Market Talk

On today's show, as the markets seemingly wait for the next war or weather headline, we take a moment to break down some old and new crop charts for corn and soybeans. Are we setting up for a move in these markets anytime soon? Brian Splitt with AgMarket.net walks us through things and shares perspective on today's show. Find more at https://www.agmarket.net. In Segment Two of today's show, we learn about the Rezidue Reaper, a new corn head-mounted attachment distributed by Thunderstruck Ag, designed to address certain problems during harvest instead of after. Co-inventor Tanner Schoff joins us to tell us more.

Grain and livestock markets are quiet to lower at midday on Tuesday as the world watches and waits on the 8pm EST deadline by President Trump for a ceasefire agreement to be made with Iran. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss that along with weather importance moving into April and perspective on the global fertilizer situation after a new India urea tender in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Tuesday, April 7th, 2026.

Grain and livestock markets were mixed on Monday as traders search for direction coming out of the holiday weekend. John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss what he's watching in the markets as we start the first full week of April. More at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com. As we enter the first full week of April, the U.S. drought monitor shows nearly 80% of the country in some form of drought. Will we start to see any beneficial moisture this week or into April that could help alleviate some of the drought concerns? Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us to discuss on our Weekly Weather Update. More at https://www.ag-wx.com.

Grain and livestock trade is fairly quiet to start the week, as the world watches the war in the Middle East for further developments out of the holiday weekend. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the ag markets, the latest jobs report and more.

Markets are closed for Good Friday, but we kickoff the show with some commentary from StoneX Senior Commodities Economist Mike Castle who gave us some new perspective on energies, fertilizer and the macro markets on Thursday of this week. Then in Segment Two, we lean in on the spring planting conversation and considerations you should have before you hit the field. Zach Thompson, retail sales agronomist for Brevant® seeds, joins us for the conversation. We close the show in Segments Three and Four with more perspective on the war with Iran's impact on global fertilizer production, availability, pricing and more. David Delaney, CEO of Itafos, a vertically integrated phosphate producer with operations in the U.S. and Brazil, joins us to share his insights and perspective on the situation.