Markets were fairly mixed on Thursday as traders wait for news from the Trump/Xi meeting at the White House. Bryan Doherty, senior market advisor with Total Farm Marketing, joins Market Talk to break down a pivotal week in the grain markets ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting, corn's textbook technical setup heading into harvest, a soggy soybean harvest outlook, and a mixed bag across dairy, cattle and hogs. Bryan digs into why the oat market is hitting new highs despite shrinking acreage, why he's telling farmers to "think strategically" rather than chase headlines, and why the U.S. dollar's recent rally is acting as a drag on grain prices.

Also, it is a brand new episode of Cattle Chatter, as Susan Littlefield talks with Joe Kooima from Kooima Kooima Varilek about a stagnant cattle market that seems to be looking for some direction this week.

Mixed action in the markets at midday Thursday as traders await news from the Trump/Xi meeting in Washington D.C. while also watching other headlines. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics joins Market Talk to break down diesel export ban rumors, surging bond yields, the Trump-Xi summit's impact on grain markets, and record-setting cattle prices. Today's show powered by Brevant Seeds. Learn more online from Mike Zuzolo at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

We see the grain markets under pressure at midday while cattle are trending higher. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026.

Brian Splitt of AgMarket.Net joins Market Talk for technical analysis to break down corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton and cattle charts as the market braces for a big meeting with China and the quarterly Grain Stocks report. Splitt lays out three separate technical measurements pointing to $6.50 corn, a soybean target near $13.60, an SRW wheat objective around $8.60, and a feeder cattle setup that could carry prices toward $3.60.

We also hear from Arlan Suderman from StoneX in our opening segment with analysis and perspective on Tuesday's trade and look at ag news headlines to close the show.

Grain and livestock markets are mixed to lower in a turnaround Tuesday type of trading session. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026.

On Monday's Market Talk, we start the show with meteorologist Eric Snodgrass of Nutrien Ag Solutions for the weekly weather update, breaking down a sharply divided pattern: heavy rain and stalk/root concerns across the Midwest, record heat and drought in the South, a historically quiet Atlantic hurricane season, and a split planting outlook in South America as a record-strength El Nino reshapes the months ahead.

In Segment Two, cattle futures opened sharply higher to start the week, and Jeff Hoogendoorn with Professional Ag Marketing joins the show to break down whether that move is really about Friday's bullish Cattle on Feed report — or something bigger. Jeff and Jesse dig into a widening split in meat demand: beef holding up better than expected (rib eyes leading the way), while pork shows real cracks in domestic demand. They connect it to the broader "K-shaped economy" playing out in the meat case, then turn to crude oil's pullback, harvest delays across the upper Midwest, and why this week's US-China trade meeting is one of the biggest headline risks for grain markets heading into Thursday.

Then we close the show in Segments Three and Four as John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing joins the show to unpack why grain and livestock markets came out strong to start the week, and. Corn and soybean spreads are tightening ahead of Thursday's Trump-Xi meeting, and John walks through what a trade deal could actually mean commodity by commodity, plus a "buy the rumor, sell the fact" risk as the week plays out. On the livestock side, cattle jumped on a friendly Cattle on Feed report while hogs stay stuck under cash market pressure, and dairy remains a soft spot with cheese prices at multi-year lows. John also shares specific marketing strategy for producers sitting on old-crop and new-crop bushels heading into harvest.

Grain and livestock markets have found support to the upside through midday Monday. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.