We saw a really strong finish to the grain and livestock trade on Friday after a volatile week of trading and market moving headlines. The question now is whether or not next week's Midwest Crop Tour will actually confirm some of the big yield estimates from USDA? Plus, an update on screwworm had the cattle on edge to close the week.

Brian Grete, Sr. Grain and Livestock Analyst for Commstock Investments joins us today for a conversation and analysis of this week's market trade. He also shares some direct insight and experience into what could be seen on next week's crop tour. More at https://www.commstock.com.

Also in segment four of today's show, Susan Littlefield joins us with market perspective from Mark Gold with Top Third, a division of StoneX.

It is looking like a positive end to a volatile week for the grain complex on Friday as traders watch weather, headline news and more. Meantime the outside markets are mixed as Trump and Putin meet in Alaska and cattle seem to be waiting on a New World Screwworm update from USDA as of 11am CST on Friday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for our Midday Commentary and analysis.

Cattle were sharply lower on Thursday as traders seemed nervous once again as we close out another week. Some of that spilled into the lean hogs complex as well while in the grains, soybeans saw some profit taking on Thursday. We discuss the markets perception of the USDA numbers, export sales and more with Bryan Doherty from Total Farm Marketing. More can be found online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

And, on the latest episode of Cattle Chatter, Susan Littlefield is joined once again by Brad Kooima from Kooima, Kooima & Varilek to get perspective on more volatility in this cattle trade. Find more online at https://www.kkvtrading.com.

Soybeans are the downside leader on Thursday as we see moderate losses in grain and livestock trade. We also had a hotter than expected PPI inflation number out this morning. Arlan Suderman from StoneX joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

We see the grain markets quietly higher on Wednesday while there is more volatility in the livestock complex. Arlan Suderman from StoneX joins us for an update in our Midday Commentary.

On Tuesday, USDA dropped a massive yield estimate for corn at 188.8 bushels per acre for this growing season. That number, along with the 2025/26 corn production forecasted at a record 16.7 billion bushels, would be 1.4 billion bushels more than the prior record set in 2023/24. Meanwhile, USDA also forecasted a slightly higher soybean yield at 53.6 bushels per acre on the August WASDE Report. What do all of these numbers mean for the markets and how did the trade react on Tuesday?

Tyler Schau with AgMarket.net and Craig Turner with StoneX joins us on today's show for recap and analysis.

The season’s first survey-based yield forecasts are here from USDA and they are calling for a monster U.S. corn crop and a slightly higher U.S. soybean crop to be harvested this fall. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for analysis and recap of the latest numbers from USDA.

An overnight social media post from President Trump sparked buying in soybean futures to start the week as he indicated "he hopes China will quickly quadruple its soybean orders" from the U.S. due to short supplies in China. Then, President Trump signed an executive order shortly after lunch on Monday that extends the tariff pause between the U.S. and China for another 90 days. What does this all mean for the markets? John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss. Find more online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

We saw a fair amount of severe weather and heavy rain over the weekend causing flooding in some areas. How is that impacting late season crop development AND could we see some heat/dryness concerns for some parts of the U.S. this week or not? Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us for our Weekly Weather Update. Learn more at https://www.ag-wx.com.