We saw the corn and soybean markets rally on Tuesday while the cattle complex continued to struggle amid headline news and more. On today's Market Talk, we get analysis and perspective on the grain markets and managing your marketing with Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth with Van Ahn & Company in Segment Two.Later in the show, we take a deep dive into the cattle market struggles and talk charts, sentiment and more with Tyler Schau from AgMarket.net. He also gives us his thoughts on feed costs, energy prices and the recent rallies in the grain complex. We also begin the show with some thoughts from Tuesday's Midday Commentary with Mike Castle at StoneX.Mentioned in this episode:AgMarket.netLearn more online at https://www.agmarket.net.Farm RescueLearn more at https://www.farmrescue.org

Grain markets are showing some support on Tuesday with corn holding strong an soybeans rallying. Meantime, the cattle market is under more pressure and the outside markets are watching policy moves and more. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

Corn closed higher for a fourth straight session on Monday while soybeans were under pressure. Meantime, the cattle complex was under heavy pressure to start the week. We break down the markets with Mike Minor from Professional Ag Marketing and John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing on today's show. And, Eric Snodgrass, Senior Science Fellow and Principal Atmospheric Scientist at Nutrien Ag Solutions, joins Market Talk for his weekly weather update. This week: what stagnant July winds may have meant for corn pollination and the disappointing Pro Farmer Crop Tour results, why this year's El Nino is already outpacing 1997 and 2015, what a quiet Atlantic hurricane season means for the flash drought in Texas, how South America's planting calendar could get pushed back two to three weeks, and why Europe's broken drought is bringing flooding rain instead of relief.

Corn is higher while soybeans are under pressure on Monday. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the early week headline news and more that is impacting the market trade.

President Trump's Truth Social announcement allowing up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported tariff-free over the next 90 days sent cattle futures sharply lower Friday morning. We dive into this news and the impact on the markets with Scott Varilek from Kooima Kooima Varilek in Segment Two followed by reaction and a conversation with Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) in Segment Three. We also get a recap of the latest Cattle on Feed Report from Kyle Bumsted with Allendale in Segment Four. And, we get it all started with a bit of our conversation recapping this week's crop tour with Ted Seifried from Zaner Ag Hedge in Segment One. Watch that full interview here: https://youtu.be/wcvv42g83N8

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: This conversation is available exclusively here on Market Talk's digital channels. Grain markets have rallied hard over the past two weeks, and Nick Lawrence of TraderPHD joins Market Talk to break down what's really behind the move. Nick walks through why USDA's August WASDE yield cut caught more analysts off guard than expected, how this year's crop tour largely confirmed the smaller crop, and why corn and soybean stocks-to-use ratios are trending tighter than they have in years.

President Trump announced on Friday that he has reached a deal to lower beef prices for consumers and that news has sent volatility into the cattle markets. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss that, a quiet Friday in the grain markets and more in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

Corn posted new contract highs this week on its continued rally and Bryan Doherty, Senior Market Advisor at Total Farm Marketing, joins Market Talk to break down what's driving it. Bryan walks through tightening carryout numbers following a disappointing Pro Farmer Crop Tour showing in Illinois, why end users haven't fully chased the market yet, and how Black Sea shipping uncertainty is putting a floor under the wheat complex. He also continues our series on futures and options strategies discussing a fence strategy, then wraps with an update on the cattle and dairy markets ahead of Friday's Cattle on Feed report. Also on today's show, are we not killing enough cattle—and are producers starting to lose their leverage? On this week's Cattle Chatter, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek breaks down a cattle market full of moving pieces. Tyson plants are going offline, Ft. Morgan is coming back online, and boxed beef is showing some movement. Meanwhile, the charts have been a wreck, the cash market is trying to firm, and Kansas has now joined Colorado and Texas in going "confidential" on USDA cash cattle reporting, citing thin trading volume.

Markets are mixed at midday Thursday as we continue to try and rally in the grain complex this week. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss the rally, the. tightening balance sheets, Treasury buybacks and more.

Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics joins Market Talk to break down a grain market that's starting to echo 2022. He and host Jesse Allen dig into the Midwest crop tour's surprising soybean pod count data out of Indiana and Nebraska, a near-total collapse in Black Sea grain shipping capacity, why Paris corn futures are the chart to watch, and what a razor-thin global stocks-to-use ratio means for corn's next move. They also cover the cattle market's reaction to the Tyson plant closures and a feeder-to-corn ratio flashing a tightening supply signal. Learn more at https://www.globalcommresearch.com. Also on today's show, Gabby Bourret-Sicotte, Chief Evangelist and Head of Customer Solutions for satellite ag-intelligence firm Treefera, joins Market Talk to break down why her company is holding its U.S. corn yield estimate steady even after USDA's August WASDE report cut its own number. We also cover how Treefera's dashboard helps traders and farmers manage risk across multiple global storylines at once, what a forecasted "Super El Nino" could mean for cocoa and coffee in 2026-27, and why a widening wheat supply squeeze in the U.S. and Europe has Treefera advising some growers to switch varieties. Learn more about Treefera: https://treefera.com