Claim OwnershipThe Final Bell
Subscribed: 15Played: 935
Subscribe
© Copyright 2026
Description
Rural Radio Network - The Final Bell
1801 Episodes
Reverse
Soybeans and feeder cattle led the ag commodities higher Thursday. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics breaks down the trade.
Topics:
- Spread trade active
- Soybeans discovering value
- Ethanol Prod/Soy Crush
- Feeder/Corn spread situation
- Keys for trade in January
Grains closed slightly higher while cattle fell $1-$2. Mike Castle with StoneX recaps Wednesday's trade.
Topics:
- corrective grain action
- ethanol record
- soy crush tomorrow
- fertilizer stories to watch
- beef takes a breather
- keys for the rest of the week
Grains plunged following unexpected numbers in the January WASDE. Sue Martin with Ag & Investment breaks down Monday's reaction.
Grains closed mixed and livestock closed lower on Friday. Heather Ramsey with the ARC Group recaps the trade.
Topics:
- SCOTUS punts tariff ruling
- China buys some beans
- Corn/wheat competition globally
- Any grain currently moving?
- Protect '26 and '27 crop values
Soybeans led grains lower, closing down 5 cents. Livestock futures were led by feeder cattle, closing up $3. Darin Fessler of Lakefront Futures breaks down Tuesday's trade.
Topics:
- Crude oil indicator
- Significance of rebalancing
- Kansas snow cover and wheat
- Feeders jump higher
- Keys to Monday's reports
Soybeans gained 13-17 cents on Monday, with corn and wheat also seeing gains. Cattle and hogs were mostly higher as well. Sam Hudson with Cornbelt Marketing recaps Monday's trade.
with Sam Hudson at Cornbelt Marketing...
Topics:
- Friday sets up Monday
- Bridge payments
- Reports up to date
- Crude Oil/Venezuela
- Jan 12 report preview
Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics recaps Tuesday's trade.
Topics:
- Tuesday continuation of Monday
- Russia Ukraine risk
- Fed monetary policy
- Keys for Q1 '26
On today’s Final Bell, Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics joins us to break down the latest market drivers across grains, livestock, and energy.
Key topics include:
Soy exports: What the latest headlines mean for demand.
Corn market: Why prices remain stuck in a trench.
Weather and cattle: How forecasts are influencing livestock trade.
Crude oil: The impact energy markets are having on ag commodities.
Cattle on Feed: A preview of expectations heading into the report.
Zuzolo explains the crosscurrents shaping today’s trade and the signals producers should keep an eye on as the week unfolds.
Darrin Fessler with Lakefront Futures and Options recaps Monday's trade.
TOPICS TODAY
Topics today:
- Markets already in holiday mode?
- Challenges in South America
- Crude and interest reates
- Wheat-corn correlation
- Keys to trade this week
Grains finished a few pennies higher while cattle saw strong gains Thursday. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics breaks down the trade.
Corn supplies are tightening faster than many traders expected, giving the market a surprising boost during Tuesday's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, according to Jeff Peterson of Heartland Farm Partners.
Grain and livestock futures ended with modest gains on Thursday. Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics recapped the trade.
Topics:
Supply and demand info meets weather
Setting up WASDE next week
South America Exports
Meat movement over Thanksgiving
Keys for trade
Grain and livestock futures were lower for the first trading day of December. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net breaks down Monday's trade.
Topics:
- Holiday trade recap
- China buys to-date
- Technical grain patterns
- South America update
- Watch energies and the Fed
Grains and livestock traded higher on Wednesday. Arlan Suderman with StoneX recaps the trade.
Topics:
- Low volume Wednesday
- Trump/Xi talk again - China buys grain
- Export data so far
- Cattle reboud, hogs up as well
Grains traded narrowly mixed, while live and feeder cattle closed mostly higher in Tuesday trade. Darren Frye with Waterstreet Advisors breaks down the day.
Topics:
Impact of Russia/Ukraine Peace deal
Soybeans still correcting
Corn found a bottom?
Cattle rebound, still ugly charts
Keys for holiday week trade
Both live and feeder cattle futures closed limit lower, while grains closed narrowly mixed. Austin Schroeder of Brugler Marketing and Management breaks down Monday's trade.
- China sales signals
- Export Reports - Sales and Inspections
- Cattle down hard - Tyson Lex vs. Cattle on Feed report
- What to expect in a holiday trade
Cattle futures opened limit lower on news of the president removing tariffs on Brazillian beef. At the midday, futures traded higher but closed lower. Grains were quiet in Friday trade. Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors recaps the trade.
Topics:
- January USDA data dump
- South American weather
- Increased demand for natural gas this winter
- Was tariff news already priced in?
Arlan Suderman with StoneX breaks down lower trade for Thursday.
Soybeans closed as much as 17 cents lower, while live and feeder cattle futures faced pressure Wednesday.
Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics breaks down the trade from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Annual Convention.
Jeff Peterson with Heartland Farm Partners in Lincoln breaks down Tuesday's trade.
How would you sum up the corn and soybean markets at this point?
What impact does the soybean sales to china have on the markets so far?
Are the funds having much of an affect on the corn and soybean markets?
How is demand holding up for corn and soybeans?
What do you think will happen on corn and soybean basis levels?
Comments
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States