pressure. Cattle futures had a strong day higher along with the soy complex on Friday. In the first part of the show we discuss the week in the markets with Ted Seifried from Zaner Ag Hedge. Learn more online at&nbsp;. Then in Segment Three, it appears that the recent rally in corn and wheat might be over for a little while. We discuss taking advantage of rallies, price action in this week's trade, notes in the livestock market and much more with Jeff French from AgHedgers. Learn more online by visiting .

Friday, May 17th, 2024- Ted Seifried and Jeff French

Wheat is leading grains sharply higher on Monday with more weather concern in Russia and the Black Sea leading the bullishness of the trade. Corn and soybeans also continue to see planting delays in the U.S. and more active weather ahead. We touch on grain and livestock trade with Arlan Suderman of StoneX.

Midday Commentary 5/20/24- Arlan Suderman

The grain markets were sharply higher on Monday led by the wheat trade amid more weather concerns around the world. That strength spilled in corn and soybeans as well with more fund short covering on the day. We discuss taking advantage of the recent rallies, knowing your breakevens, inflation and much more with David Widmar from Agricultural Economic Insights. Learn more online at . The active weather pattern appears to continue as we get into this week and that means planting windows may be hard to come by for many folks across the country. Meantime, we still have weather concerns in South America and Russia that we need to get an update on. Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us for our weekly conversation. More at&nbsp;.

Friday, April 26th, 2024- Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth and Steven Heightchew

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