Markets at midday on Tuesday feel very quiet with a lack of fresh news to drive the trade. Mike Castle from StoneX joins us for price perspective on grains and outside markets.

Midday Commentary 1/7/25- Mike Castle

Grain and livestock markets were fairly quiet on Tuesday as there was little fresh news to drive the trade. Grains in particular seemed to tread water, maybe a sign that traders are already positioning ahead of Friday's USDA reports? Also, this cattle market continues to find strength and stay supported in early 2025. Tyler Schau with AgMarket.net joins us for market analysis on today's show. ***Sign up for their "Farming for Profit, Not Price" conference in Nashville, TN on February 2nd and 3rd. Find more at . Also, before the holidays, we sat down for a conversation about Indigo Ag's carbon program and talked with Ewan Lamont, Head of Sustainability Solutions at Indigo. Learn more online as well at .

Tuesday, January 7th, 2025- Tyler Schau and Ewan Lamont

It's another quiet day of trade action on Wednesday with grains little changed ahead of Friday's USDA reports. Mike Castle with StoneX joins us to discuss that and the latest fertilizer market news at midweek.

Midday Commentary 1/8/25- Mike Castle

Traders have been steadily talking about the continued dry weather in Argentina and southern Brazil. Is it becoming a real concern that could greatly impact the markets? Plus, reports are that Mexican cattle imports are going to resume the week of January 20th. Was that why cattle futures had a tough day lower on Wednesday? We look through a quiet grain trade, talk chart action and cattle market moves with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics. More at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

Wednesday, January 8th, 2025- Mike Zuzolo

Yet another extremely quiet grain market on Thursday with a shortened session as the U.S. mourns the passing of former President Jimmy Carter. Mike Castle from StoneX joins us for price perspective ahead of the USDA reports on Friday.

Midday Commentary 1/9/25- Mike Castle

It was another quiet day overall in the grain markets as we had a shortened session for America to remember former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday. Meanwhile, livestock trade rebounded sharply higher on Thursday as cash cattle trade continues to be red hot as well. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss the trade and thoughts ahead of Friday's USDA data dump. Find more at .

Thursday, January 9th, 2025- Bryan Doherty

USDA threw a slew of data at the markets and traders on Friday with the January WASDE, Quarterly Grain Stocks and Winter Wheat Seedings reports. There were some surprises compared to pre-report estimates. We run through the numbers with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX.

USDA January 2025 Report Recap- Arlan Suderman

As the markets closed on Friday and the dust settled on USDA's January data dump, corn and soybean futures enjoyed a strong move to the upside as USDA slashed 2024 corn and soybean yields among other notable data changes. We take a look at the reports and get perspective on our January USDA Roundtable today with DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing and Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth from Van Ahn &amp; Company. Plus, we get more price perspective and reaction to the WASDE, grain stocks and winter wheat seedings reports later in the show with Cory Bratland with AgMarket.net. Joins us for a jam packed episode as we close out the week with a lot to talk about. Find more online at ,  and .

Friday, January 10th, 2025- DuWayne Bosse, Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth and Cory Bratland

Grain markets continue to show follow through support following Friday's USDA reports while the U.S. dollar index is again at lofty levels. It's also a mixed bag in livestock trade today. We talk markets with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, for our Midday Commentary on Monday, January 13th.

Midday Commentary 1/13/25- Arlan Suderman

Grain markets continued to rally on Monday as it appeared more spillover support from the USDA reports from Friday was at play. Soybeans in particular found some impressive strength and have rallied over 40 cents in the last two sessions. Is this a gift that won't last in for producers? Should you be rewarding this rally?&nbsp;John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing stops by to share price perspective and thoughts on the grain market moves post report and a look at the livestock sector as well. Find more online by visiting their website at . Weather issues in the U.S. and South America are top of mind as we start a new week. We have the devastating wildfires in California, more arctic cold potential in the U.S. along with continuing drought concerns into spring and more developing concern in Argentina and southern Brazil. Eric Snodgrass with Conduit joins us for our Weekly Weather Update. Find more online by visiting .

Monday, January 13th, 2025- John Heinberg and Eric Snodgrass

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