Monday, March 23rd, 2026 Program
Monday was another day of headline news risk and volatility in the markets. We catch up on the latest market moves in grains, livestock, energies and the stock market as we start the week with John Heinberg
Friday, March 20th, 2026 Program
It was a “Steady Eddie” kind of week in the cattle complex as we wrapped up trade on Friday. Amid the on-going volatility we saw firm cash and futures that worked back and forth throughout. Joe Kooima
Thursday, March 19th, 2026 Program
We saw corn and soybean futures find support to the upside on Thursday, while the livestock complex traded lower with feeder cattle the leader to the downside. Geopolitical risk from disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and

Planting Intentions in Focus as Global Tensions and Weather Add Uncertainty
As the March Planting Intentions Report draws closer, new estimates from AgMarket.Net are starting to shape expectations. On the Monday Market Wrap Up, Jim McCormick breaks down those numbers while also addressing grower concerns tied to the

Record Heat, Expanding Drought and a “Godzilla El Niño”???
We are seeing a rollercoaster of weather with record heat over the weekend, coming off a recent blizzard. What does the temperature and precipitation outlook show us for the next few weeks ahead? Will we see some

More Headline News Volatility in the Markets
We see more volatility in the markets tied to headline news risk from the Middle East. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to run through what’s happening to start the week in our Market

Tenth Annual Feeding the Economy Report Shows Food and Agriculture Generate $10.4 Trillion and Support One in Five U.S. Jobs
Washington, D.C., March 23, 2026 – CRA joined 34 other food and agriculture organizations in releasing the 10th annual Feeding the Economy report, a comprehensive farm-to-fork analysis of the entire food and agriculture supply chain. The report

U.S. Soybean Shipments to China Rise as Summit Delay Clouds Trade Outlook
A surge of U.S. soybean shipments to China is providing a boost to export demand, even as uncertainty grows over the future of trade talks between the two countries. Recent export activity shows increased volumes of U.S.