Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We connect the week’s biggest market moves to their real drivers, from China's soybean demand and the upcoming USDA survey-based crop report to wheat supply risk tied to the Black Sea. We also map how record copper and surging metals, Farm Bill politics, and Iran-driven energy uncertainty feed straight into diesel costs and farm profitability. •...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We track a deceptively quiet Friday market and then pull the thread on what could move grains and livestock next, from harvest pressure to the upcoming USDA crop report. We also dig into the policy and logistics stories that can hit farm margins fast, including the farm bill fight over SNAP, diesel supply stress, and shifting export demand. • Ea...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We open with a fast market check from Joliet and walk through a sharp pullback in cattle and hogs alongside a welcome overnight bounce in grains. We then connect extreme U.S. weather, record beef imports, and Strait of Hormuz uncertainty to the real-world costs producers face as harvest approaches. • live cattle, feeder cattle, and lean hogs all lower...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We walk through the day’s ag markets, then get brutally specific on what fertilizer and farm fuel pricing looks like right now in the Midwest. We share the charts behind nitrogen, phosphate, and diesel moves so you can plan ahead instead of getting surprised. • Export sales snapshot for corn, wheat, and soybeans • Weather outlook and why it...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We move through the morning’s key ag signals, from livestock closes to grain quotes and a weather outlook that splits the country between heavy Corn Belt rain and Southern Plains heat. We also unpack what the StoneX August survey is, flag warning signs in US beef trade, and use SpaceX volatility as a reminder to keep an eye on outside markets. • Live...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We recap Ag PhD Field Day with Zach Hefty and unpack why a free one day event can draw around 10,000 farmers and still deliver real agronomy value. We also hit the midday grain and livestock markets, energy headlines, and the late season decisions that matter most as harvest gets closer. • Midday futures check on corn, soybeans, wheat, cattle, and hogs...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run through a fast morning snapshot of livestock, grain, and macro markets, then zoom in on the two forces shaping the day: weather risk and shifting expectations for yield and weights. We also connect the S&P 500 surge and key economic reports to how outside markets can still tug on agriculture pricing. • green close across live cattle, feeder...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We watch grains slide after the market questions yesterday’s rally, then shift into a blunt, farmer-first look at why tight margins are exposing weak links in marketing, finance, and cost control. Ben Renchi lays out the cash rent and farmland price realities most people miss, then explains why modernizing USDA NASS data matters for trust and volatilit...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. We run through a quick market snapshot as livestock trade lower, grains jump, and crude oil slides again. We connect weather risk, soybean crush headlines, and hog health trends to what they can mean for pricing and demand all the way down to McDonald’s. • Livestock market recap and why a pullback follows a strong cattle move • Grain strength across ...

Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits. Corn, soybeans, and wheat end the day higher, but we question whether the rally is real or just a fund-driven pause before August seasonals take over. Dwayne Bosse joins us to break down weather, basis, old crop supply, and the risk tools that keep high cost producers from relying on hope. • why high cost production changes the marketing mindset • ho...